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From Hostility to Alliance: How Afghanistan Is Strategic for Iran

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In 1998, after the Taliban killed 10 Iranian diplomats and a journalist in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Iranian forces were on the verge of invading Afghanistan. Jerusalem Force commander Qasim Sulaimani waged a proxy war against the Pakistan-backed Taliban for much of the 1990s until the September 11, 2001 attacks. American diplomats confirmed that Soleimani personally helped the United States overthrow the Taliban by providing critical…
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In 1998, after the Taliban killed 10 Iranian diplomats and a journalist in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Iranian forces were on the verge of invading Afghanistan. Jerusalem Force commander Qasim Sulaimani waged a proxy war against the Pakistan-backed Taliban for much of the 1990s until the September 11, 2001 attacks. American diplomats confirmed that Soleimani personally helped the United States overthrow the Taliban by providing critical…

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indyturk.com broke the news on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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