What legitimate interests? Up until recently, the interest was in helping the Taliban and now it is fighting the Taliban. The NA has always been fighting the Taliban, so you're essentially on the same side now.
Are you saying that NA who are arch enemies of the Taliban, are funding the...
Why is that? You do know that Pashtuns are Iranic peoples as well, right?
Iran supports all Afghans regardless of ethnicity. We supported the NA (who are non Pashtuns) not so that they can fight Pashtuns, but so that they can defend themselves from the Wahhabi Taliban (who are mostly Pashtuns)...
Iran aid to Afghanistan at $280mn
Iran has spent more than $280 million in the reconstruction projects of Afghanistan so far, says Iran's envoy to its eastern neighbor.
"A total of $220 million has been spent in the road construction projects while more than $60 million was provided in...
The pashtuns are the majority, but the Tajiks constitute the majority of the politicians, businessmen, university students, university professors, and IIRC, the army and police is largely made up of Tajiks. They have always been the dominant ethnic group and will always be the dominant ethnic...
They have Hezbollah and that is all that they need.
This makes sense, it would have been very expensive to maintain and would not be beneficial, SAM's would be better in the AD role and helicopters would be better in the CAS role.