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2016-05-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

15 Afghans recruited by Iran killed during a clash in Syria

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Posted by badanov 2016-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Shia volunteers from Afghanistan have been fighting in Syria for several years now. Somewhere between 300 and 1000 have been killed.

Hezbollah has also been in Syria engaged heavily since 2012 and somewhere between 1000 and 3000 have been killed.

In addition, hundreds of Shia Iraqis, Palestinian, Iranian and even Pakistani volunteers have been killed fighting for Assad.

Posted by lord garth 2016-05-09 08:06|| 2016-05-09 08:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I've been trying to piece the news reports together about the fight in Khan Tooman. Seems like 50+ Iranians, 6 Hez, and 15 Afgans were killed in an ambush recently. Sounds like IS pulled off the ambush. Not entirely sure.

Posted by jvalentour 2016-05-09 09:53|| 2016-05-09 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 You'd think Afghans have enough opportunities to engage in combat without having to leave their own country.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-09 12:01|| 2016-05-09 12:01|| Front Page Top

#4 They're winning in AFG. New challenges await them. Terrorism is their business, and business is good.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-05-09 12:02|| 2016-05-09 12:02|| Front Page Top

#5 You'd think Afghans have enough opportunities to engage in combat without having to leave their own country.

A lot of them are from the western part of AFG; they are generally 'immigrants' or refugees in Iran. One can suspect that the offer to be a Basiij volunteer was a) more money than one earns stacking bricks or sitting in a refugee camp, or b) better than spending years in an Iranian prison.

Posted by Pappy 2016-05-09 13:04|| 2016-05-09 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Who cares?

Posted by chris 2016-05-09 21:02|| 2016-05-09 21:02|| Front Page Top

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