Why Taliban Attacked Iran with U.S Weapons

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On May 27th of 2023, Taliban soldiers attacked an Iranian military border checkpoint using their captured U.S. military weapons and vehicles that were left behind during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Some internet meme lords claimed the CIA was playing tactical 4D chess purposely leaving behind $7 billion dollars worth of military equipment to arm the Taliban against their larger adversary Iran. But the attack is actually part of a much larger pattern of escalation between the two countries over an ongoing major water dispute.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin
Edited by: Michael Michaelides
Since the Afghanistan portion of the river is on the upstream side, the Taliban now control the flow of the river into Iran. Over 90 percent of Iran’s 87 million people faced drought conditions in 2023 which is why this conflict is so important to their survival. At this point a lot of people watching this who aren’t fans of the Taliban or Iran might be relating to the words of Henry Kissinger who once said “It's a pity they both can't lose." The fact is there has been a long history of conflict between the Taliban and Iran. So Could this new battle lead to an Iranian invasion of Afghanistan? It’s not that hard to imagine because we’ll see this isn’t even the first time these two have been on the brink of all out war.
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Dude you wrote billions instead of millions!!?

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This just shows why no one should join US military

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[@euansmith3699]

The fact that "... 22,000 Humvees..." is just leftovers, shows how staggeringly massive the US arsenal is.

[@esbenm6544]

Technically all Humvees are leftovers. They are not used by NATO forces anymore.

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@@esbenm6544 Hummers are still used and will be in service until 2050.

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@@rooster1012 as long it stay away from frontline or not used to patrol hot area, it kinda okay vehicles

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@@esbenm6544 The Arsenal of Freedom is mind-boggling 🤪

[@davidty2006]

@@esbenm6544 At this rate they are just a disposable jeep thats just meant for getting from Point A and being ditched at or near point B.

[@southbay1279]

CIA: “Thank goodness we didn’t plan this. Well… I’m gunna go take a shit.”

[@RealEvilLordExdeath]

Until some American tower gets attackrd again, then they remember Taliban where terrorists

[@KoroushRP]

I hope a conflict does occur so that Iran can free the Persian/Persian speaking parts of afghabistan. Taliban is a pashtun organization, and the Persian afghans hate them.

[@lja996]

​@@KoroushRPIran needs to be crushed. If they break out fighting it's still not America's issue.

[@CMY187]

@Southbay1279 I read this in Rick Sanchez’s voice. It’s Morty’s fault this war is happening, isn’t it?

[@CMY187]

@@VictoriaCortes1717 The Gang Invades Afghanistan (Always Sunny theme plays)

[@miza6]

Thank you for the broad perspectives. Keep bringing the storied from all perspectives.

[@erickelleher3911]

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[@Darkurge666]

The best defence of Afghanistan is that nobody is willing to fight for it. Not even the Afghan Army.

[@rec.thecritic]

Yeah because their drug addicts

[@BloodlessJG]

The Taliban did 😅

[@steveb1325]

@@XidosRoR They left out of boredom. You want to look at fleeing. Look at the Russians in Afghan 1979-89. 😂

[@zoybean]

@@steveb1325 They lost because they spent 2 trillion. Not boredom. They were cowards.

[@icantthinkofaname4265]

​@@zoybeanwe would have had to stay decades more in order to even begin terraforming the middle east

[@javaks]

"The CIA is probably laughing at those who thought they had anything to do with this." That's just the kind of thing CIA would say.

[@mistaajones]

they are laughing because we can't do anything about it. also hilarious how he acts like the CIA hasn't been arming insurgencies for the past 60 years.... then i remember he's just an "average infantry man" aka "low IQ cannon fodder"

[@pll3827]

I mean, you can't blame the CIA for everything. In fact, the CIA might be promoting the idea that they are responsible for a lot of things that they aren't, just to build up their reputation and make them seem more intimidating and competent so people would be more willing to give them what they want.

[@sirpieman300]

​@@mistaajoneseven the lowlest grunt isnt considered cannon fodder in the US army , the level of training need to use there basic kit effectively insures this.

[@OK-yy6qz]

I think the CIA is behind those type of conspiracy theories to make people believe they're far more competent and active than they actually are

[@angelcabeza6464]

@@sirpieman300 if thats true why did they lose Afghanistan to a bunch of framers and Vietnam?

