February 2016
During the past few months
Iran has significantly increased its deployment of Afghan elements to Syria in
support of Bashar Assad’s troops. In 2015 their numbers reached 8,000.
Considering the fact that these Afghan nationals have no other motive to fight
in Syria but to receive permission to live in Iran and receive their money,
they are worn out and lose their fighting abilities very quickly. On the other
hand, old weapons and lack of adequate training has led to an increasing number
of casualties amongst these forces, having a negative impact on their spirits.


















