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| Iran's foreign minister arouses Afghan anger |
| 2020-12-22 |
| [THEBAGHDADPOST] Senior Afghan analysts on Sunday criticized comments by the Iranian foreign minister, where he suggested fighters from Fatemiyoun, an Iranian militia made up of Afghan Shiite The Fatemiyoun Division is considered to be under the Quds Force, the branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for overseas operations, which the US and many other countries consider a terrorist organization. Tabish Forugh, an Afghan scholar based in the US, said Afghanistan should not "risk provoking unnecessary sectarian violence in the country." Related: Fatemiyoun: 2020-11-26 Iran has been recruiting local Syrians to become part of its Syrian militias Fatemiyoun: 2020-09-29 Iran's strategy and tactical shift until the US elections Fatemiyoun: 2020-07-15 Iran announces the death of an IRGC Fatemiyoun Brigade fighter killed on 1st July in Syria Related: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: 2020-10-30 US seizes missiles and sanctions 11 firms over Iran oil dealings Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: 2020-07-13 Senior Iranian military officer killed in Syria Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: 2020-05-24 3 IRGC members killed by airstrike in eastern Syria - report |
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