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Afghanistan
Taliban ‘Real Disaster’, But Tehran Must Side with Them: Iran Envoy
2022-12-05
[IranIntl] Iran's ambassador to Afghanistan believes that the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
group is a disaster for Afghanistan, the region and the world, but Iran
...They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has no choice but to use this opportunity "to civilize them."

The comments by Bahador Aminian were published after the hacktivist group Black Reward got access to IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency database last month.

However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
Iran’s embassy in Kabul denied the statements and described it as a conspiracy to create crisis in the region.

After explaining the nature of the Taliban as well as the problems the Islamic Theocratic Republic has with the group, the Iranian ambassador is quoted as saying, "We have no choice but to side with the Taliban and make use of them."

He believes that the Taliban, despite having fought against the United States for two decades, are not anti-American, and if the Islamic Theocratic Republic is slow to move, "the Americans can easily seize them."

In another part of the file, Aminian says he is worried that Lord High Potentate and Supreme Leader of All He Surveys Ali Khamenei
...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
has the fewest followers in Afghanistan and "most of the Shias in Afghanistan are followers of Ayatollah Sistani and others."

Aminian also talks about the water dispute between Tehran and Kabul, saying that the Taliban have said, "We must not give even a drop of water to Iran".

Iran has been accusing Afghanistan of holding the water from the Hirmand River by constructing a series of dams.

He also states that generally Iranians’ view of Afghans is a racist and humiliating one.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Wonder how many weapons left behind in Afghanistan are finding their way into Iran?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-12-05 07:51  

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