Officials: Soviet-Era Caches, Not Iran, Arming Taliban
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan – While United States officials accuse Iran of arming a resurgent Taliban, officials here say the weapons are actually part of vast caches left behind by the Soviet army that fought a nine-year war in Afghanistan before withdrawing in 1988. Ustad Basir Arifi, secretary for the Disarmament of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) program … Continue reading “Officials: Soviet-Era Caches, Not Iran, Arming Taliban”