[@paulrutherford5087]

Love your in depth stories keep them coming.

[@madenny326]

It's great that you cover lesser known international situations like this. It's a very good and well balanced report. Thanks and keep up the great reporting you do.

[@horst-dieterdejonge9842]

30 years ago one of my geograph teachers said that the next war in middle east will be fought over oil but the following ones will be fought over water. I think he's right...

[@bobthebuilder1360]

Everyone’s been saying this for a while like since the 1980s

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Looks like Iran will have to pay higher prices for water than nuclear bullshit , you can’t drink nuclear weapons lol it’s going to send its war money over to Afghanistan in order to survive. So much for supporting Russia lol Afghanistan here hold my beer ~ did you say war?

[@454FatJack]

What was Marines in Lebanon 1983, and desert storm trilogy 1990-2020😂😂😂

[@KNByam]

The US sucked all the oil they needed out of the middle east. Watch, they won't ho back there because there's no reason to.

[@SuperCatacata]

Everyone and their grandma has been saying this shit for decades.

[@A.Meydani]

As an Iranian, I feel obligated to say something to what you have said. The Iranian border is patrolled by the police, not the armed forces. Conscripts fought and died in this fight. In Iran, young men must serve in the armed forces for a minimum of two years. These 2 troops had no combat experience and were both under the age of 20.

[@kurousagi8155]

Do the police conscript people in Iran?

[@Metapharsical]

What a messed up world So those poor guys didn't necessarily want to be there and got their untimely demise Livestreamed by some even more radical Muslims 😢

[@RandomGuy9]

Terrible but that particular border should be patroled by the military.

[@arashrezaei5199]

@@kurousagi8155 yes they do,i was with the border patrol on iran-iraqi border for my conscription .

[@milesoneil2263]

it is always the regular, non-elites who suffer the most.

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[@MrZZooh]

Excellent video. I like your calm and soft spoken style.

[@Aubury]

If you ever feel useless … just remember that it took the USA four presidents, thousands of lives, trillions of dollars and 20 years to … replace Taliban with Taliban.” - John Wright

[@xxkamikazexx5150]

It wasn't thousands of lives it was only around 2,300

[@theguybehindyou4762]

The taliban are the only thing Biden has been able to build back better.

[@potatoeater7022]

Yeh the the us economy was still going up no loses In The grand scheme of things holding a country for 20 years and your economy still growing is a plus

[@Hmongboi228]

@@xxkamikazexx5150 I'm sure that's only for the actual USA government contractors, USA government workers and USA military personnel. It probably doesn't include the "Black Water" mercenary corp deaths..

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@Hmongboi228 good as far as im concerned those dicks got what was coming blackwaters like the wagner of the US at this point

[@barryfletcher7136]

If by "300,000 US trained government forces" you are referring to the total number of conscripts trained while the USA was still heavily involved in Afghanistan then realize almost all of them were > conscripts < who served a 3-year hitch. They then went back to their villages. Also realize training effectively ceased when the USA withdrew from conducting training in 2014/2015. The Afghans who took over training simply stole all of the resources involved and very few Afghans actually got trained since about 2015. That means nearly everyone who WAS actually trained was gone by 2018. I know because I was there - training Afghan recruits - from March of 2008 to April of 2014.

[@jklappenbach]

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. The basic sin Bush committed was thinking we could "nation build" in a culture firmly committed to an iron-age existence. It would have made far more sense to go in, actually commit to capturing OBL and his circle, and then GTFO and leave them be. There was no point for us to be there in a forever occupation.

[@orboakin8074]

Thanks for your service. Also, Afghanistan is truly a shithole if this how their soldiers just cut and run.

[@edgarbarraca2885]

The US govt.and Taliban have a cozy relationship its was Bin laden that tarnish the relationship the taliban want to get rid of Bin Laden to escape the US Invasion but thanks to Qatar that relationship rekindled again between US and Taliban they can still be friends yes the weapons left behind to a friend nobody dares to attack look at now but times come the US will be back in Afghanistan specially that those young Talibans visited the US will be in power....

[@davidagudelo2435]

I can imagine how frustrating the trainings were...😔

[@SusCalvin]

I think the same happened with their pay at the time. Instead of being paid by the US occupational government, they were supposed to be paid through the Afghan national government.

