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Iran's Suggestion of Using Shiite Fighters in Afghanistan Seen as Risky

Roshan Noorzai

   A recent Iranian offer for Afghanistan to use Iran-backed Shiite
   militias in the fight against Islamic State militants is viewed by some
   Afghan lawmakers and experts as a threat to Afghanistan's volatile
   security.

   Since the beginning of Syria's civil war in 2011, Iran has reportedly
   deployed tens of thousands of Shiite fighters from across the Middle
   East and beyond to fight on behalf of Syrian President Bashar
   al-Assad's government.

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