Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates Departs

With Careful timing that Gates described as "Clearly fodder for all conspiratorialists," Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul just before Gates departed at the end of his own three-day visit.

Earlier this week, Gates Tehran Accused of playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, professing support for President Hamid Karzai's government while trying to Undermine the US-led military effort that protects it.

Thurs Reporters Speaking before departing on Wednesday, Gates said he had told Karzai in Washington wanted Kabul To Have the "good relations with all of its neighbors."

"But we also want all of Afghanistan's neighbors to play an up front game dealing with the government of Afghanistan."

Washington, Which will have 100.000 troops in Afghanistan by the end of the year, says it believes Iran provides some support for militants there, although not nearly on the same scale as in Iraq, another Iranian neighbor where U.S. troops are fighting.

The Afghan Insurgency is led mainly by Sunni Islamists, who are long Sworn Enemies of Shi'ite Iran.

Iran has a wide and growing influence in Afghanistan, especially in the west of the country where it has important economic ties.Read More Story,http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62917V20100310

Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates Departs