[@alexanderfigueroa3300]

No idea this was happening there! Excellent video 👏🏻

[@drickaby7]

This was a DEEP analysis! Well done

[@Graves-81_69]

Imagine just walking up and claiming for yourself every single piece of military tech you’ve ever wanted completely free. That alone is insane to me

[@SidewaysBurnouts]

imagine after decades of stealing trillions, the pentagon and cia has had no hangings.

[@zedeyejoe]

And with no resources to keep it working.

[@terryshrk]

That's a hyperbolic statement if Ive ever read one! You wrote "every piece" of military tech as if the Taliban has patriot missiles, stealth fighters and Air Craft Carriers,..LoL and btw,.they,ve go NO support infrastructure or spare ammunition for any pertinent longterm use or operation They don't have hundreds of C-230 cargo planes to fly spare parts of much needed diesel fuel to the front lines,.LoL

[@KoroushRP]

I hope a conflict does occur so that Iran can free the Persian/Persian speaking parts of afghabistan. Taliban is a pashtun organization, and the Persian afghans hate them.

[@Graves-81_69]

You folks are not understanding what I’m saying. All I meant was if you’re into gun porn this would be a wet dream

[@3089io]

Your reporting on conflict is my go to source these days. You do such a great job at it and include almost no BS. I really appreciate it.

[@petty5142]

im not too well informed but didnt the opioid production go down?

[@Metapharsical]

​@@petty5142yes, demand for Afghan opium is down and China's illicit drug production is in full swing now

[@samdunn717]

he is still very very pro establishment

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Found what I wanted to say

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Love the jingle, my man!

[@davidspence8866]

Great video I love your work I will you get in-depth on things

[@djsonicc]

World: How did Taliban get $7B worth of US military equipment? CIA: 👀👀

[@dzevadbayraktar322]

easy they overran use backed government forces swiftly had nothing to do leaving anything on purpose

[@hoodatdondar2664]

So?

[@coryyoung7544]

The US military budget was like $200B per year when it started and only increased over the years. Anything less than $100B being repurposed is kinda laughable.

[@KaoticReach1999]

People will come up with anything to excuse Bidens failures That 7 billion worth of equipment left behind was just one part of a terrible withdrawal

[@stephenhood2948]

​@@hoodatdondar2664LOL "It's just 7 billion dollars worth of high tech military equipment left behind for a former adversary to utilize". You do understand they now have to replace that equipment right?? And that is on top of all the free stuff they are handing out Oprah style to Ukraine. You own stock in Lockheed, don't you??

[@GPN007a]

The irony huh. We fought them, left our toys in their front yard and they ended up attacking our enemy with our toys 😂

[@SidewaysBurnouts]

the irony is after fighting england and the rothschilds, we ended up handing them our banking system and have been their puppet ever since 1913.

[@MandalorV7]

I wonder if Iran will brake out there F-14s?

[@NorthernNorthdude91749]

@@MandalorV7 Doubtful. They're very old at this point, and they're unlikely to risk whatever few they have left in running condition. If war kicks off, it'll be Taliban soldiers engaging in guerilla war.

[@A277-mw8gp]

​@@MandalorV7bro if they successfully take of, they will crash like 10 miles away

[@aoeu256]

Look the military industrial complex wants money from tax payers, more instability = we need more military = give us money. Military spending also raises "GDP".

[@failing_gracefully]

Great research

[@gamer7234]

Love your content and love you!

[@jayball4155]

Very interesting. Water scarcity will drive dozens of new wars and conflicts in the near-term. Dam-building has become a kind of arms race in many parts of the world. For example, Ethiopia's new Renaissance dam will almost certainly lead to a military intervention by Egypt and Sudan at some point. Good reporting!

[@cheesehands3112]

The Water Wars are beginning.

[@Metapharsical]

Very True 💯 Everyone talking about climate-this-and-that... It's going to be *fresh water resource wars* much sooner than any weather/CO2/sea-level-rise catastrophe does us in. Humans are really messing with the water table, not only by damming/draining lakes, but also by tying up fresh water into food production or industrial chemicals, then shipping that mass of water across the world by the megaton everyday. Some of it will never return to the water cycle as potable water. (e.g.80% of groundwater in China is contaminated with carcinogens) All while global demand and per-capita use continue to increase

[@skp8748]

​@@cheesehands3112Michael burry right again

[@shzarmai]

water wars 💧 moment

[@Omer1996E.C]

Not Ethiopia, Ethiopia is currently too powerful for any invasion

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[@andyives5640]

Did a year as a ETT combat advisor... (Op Phoenix) out of Farah Prov. All of 2007. Yep, your evaluation/article was the ground reality. We were put into a zone where they were continuing their war over water. I kept looking at the bumpers to see if they were using my old HMMV.

