Iran and the Afghan Taliban Teaming Up Against ISIS - Daily Beast
LONDON — A bloody clash between the Afghan Taliban and followers of the so-called Islamic State late last month in western Afghanistan has exposed critical shifts in alliances in a war the United States is still trying to fight . Most important,... An Afghan Taliban commander and former provincial governor in the days when one-eyed Mullah Omar ruled Afghanistan tells The Daily Beast that the battle on May 24 in the Khaki Safe area of Farah province near the Iranian border left at least 22... “This was the biggest fight between the Afghan Taliban and ISIS followers so far,” said the former governor, who is still deeply involved with Taliban military operations and asked that his name not be used. An ex-Taliban who recently switched allegiance to ISIS, Mullah Khan Muhammad Noorzai, tells The Daily Beast that the Taliban attacked the ISIS camp and killed innocent followers of the self-declared ISIS caliph known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He said there had been an understanding between the Taliban and ISIS that they would not open fire on each other until they had had a chance to discuss matters, but the Taliban broke that agreement and launched an attack. Noorzai says the Taliban use the name of Islam, but get money from the Iranians and the United States (which would come as quite a surprise to U. S. officials). Source: www.thedailybeast.com
