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Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/09/international/i063527S76.DTL
NATO Forces Seize Iranian-Made Rockets in Afghanistan
(AP-San Francisco Chronicle) Kimberly Dozier - British and Afghan forces in Afghanistan seized 48 Iranian-made rockets en route to the Taliban on Feb. 5, NATO officials said Wednesday. The shipment is seen as a serious escalation in Iran's support of the Taliban insurgency, according to NATO officials. The intercepted 122-millimeter rockets have a range of 22 km. and explode in a burst up to 25 meters wide - double that of the previous 107-millimeter rockets provided by Iran to the Taliban.