[@IMBACKTOKILLBB]

It's insane to think that a bunch of farmers are actually doing military exercises now with armored vehicles

[@Oblivisci........]

The ANA did drills too. They were still next to useless in war too.

[@zorro456]

The Ukraine says Hold My Vodka!

[@1112viggo]

Lol you think farmers makes worse army recruits than city kids? No, just the opposite. The US marines corps, probably the best in the world is full of rednecks. Just like its mostly Ukrainian farmers who are currently fighting back the Russian army. I don´t know where this disrespect for the hard and complicated manual labor that puts food on everyone´s plate is coming from. Do you think any idiot could be a farmer? No, you need to be physically fit, surprisingly educated, disciplined and adaptable to be a successful modern farmer. You think those skills could be valuable in the army?

[@diollinebranderson6553]

Ukrainian farmers towing Russian tanks:🧖

[@chrissmith7669]

“A bunch of farmers” and factory workers is what became the US airborne forces in WW II. Don’t Mess with a bunch of farm boys.

[@joshklein7842]

A terrorist group with a social media account is so surreal to me.

[@ashleyoasis7948]

You actually think there using that American spy app like Twitter and Facebook that has ties to the CIA

[@dk1064]

The terrorist group won against Jesus

[@artypyrec4186]

This made me snicker. Kind of got used to the ridiculousness of it

[@ryeguy7941]

And yet liberals are up in arms over a former president who says "mean" things on social media.

[@crapparc]

Not all that new. I mean, the German Rote Armee Fraktion used newspapers.

[@user-vi3lx5mn9f]

Chris you rock!!!!!

[@mitchellfoster]

Chris you do such a super job. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, content and style. With your background you're a denominator in a space full of numerators. Thank you.

[@mistaajones]

"people think the CIA is playing some kind of 4D chess to arm the taliban" bro..... it wouldn't be the first time. and it wouldn't be the first time in the last decade....

[@SusCalvin]

The easiest way to arm the taliban would have been to just arm the taliban. Or any warlord you can find who is willing to start sabotaging iranian border posts for cash, they seem like a flexible and negotiable lot. I can't think of any armed conflict where the locals haven't been able to rifle through leftover kit. A japanese peasant in sengoku jidai or a greek farmer in antiquity would also come around after a battle to see if the dead dudes in the field or their abandoned camp had some fun stuff.

[@Taskandpurpose]

my handler told me not to mention any of that

[@xblade11230]

​@SusCalvin Umm no the easiest way would be to leave behind tons of gear Driving these hummers into a ship and driving it back to the US would save a ton of money instead of building 20k new The reality is that the taliban are religious extremists while their neighbor Iran is a secular state And what groups like ISIS do is attack secular Muslim countries, try to take them over You can tell the difference Religious fundamental = believes in 7p virgins, men can't shave, women wear burqas examples Afghanistan Secular Muslims = men shave , women don't wear burqas examples turkey and Iran

[@zyncwargaming179]

@@SusCalvin Yeah but they had to get revenge for 9/11 first

[@SusCalvin]

@@zyncwargaming179 I like how it all ended with locating Usama in Pakistan. Not in some cave, but sitting in a private compound right in some town.

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Every damn time though! It's too engaging!

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That singing was next level.

[@jannarkiewicz633]

Nice info

[@valmarsiglia]

You deserve an upvote just for that jingle!

[@fgadenz]

Thank you very much, @taskandpurpose for such an informative video, bringing both the latest news as well as the necessary context to put the situation in the proper perspective!

[@amxaas4450]

It's everything but informative. Anyone with a hint of knowledge about historical accuracy knows this guy is full of sh*t.

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

I've Visited Iran in 2017 espicially the south west and western iran. What I noticed was that the guards were mostly teenagers and mostly looked unprofessionals and you will mostly see Iranian police rather than their army near afghan border. You can pay them around 5000 UAE dirhams (They wont take iranian rial or US dollars ) and they will let you in to afghanistan. they had contacts and good relations with some factions of Taliban. Its strange to see them fighting now cause each other cause what i observed was that they had really good relations.🤔

[@KoroushRP]

Cause the taliban are pashtuns

[@KoroushRP]

I hope a conflict does occur so that Iran can free the Persian/Persian speaking parts of afghabistan. Taliban is a pashtun organization, and the Persian afghans hate them.

