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Wide of State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley entering briefing room2. Cutaway of reporter asking question3. SOUNDBITE: (English) P.J. Crowley, State Department Spokesman:\"We do not question Iran's right to provide...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eWashington DC, USA\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley entering briefing room\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway of reporter asking question\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) P.J. Crowley, State Department Spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We do not question Iran's right to provide financial assistance to Afghanistan, nor do we question Afghanistan's right to accept that assistance. What we think is important is Afghans having the ability to shape their own future without negative influences from its neighbours. We'll let the government of Afghanistan speak to how they spend financial assistance received from other countries, but we remain sceptical of Iran's motives.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of Crowley at podium\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) P.J. Crowley, State Department Spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There's an enormous amount of international assistance flowing into Afghanistan. That's no secret. We have strong systems of accountability in place to make sure that the assistance that we provide is being used for the benefit of the Afghan people. There's no question that given the weak institutions of government that we are, day in and day out trying to strengthen, that that inflow of international assistance has added to the challenge of corruption.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway of reporter asking question\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) P.J. Crowley, State Department Spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are supporting President Karzai in his decree on strengthening Afghan oversight of private security contractors for that very reason that we want to make sure that in the future this assistance is, both flows through the Afghan government and is clearly being used for the benefit of the Afghan people. So, you know, that's at the heart of our strategy, to build up the institutions of government, you know, and channel more assistance over time through a more capable Afghan government.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of briefing ending \u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of Hamid Karzai, Afghan President and Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmonov at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of media\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The cash payments are done by various friendly countries to help the Presidential office and to help dispense assistance in various ways to employees around here, to people outside, and this is transparent and something that I have also discussed even when we were at Camp David with President Bush, this is nothing hidden. We are grateful for the Iranian help in this regard. The United States is doing the same thing, they are providing cash to some of our offices, if you would like to have the details we will give you that too. It does give bags of money, yes, yes, it does.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of news conference\u003cbr/\u003eThe US State Department said on Monday that it did not question Iran's right to give money to Afghanistan's government, but cast doubt on the motives behind the donations. \u003cbr/\u003e\"What we think is important is Afghans having the ability to shape their own future without negative influences from its neighbours,\" State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters in Washington. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We'll let the government of Afghanistan speak to how they spend financial assistance received from other countries, but we remain sceptical of Iran's motives,\" he said. \u003cbr/\u003eCrowley's comments were in response to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's revelation on Monday that once or twice a year, Iran gives his office between 700-thousand and 975-thousand US dollars for official presidential expenses and that Washington also provides \"bags of money\" because his office lacks funds.\u003cbr/\u003eKarzai made the comments a day after The New York Times reported that Iran was giving cash to the president's chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, allegedly to buy his loyalty and promote Iranian interests in Afghanistan.\u003cbr/\u003eThe newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying the cash amounted to a slush fund that Karzai and Daudzai had used to pay Afghan lawmakers, tribal elders - and even Taliban commanders - to secure their loyalty.\u003cbr/\u003eKarzai told reporters on Monday in Kabul that he had instructed Daudzai, a former ambassador to Iran, to accept the money from Tehran.\u003cbr/\u003eHe added that several nations have given money to his office - the first being the United Arab Emirates, which provided 1.5 (m) million US dollars nine years ago when Afghanistan's interim government was formed.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Iranian embassy in Afghanistan dismissed the allegations that the Iranian government was making cash payments to Daudzai, calling them \"ridiculous and insulting.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe statement, which didn't mention money that it might be giving the president's office, was issued earlier Monday, before Karzai's comments.\u003cbr/\u003eKarzai also said the payments were \"transparent\" and had been discussed with previous US administrations.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is something that I've even discussed while I was at Camp David with President Bush,\" Karzai said, referring to meetings with then-President George W. Bush at the US presidential retreat outside Washington.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is not hidden,\" he said. \"We are grateful for the Iranians' help in this regard. The United States is doing the same thing. They are providing cash to some of our offices.\" \u003cbr/\u003eCrowley said that Afghanistan receives donations from several governments and that the US government has systems of accountability in place to assure that the funds go to the intended recipients.\u003cbr/\u003eHe acknowledged, however, that the \"inflow of international assistance has added to the challenge of corruption.\"\u003cbr/\u003eCrowley also addressed the issue of foreign countries paying large sums to maintain private security contractors in Afghanistan, which Karzai has signalled he wishes to bring under Afghan control.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are supporting President Karzai in his decree on strengthening Afghan oversight of private security contractors for that very reason that we want to make sure that in the future this assistance is, both flows through the Afghan government and is clearly being used for the benefit of the Afghan people,\" Crowley said.\u003cbr/\u003eUS officials said the money flowing from 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