[Lurkinanloomin]

Get the hell out of there.

We are never going to drag them out of the 7th century.

[nuconvert]

“Alefoneh said it was plausible that Iran was deploying Fatemiyoun members to Afghanistan as part of Tehran’s two-prong attempt to prepare for a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

“On the one hand, Tehran has normalized relations with the Taliban, which in Tehran’s analysis will seize power in Kabul before long,” he said. “On the other hand, Tehran is preparing for a scenario in which the Taliban once again turns against Iran in the future.””

[Leaning Right]

Unfortunately, Afghanistan will end just the way Vietnam did: helicopters taking off from the roof of the US embassy as insurgents pour into the capital.

And it’s all on George W. Bush.

[Zhang Fei]

Based on this account, I suspect these Hazaras are probably glad to get off the line and return home, with whatever portions of their incomes they have stashed away.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liwa_Fatemiyoun
[Liwa Fatemiyoun is led by IRGC commanders and supplied by the Iranian military,[2][30] while its troops are recruited from the approximately 3 million Afghans in Iran,[2][30][3] the 6 million Hazara of Afghanistan,[30] as well as Afghan refugees already residing in Syria.[4] The recruits are typically Hazara, a Persian-speaking Shia ethnic group from central Afghanistan.[4][1][30] The Iranian recruiters for Liwa Fatemiyoun are usually members of the Basij.[33]

The Afghans are promised Iranian citizenship and salaries of $500–$800 per month in return for fighting (usually a 3-month-long deployment to Syria).[2][18][1][24] Many are illegal immigrants/refugees[18] and/or criminals who choose recruitment over imprisonment or deportation,[24][27][25] though the Iranian government generally claims that they are religiously motivated volunteers.[2][33] Iranian media has claimed that the Iranian military provides Liwa Fatemiyoun fighters and their IRGC officers with Hashish to raise their morale.[34]

Though some Afghan sub-commanders of Liwa Fatemiyoun are veterans of several wars, including the Iran–Iraq War and the Afghan Civil War (1996–2001),[2] new recruits of the unit generally lack combat experience.[3] The recruits are given just a few weeks of training, armed, and flown to Syria via the Iraq–Syria–Iran air bridge. These soldiers are used as shock troopers, spearheading numerous important pro-government offensives alongside Iranian, Iraqi, and Hezbollah troops. Most of them operate as light infantry, although some receive more thorough training and can work as tank crews.[35] Parts of Liwa Fatemiyoun have been trained by the Russian Armed Forces.[2] As the unit is often used in those war zones where the most intense fighting takes place[2] despite its sometimes inadequate training,[3] observers believe that Liwa Fatemiyoun fighters often act as “cannon fodder”.[2][3] ]

[G Larry]

The up side is Iranians in open country are easier to target without fear of collateral damage.

Drone 'em by the handful!