[@DemocracyisDone]

Of course, most of the Taliban forces have received military training inside Iran. During the presence of NATO forces in Afghanistan, most talibans lived in iran.the Iranian regime uses relatively young soldiers on its borders for a certain period, and these soldiers do not have high military skills, and after a while Their service ends. The main forces, which are the Iranian sepah Guards and the Iranian Army, only come into action for war. The Iranian regime uses its forces mostly outside Iran, in Iraq and Syria. And Iran is most focused on creating different militias and groups that carry out military and terrorist operations by proxy.

[@jerryle379]

​@@DemocracyisDoneTaliban actually train by Pakistan , it well known due

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

@@jerryle379 Haqqanis are Trained by Pakistan not all the Taliban Fractions are trained in Pakistan. Cause Some Faction of Taliban want to do the same in Pakistan

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[@caseyb1346]

When the Glowie tells me "The CIA didn't do it", that's the best confirmation they did.

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“The H must Flow”

[@iplz]

they would totally throw puppet Biden under they bus to advance their wars

[@Metapharsical]

🇨🇳 exports most of the elicit drugs nowadays 🤡 Tell me more about how the CIA orchestrates China's exports to South American drug cartels 🤣

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[@KoroushRP]

I hope a conflict does occur so that Iran can free the Persian/Persian speaking parts of afghabistan. Taliban is a pashtun organization, and the Persian afghans hate them.

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You mean high quality fake news.

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Bot

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That jingle was off the hook homie

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[@jwcas318]

0:09: ⚔ Taliban soldiers attacked an Iranian military border checkpoint using captured US military weapons, escalating a larger conflict over a water dispute. 3:23: 🔥 Taliban and Iranian forces clashed near the border, resulting in casualties and a tense situation. 6:47: 🌊 The allocation of water from the Helmond River is a major disagreement between Iran and Afghanistan that could lead to war. 9:41: 🌊 Iran is facing a water crisis due to the Taliban disrupting water access and the effects of drought, exacerbated by opium production in Afghanistan. 13:02: 💥 Escalating border violence between Iran and Taliban over drug trafficking and old tensions. Recap by Tammy AI

[@strategic4124]

Iranian government put the incident down as Taliban border guards need more training and proper border protocols to be implemented , And that was the end of the matter

[@user-ly6pl5ot9m]

Yay, terrorists and terrorist symphatisants are slaughter each other!

[@censored4christ162]

They definetly left billions to arm the taliban agaisnt iran. If the military didnt want to abandon everything they wouldnt have. Clearly leaving all that stuff was to plug the powervaccum with the taliban since its afghanistan. Who else? Russia cant go in there after ukraine man, they went bankrupt last time they went to afghanistan and theyre in worse shape now already man. They totally gave the taliban all that stuff in order to at least keep afghanistan taliban and not china iran or russia.

[@coffeetalk924]

You have way too much time on your hands 😆

[@charliemcmillin1066]

Why do you even care?

[@dovidell]

If the Iranians would have invested in desalination plants , rather than terrorism , this kind of thing wouldn't happen

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

Desalination plants are crazy expensive even without sanctions. With insurgency, they've built an empire and deterred the Americans.

[@water9097]

It is written in muslim books to attack and forcefully convert non believers and they are strict followers . So even without funding mindset would be same .

[@mbpaintballa]

shhh, killing infidels is more important than helping your people.

[@dunnowy123]

That wouldn't solve anything. This is a region far from the sea and next to a river lol.

[@nemiw4429]

​​@@dunnowy123o no, he is obviously right. Its him, the US commentator that knows nothing but solves everything. And his likers are just like him, a bunch of US peple that have no idea what goes on arround the world but have an opinion about everything. They will teach you how to live your life.

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Don’t quit your day job. That jingle was tough to listen through! Lol Keep up the good work I learn a lot from you

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I wanna know how they keep the maintenance on those trucks up? It’s been almost two years. My trucks barely last six months when new.

