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Iranian State-Run Newspaper Reports Creation of Shiite Proxy Against Taliban

Iranian State-Run Newspaper Reports Creation of Shiite Proxy Against Taliban
The front page of the Jomhouri-e Eslami, an Iranian state newspaper, in its lead news on print on July 19 said that Iran will create a Shiite proxy inside Afghanistan against the Taliban. Pic credit Hamid Bahrami
Venus Upadhayaya
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Iran has called on a Shiite proxy force to “rise up” and fight against the Taliban terrorist group, according to Jomhouri-e Eslami, a newspaper owned by the Iranian regime, in a front-page story on July 19.

The newspaper, whose editor-in-chief is appointed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reported that the new militia, Harshad Al-Shiite, will fight the Taliban.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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