#Taliban and #Iran have a complicated relationship. At times, it was mutual enmity (almost escalated into an invasion in 1998, after Taliban forces killed members of the #Iranian consulate staff in Mazar-e Sharif) and Iran supported the Taliban’s rival, the Northern Alliance 👇
Yet #Iran has since provided arms to the #Taliban, including grenades, rockets, and explosives, and the #Quds Force has trained the Taliban on various tactics and weapons 👇
In 2012, #Iran even allowed the #Taliban to open an office in Iran, and in May 2016 #Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was killed after visiting his family in Iran by a #US drone strike on the #Iran-#Pakistan border 👇
Further, reporting in 2017 indicated that cooperation between the #Taliban and #Iran has evolved and that the parties are now working together on a tactical level, jointly planning Taliban operations.
More on this in “Deconstructing and Countering the #Iran Threat Network” @WashInstitute
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