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8:21 that slap 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnrobert385mm]

😂😂😂

[@ImWatchingYou2012]

Lol

[@mja5400]

When Taleban killed Iranian diplomats (8:30) the reason Iran didn't go to war with them was that the supreme leader told the military that Afghanestan is like a death trap that even the soviet union couldn't win in it So they decided to bomb the border and make Taleban retreat. After that they never came back to the Border until the united states attacked Afghanestan

[@AdamWaltersPDX]

Oops 🦅

[@Meatwadsan]

Alexander the Great and the British Empire also retreated from Afghanistan

[@KoroushRP]

@@Meatwadsanalexander took it over as did the Persian empires and mongols and arabs. Brah just stop lying

[@kyosokutai]

@@KoroushRP And where are they now? They left, just like the US did.

[@zyncwargaming179]

@@kyosokutai Bruh.... he died of Typhoid fever. LMFO he never "left" then after his death empire fell apart. Dont lie and cope to yourself. Keep coping. And while US did leave their misson they came to do was completed.

[@tpyo23]

That ad was the best thing ever.

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That Morgan and Morgan commercial was fantastic

[@davidclark682]

Great analysis. Love your style and excellent research.

[@tyrport]

From The Wizard of Id; one guy comes in screaming, “ The people are dying of thirst. “ Another comes in yelling, “ The dragons in the moat are starving. “. The king says, “ Some problems just take of themselves. “.

[@tkg3491]

Unintentionally!! Sure let’s go with that

[@jayeisner8849]

Great job, I feel a little bit smarter

[@eu7435]

This is my favorite episode of task and purpose so far. I really appreciate the research and geopolitical back story told in this video.

[@johnm2879]

The amount of water transfer from Afghanistan to Iran was fixed in the 1973 treaty at a certain amount. But since 1973, Afghanistan's population has increased by over 3 1/2 times from 11.3 million to 40 million. Clearly internal water consumption has increased and the Taliban is likely under pressure to export less. Meanwhile Iran's population has grown from 33 million to 88 million which means they want more water. A classic resource / population conflict. And then there is the impact of climate change which is unlikely to be positive.

[@MehrLovin]

Correct, there won't be any water left soon and Afghanistan is probably one of the first nations on earth to die off in climate change. Its totally landlocked.

[@skp8748]

Yep happening all over the water... no wonder Michael burry and Bill Gates are buying freshwater everywhere

[@DemocracyisDone]

Of course, Iran's regime destroyed Iran's water resources to a great extent in more thirty years. Iran's regime used water resources for iron smelting factories and steel production, and caused many areas of Iran to face water shortages, and protesters over the years They were suppressed by the Iranian regime. Now the Iranian regime sees only water resources from Afghanistan as suitable for obtaining water resources. Both the Islamic regime of Iran and the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan both want to increase the population, and for this reason, the population of the two countries has multiplied several times in than fifty years, and the rulers encourage the people to increase the population and make the country strong against the enemies. They never think about the problems of uncontrolled population growth.

[@DK-gl3ih]

@@DemocracyisDoneWhat’s wrong with industrialization?

[@syncopatedfeb4770]

@@DemocracyisDone jesusfreak cowshit, lol

[@RisingDad]

The jingle kills me every time

[@Brian-----]

6:20 In 1893, British diplomat and Indian civil servant Sir Mortimer Durand drew the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan (at the time, British India). 6:00 From 1903 to 1905 Colonel Sir Henry McMahon, Egyptian High Commissioner during World War 1, drew the southern portion of the border between Afghanistan and Iran, which is what this video concerns.

[@srw4598]

So, they taking the bait the UK has set for them 😢 So manipulative.

[@ElGrandoCaymano]

What?

[@fernandosalcido1620]

Been thinking about this for months. Regardless if the equipment was left on purpose or not we can’t deny that this is an issue for China/ Taliban cooperation, and Iran (another US rival) will be preoccupied and makes is vulnerable to pincer pressure be it by both war and economic means. Those are my thoughts, I could be missing the big picture, would definitely appreciate feedback.

[@redpillerl488]

*Israel's rival

[@Metapharsical]

I'm very curious to see how China handles it's diplomatic ties with Afghanistan. It is a very strategic location for their Belt and Road Initiative..however, the CCP suffer no extremists and they blame the Taliban for the Uighur uprisings in Xinjiang 🤷🤷🤷 but....CCP also turn a blind eye to corruption, human trafficking, genocide, etc.. as long as it doesn't threaten their local power and global influence. I wonder if it's already the case -the Triads, the Taliban, and the SouthAmerican Cartels essentially run the global sex/drug trade in cahoots?

