Iran recalibrates Afghan tactics via dissident Taliban

Tehran is sponsoring a Taliban splinter faction in a bid to obstruct a political settlement

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  • New group recruiting fast
  • Taliban discipline fails
  • Tehran seeks out old friends
  • Taliban short of like-minded allies

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