Afgan Taliban and Hezbollah team against Israel? Is Israel screwed?

[Shadihassan28]

Iranian and Taliban officials have discussed potential "joint action" against Israel amid the war in Gaza and chances of a war between the Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel escalating.

During a Monday phone call, Ali Bagheri Kani and Amir Khan Muttaqi, the respective Foreign Ministers of Iran and the Taliban, underscored the imperative of unified Islamic efforts to exert pressure on Israel, particularly through the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Iran's ambassador in Kabul recently declared that "martyrdom" forces from the Taliban would also be dispatched to Gaza, where Iran-backed Hamas is fighting Israel, if necessary. This is while Israeli forces control the borders of the strip.

Despite Iran seeking the Taliban's support in the event of further escalation, Aminullah Habibi, a senior international relations analyst, indicated to Afghan International that while Iran might sway some Afghans, the Taliban as a cohesive entity is unlikely to engage in a war against Israel.

However, Iran has been funding the Taliban to support its fight against the US, as disclosed by former US Defense Department adviser Carter Malkasian, who revealed that since 2012, Iran has given annually funding in the region of $100 million.

The relationship between Iran and the Taliban has been fraught with tension, primarily due to water rights and border security issues. The Helmand River, crucial for Iran’s eastern provinces, has been a major point of contention. Iran accuses Afghanistan of violating the 1973 Helmand River Treaty by restricting the river's flow, impacting agriculture and drinking water. In May last year, late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned the Taliban about disregarding Iran's water rights, but the Taliban dismissed the threat mocking him, leading to heightened tensions and fatal border clashes.
The poorly demarcated Iran-Afghanistan border has also become a hotspot for smuggling, illegal crossings, and skirmishes. The Taliban's resurgence has exacerbated such issues, with frequent incidents of violence and mutual accusations.
Adding to these challenges is the influx of Afghan refugees into Iran following the Taliban's takeover has strained Iran's resources and infrastructure, heightening security concerns.

Since October 7, Iran's proxies in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon have been attacking the Jewish state in allegiance with Hamas. On the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust, over 3,000 Hamas forces invaded Israel killing 1,200 mostly civilians and taking another 251 hostage.

Since then, in allegiance with Hamas, Hezbollah has launched over 3,300 projectiles towards Israel with around 200,000 people displaced both on Lebanon's southern border and in Israel's north.

Israeli political and military chiefs have declared that measures are now in place should a war in Lebanon be authorized, as tensions between the two nations are the worst since the second Lebanon war.

Recent warnings from US officials cautioned Israel against a "limited" or "regional" war in Lebanon, highlighting the risk of uncontrollable escalation and potential Iranian intervention.

As soon as I saw iran international almost started laughing

 

[Samlee]

Pakistan had full support from the USA and NATO against India in 1971, yet 93,000 of its armed soldiers surrendered in just 12 days. The 1971 war remains one of the shortest in history.

No We Didn't

 

[Cesur]

Pakistan had full support from the USA and NATO against India in 1971, yet 93,000 of its armed soldiers surrendered in just 12 days. The 1971 war remains one of the shortest in history.

Why do you Indians have to debate 1971? This is a unique case. Pakistan could have never won that war to preserve its territorial rule . How can a country defend its territory over 2,000 km away without a border? India has a huge land mass in between and it controls the Bay of Bengal as well due to its proximity. East Pakistan should not have been part of Pakistan anyways after the 1947 partition. It was a mistake. The only reason I can think of Bengalis joining us was so they could kick the Brits & Hindus out. It was more like an alliance and I would say this alliance has once again proved successful today. Otherwise, we share no history and culture and they don't need to be part of us.

 

[Lulldapull]

I’m

Israel have been up against multiple countries in war since 1948. Hezbollah alone is far better equipped than Taliban in Afghanistan. Narratives aside, Israeli war-fighting achievements are very impressive for a state of its size. Israel have its fair share of motivated fighters and Israeli war-fighting tactics seem to be much better planned and executed than what we see in our region. And Israel also has foreign supply lines.

Thank God that Israel is not our neighbor or Pakistan's situation would be entirely different from what it is today.

We wouldn't last two days against Israel conventionally. Iran with its millions of proxies and 150 billion it earns annually struggling, we'd be like Jordan or Sawdi Judea or Al-Turkiya.......I know its laughable......but here we got changaiz khan second class citizen/ colored migrants who think they know it all......lol

Pata ne kis dunya main rehtay hain log....Surviving on US life support and talking it up?.......I've long given up bhai.

Hard to believe Waz tolerates all these characters around here.

 

[Cryptonian]

Israel is lucky it has the neighbours it does. In the Afghanistan/Pakistan region it would have been a foot note in history. IF Mujahideen groups from around the world were to be supported logistically, then the battle would be in Tel Aviv not Beirut.

@Lulldapull wanna drop some truth bomb to this homie too.

 

[Cryptonian]

On their feed, as they broad cast, they breakdown the figures as I quote them.
Also 'civilians killed'. Al-Jazeera's own investigation says that many of the civilians were killed by the Israeli military.

You can always post a visual proof Whenever you feel like to do so.

 

[GoshtWalaPulao]

Why do you Indians have to debate 1971? This is a unique case. Pakistan could have never won that war to preserve its territorial rule . How can a country defend its territory over 2,000 km away without a border? India has a huge land mass in between and it controls the Bay of Bengal as well due to its proximity. East Pakistan should not have been part of Pakistan anyways after the 1947 partition. It was a mistake. The only reason I can think of Bengalis joining us was so they could kick the Brits & Hindus out. It was more like an alliance and I would say this alliance has once again proved successful today. Otherwise, we share no history and culture and they don't need to be part of us.

After countless humiliations, small victories are important.

 

[Bhagalpuriya]

Why do you Indians have to debate 1971? This is a unique case. Pakistan could have never won that war to preserve its territorial rule . How can a country defend its territory over 2,000 km away without a border? India has a huge land mass in between and it controls the Bay of Bengal as well due to its proximity. East Pakistan should not have been part of Pakistan anyways after the 1947 partition. It was a mistake. The only reason I can think of Bengalis joining us was so they could kick the Brits & Hindus out. It was more like an alliance and I would say this alliance has once again proved successful today. Otherwise, we share no history and culture and they don't need to be part of us.

It was U.S. intervention that saved West Pakistan in 1971. Otherwise, the Indian military was preparing to advance into West Pakistan after securing victory in East Pakistan.

 

[Lulldapull]

It was U.S. intervention that saved West Pakistan in 1971. Otherwise, the Indian military was preparing to advance into West Pakistan after securing victory in East Pakistan.

There was no US intervention at all. You guys tried to open a front along Naya chor/ Khokhrapar/ Munabao axis with an armored thrust but PAF intervened and destroyed dozens of your tanks and trucks including two fully loaded munitions trains. That was the end of your adventure.

 

[RescueRanger]

Wishful thinking.. Thread closed.