[@Matt-xc6sp]

If the Soviets didn’t leave AKs and PKMs behind the Taliban would have fought us with Enfields. We’re just paying it forward for the next empire’s attempt.

[@Ilamarea]

"Left"... It wasn't left. It belonged to Afghanistan. >.>

[@KoroushRP]

I hope a conflict does occur so that Iran can free the Persian/Persian speaking parts of afghabistan. Taliban is a pashtun organization, and the Persian afghans hate them.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

Wait, you're telling me that if you leave $80 billion worth of weaponary with a hostile power, they might start doing dodgy shit with it?!? Well - colour me shocked!

[@anthonymartinez4307]

No. Water is drying everywhere and Iran was focused on being a world power not paying attention to the drying waters. Stupidity, stubbornness, and a reality check of oh shit i didn’t see that coming moment. We get plenty of hardships without wars it’s beyond me why all countries that failed was because they were busy trying to find a way to destroy everyone else, meanwhile they neglected the prophecy that was written down, the waters would dry? Not so religious after all now are they?

[@charlescooney9281]

If they want to go war, I say let them.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

it turned out to be a win for the US since Iran and Taliban are fighting each other

[@Jean_Jacques148]

@@ernestogastelum9123it’s most likely not turning into an all out war.

[@plasmodesta]

didn't expect the water wars to start this quickly

[@midobecker1]

So true, "It is a pity both sides can't lose!"

[@luckynedpepper9030]

Great job with the Morgan and Morgan ad. Definitely a grammy-worthy performance.

[@jonny-b4954]

It's so weird to see Morgan and Morgan ad on the internet. Like, when I was a kid, that was a local, fairly small lawyer firm. It went from billboards, to local tv commercials, to state wide, now they're in 49 states. It's weird.... It's also crazy to think my COUNTY economy is bigger than all of Afghanistan. My freaking 1 county in Florida hahaha.

[@JK-td4hi]

That’s what 4 decades of non-stop war gets you. From the Soviet invasion in the 80’s, to the civil war in the 90’s, to the 20 yr long war on terror in the 2000’s. I feel for the innocent ppl there, they can’t catch a break.

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@JK-td4hifghanistan has been useless for over a thousand years. What you expect from people who still use their left hand to wipe their ass

[@ajbro6428]

@@JK-td4hisince the dawn of time the middle east have fought with each other its nothing new

[@DarkKnight-db1dy]

@@ajbro6428 what about China? Their civil wars have already cause some of the greatest death tolls in history

[@velocirshtr3756]

@@ajbro6428so has america since its inception, but it’s a global super power. So is Africa. So is Japan. Don’t be a prison et of the moment and to equate with current “peace time” as something that has always existed in Western Europe.

[@eagleone5456]

The amount of gear and just straight up cash we left is crazy. How could one NOT think we were purposely arming the Taliban?

[@Gygsd]

If they revive training from Russian or Chinese on how to operate the leftover equipment it would be very bad news

[@agricola]

We armed the ANA. They folded like a wet towel and voila! Taliban with humvees.

[@misaelfraga8196]

​@@agricolait's not that simple as that. We had alliance contracts with many Afghan warlords within the country, but when Biden undermined the previous deal that ruined relations. So they quickly sided with Taliban, and voila the ANA found themselves alone with no friends once we pulled out.

[@nielsmichiels1939]

@@misaelfraga8196 Deal? There was no deal. Just a dumb statement by a dumb former president that they were going to leave. There was no plan either.

[@misaelfraga8196]

@@nielsmichiels1939 you're being ignorant and dismissive because it's a negative on Biden. Stop acting like Trump wasn't in control when he was Commander in Chief.

[@designedby]

Would be good to mention that it was because of Khameneie that Iran didn't attack Afghanistan because he said the military would get stuck there. Also, the American troops did work with Iranians and even used Iranian airports by the border to attack Afghanistan.

[@admiralkaede]

everyone gets bogged down its the graveyard of empires and while it didn't crash the US it did cost us a lot of cash and troops for nothing

[@ZERO-vf1nn]

Your words have absolutely nothing to do with reality. Iran has a very strong military force compared to the Taliban forces. In addition to your saying that America was using Iranian airports, I think it is the silliest joke I have ever heard in my life.

