Presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Ankara to reinforce relations with Turkey immediately after the 2007 NIE report was released. Relations were briefly strained after President Abdullah Gul had stated that he wants the atomic threat to be eliminated from the region, perhaps a hint to Iran; however, business has remained cordial between the two countries. Despite US disapproval, they signed a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline deal in late 2007. Iran's relations with the Arab states have been complex, partly due to the Islamic Revolution of decades ago, as well as more recent efforts by the United States to establish a united front against Iran over
Gul Aqa Nahib April 1991. He served as the army's commissar or political affairs officer till 1982, when Yasin Sadiqi replaced him. On September 9, 2007, he reported that insurgent forces were no longer able to beat ANA troops in combat. He speaks Dari, in addition to his native Pashto and supports the idea of conscription. Urban, Mark. "War in Afghanistan" (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1990), p. 106. https://archive.org/stream/azu_acku_serial_ds371_2_a3729_n10/azu_acku_serial_ds371_2_a3729_n10_djvu.txt Gul Aqa Nahib Brigadier General Gul Aqa Nahib (also, "Nahibi", "Naebi", or simply "Gul Aqa") of the Afghan National Army served as second-in-command to transitional Defence Minister Mohammed Fahim in 2002 and is currently in