Iranian State-Run Newspaper Reports Creation of Shiite Proxy Against Taliban
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 its lead print story on July 19.
Often described as an official Iranian newspaper whose editor-in-chief is appointed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Jomhouri-e Eslami reported that the new militia, Harshad Al-Shiite, will fight the Taliban.
“To fight against the Taliban, Harshad Al-Shiite rise in Afghanistan,” reads the lead in Farsi.
The news, also reported by other Middle East media such as Al Arabiya and Radio Farda, has sparked a storm of reactions from Afghan netizens and analysts.