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Afghanistan accuses Iran of supporting Taliban
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Afghanistan security forces have formally complained of Iran logistically and militarily supporting the myrmidon activities of the Afghan Taliban group.An Afghan official told Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... Television that Iran supports the myrmidon group by hosting training exercises inside the country. A former foreign ministry official told German media outlet Deutsche Welle: "This is the first time that Iran has confessed to supporting the Taliban. In the past, they always blamed Pakistain for this." Late in October, Al Arabiya English reported on how one Afghan Taliban leader revealed details of his group’s relations with Iran. "The movement is trying to benefit from all legitimate means to reach a regional agreement as part of the war against the American invasion; therefore, the Imara holds ongoing networks with a large number of regional and neighboring states," he said at the time. He said to the London-based Asharq al-Awsat in an email 19 months ago, that the movement had received drone planes from Iran, which help film suicidal operations. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-21 |
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