In not so shocking news, it has been revealed that Iranians have allegedly been training Taliban in the use of roadside bombs and ambush tactics. The training has specifically centered around killing Nato troops in Afghanistan. One specific lesson was how to plant IEDs so that when rescuers came to help victims of one IED, they would roll over the second IED, causing even more devastation.
Some people seem to think that the extra military presence in Pakistan has inspired the Taliban Leaders to look elsewhere for help. Officially, the President of Iran backs Afghanistan and our war on terror there, however, one has to wonder how far up this debacle goes. It seems that despite the fact that the Taliban are Sunnis and Iran is Shi'ite, they have been able to unite because of their mutual hatred of America. One Taliban commander had this to say: "Our religions and our histories are different but our target is the same. We both want to kill Americans." Chilling words, to be sure.
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