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Wild Card: Iran, Taliban exchange heavy gunfire in conflict over water rights on Afghan border

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Ubiquitin, May 27, 2023.

  1. Ubiquitin

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    Surprised it took this long:

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/...n-conflict-over-water-rights-on-afghan-border

    Iran, Taliban exchange heavy gunfire in conflict over water rights on Afghan border
    World May 27, 2023 10:54 AM EDT
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over water rights.

    Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the country’s deputy police chief, Gen. Qassem Rezaei, accusing the Taliban of opening fire first Saturday morning on the border of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province and the Afghan province of Nimroz. IRNA said Iran inflicted “heavy casualties and serious damage.”
     
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    US leaving the Middle East and China stepping in..... best of luck!
     
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    This is like when the Lakers played the Warriors. Not cheering for either team.
     
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    Over water rights. Long standing dispute or something relatively new?
     
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    So the 21st Century Water Wars have begun....
     
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    This was always the plan. Feed the taliban anti chinnese propoganda and show them what's happening with the Muslims in Xinjiang.

    The entire region is going soon realize how much headache the usa was carrying for everyone by being in Afghanistan. This is why getting the eff out of Afghanistan was 100% the right move @Space Ghost . The taliban are going be everyone's biggest nightmare
     
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    While the Taliban and Iran don’t like the US tht doesnt mean they like each other. The Taliban is a radical Sunni group while Iran is the lead extreme Shiite group.
     
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    Taliban social media team putting in the work. Apparently now they are going to annex Iran?

     
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