Afghanistan accuses Iran of supporting Taliban

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Taliban militants, who were arrested by Afghan border police, stand during a presentation of seized weapons and equipment to the media in Jalalabad December 29, 2015. REUTERS/Parwiz - RTX20E66
Taliban militants, who were arrested by Afghan border police, stand during a presentation of seized weapons and equipment to the media in Jalalabad December 29, 2015. REUTERS/Parwiz – RTX20E66
Afghanistan security forces have formally complained of Iran logistically and militarily supporting the extremist activities of the Afghan Taliban group.

An Afghan official told Kabul Television that Iran supports the extremist 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 Pakistan 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.

A Taliban commander ( Abdullah) in central Afghanistan was quoted by Wall Street Journal as saying on June 2015 that when he needs more rifles and ammunition, he turns to the same people who pay his $580-a-month salary: his Iranian sponsors.

“Iran supplies us with whatever we need,” he was quoted as saying

Afghan and Western officials say Tehran has quietly increased its supply of weapons, ammunition and funding to the Taliban, and is now recruiting and training their fighters, posing a new threat to Afghanistan’s fragile security.

Al Arabiya /WSJ

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2 responses to “Afghanistan accuses Iran of supporting Taliban”

  1. However, Iran, in public, the said continuous way to be against, and to observe only the rules of birth, then the right, but carefully by secretly in favor of terrorism. So Iran sells weapons only to those who in one way or another belonged to Iran. But Iran and ‘contrary to them. Iran, only observes the obligations, of which, himself, is very shameful to observe.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar

    Looks like the average bike-gang types. 😉 Living in caves is OK, and using ‘new-tech’ is kocher too.
    So, a form of ISISies will carry on, one way or another, and named ‘Godly Talibani Suiciders’ – against all people not of and with the gang … and especially not recognizing females as worth more than cattle.
    New 1000-yrs-War still in it’s infancy, looks like.

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