Why Taliban Attacked Iran with U.S Weapons
July 9, 2023
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On May 27th of 2023, Taliban soldiers attacked an Iranian military border checkpoint using their captured U.S. military weapons and vehicles that were left behind during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Some internet meme lords claimed the CIA was playing tactical 4D chess purposely leaving behind $7 billion dollars worth of military equipment to arm the Taliban against their larger adversary Iran. But the attack is actually part of a much larger pattern of escalation between the two countries over an ongoing major water dispute.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin
Edited by: Michael Michaelides
Since the Afghanistan portion of the river is on the upstream side, the Taliban now control the flow of the river into Iran. Over 90 percent of Iran’s 87 million people faced drought conditions in 2023 which is why this conflict is so important to their survival. At this point a lot of people watching this who aren’t fans of the Taliban or Iran might be relating to the words of Henry Kissinger who once said “It's a pity they both can't lose." The fact is there has been a long history of conflict between the Taliban and Iran. So Could this new battle lead to an Iranian invasion of Afghanistan? It’s not that hard to imagine because we’ll see this isn’t even the first time these two have been on the brink of all out war.
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