Tehran’s Designs on Afghanistan

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Evidence from Herat and elsewhere suggests a growing – and at times deadly – Iranian influence over its eastern neighbor.

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  1. So all the Afghan problems are because of USA or UK or PAKISTAN or IRAN. It is interesting to know that AFGHANS themselves are always innocent and so clean people. Afghans don't f...
    Khan
  2. Herat needs to go back to Iran. 
    Bankotsu

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