[@charleyjr.iriarte7428]

@@ZERO-vf1nn Iran might be cold in the summer, but Iran is unexpectedly warm in the winter. Who knows!? Iranians are not personalities but people. Somebody find the source of this!

[@rodritchison1995]

They're called water wars. Ethiopia vs Sudan/Egypt over the Nile; China vs India over the Indus and Meghna rivers; Mali vs Senegal over the Senegal; Afghanistan vs Iran over the Helmond. There'll be more.

[@taln0reich]

why can't we just build lots of desalination plants? Yes, desalination is expensive, but war is more expensive.

[@IronWarrior86]

@@taln0reich Because the people over there need brains in order to figure out that what you just stated is the logical approach but their religious, sectarian, and tribal differences keeps them from benefiting from each other's skills and experiences, their values does not put any emphasis on cooperation, in which pragmatism is needed. As fundamentalists they cannot become pragmatic.

[@jakeryan152]

Resource wars have always been apart of human history, especially in desert regions where resources are scarce even in the past water wars have happened, this ain’t nothing new.

[@shawngilliland243]

In the USA, California vs. Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico over the Colorado river

[@mojewjewjew4420]

@@IronWarrior86 Since the Taliban returned they have been anything but fundamentalist,if anything their deals with China and approach to governance especially in comparison to pre-invasion (first rule) they are now more pragmatic,which is why ISIS-K are attacking their positions for not being "radical" enough.

[@theemissary1313]

Between this, the issues between Egypt and Ethiopia, south east Asian countries with China, it's proving prophetic a man who said the future's wars won't be fought over oil or land, but over water.

[@MrMontanaNights]

One of the few things we absolutely need to survive that can be controlled. Scary stuff coming in the next few decades. This isn't going to get any better.

[@alanverga3456]

You're talking about Cody over at Wranglestar who made that statement?

[@EatMyShortsAU]

I think you are being a bit too optimistic future wars will likely be fought over water AND OIL, AND LAND. Look at Ukraine for example. Plenty of more conflicts brewing in the world in Africa, Asia etc.

[@infitada]

@@alanverga3456 🤣 hotshots don’t use water

[@alanverga3456]

@@infitada no he made that comment fairly recently showing some things he did around his homestead to collect water.

[@sebastianobeltrami8742]

You are fantastic guy. I subsrite with pleasure.

[@olddudeKB]

Your channel: really good Your jingles: please stop

[@davidchavez5575]

Another great video! Keep up the work from a fellow average Infantryman.

[@yo388]

Who would’ve thought that Iran backing terrorists would backfire? I am shocked.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

The back stabbing is like wild fire around the world. Everyone spent decades and tons of money on weapons, then the water dried out like the Bible stated rivers would dry up. Iran better start building distillation plants on the beach lol…..or continue building nuclear weapons but at this point it serves no purpose.

[@thealienwatcher540]

It's backfiring even for Pakistan. Pakistan proudly helped the Taliban & even declared it publicly with the hope of getting control of the mineral rich region close to their borders. Now Pakistan is tanking economically and it seems that that Muslim brotherly love is seriously lacking becoz the Taliban are holding on to those resources.

[@salmanGT4]

True. But who created these Terrorists and for what? 1990s USA armed Taliban to fight USSR 2022 USA has lost 3 out of 4 Wars in the past 80 years. Vietnam, Afghanistan & Iraq Coming to WHY? All because of Oil!! So from a neutral point of view. The USA left billions of dollars worth for the Taliban to use against Iran and modern day Russia!! It's common sense Geopolitics

[@williampounds5191]

You'd think they'd learn from all the problems the US has caused for itself doing that same thing, in that same region.

[@chandy3859]

It would seem like being united in the face of common enemy but divided after they left.

[@williamflowers9435]

With a voice like that it’s hard to believe Cappy never pursued a career in music 🎶

[@Onmy47s]

It’s times like this that make it hard for me to believe my friends died for something over there.

[@taintwasher3703]

A lot of Afghans got the chance to get out of there, a lot of women especially got education and opportunities they wouldn't have otherwise. In total there's now 8 million people out of Afghanistan, quite a lot of escapes. And we killed Bin Laden's successor who helped plan 9/11 shortly after we withdrew. Al Qaeda's current most senior member tried to stop the attacks all those years ago, so now that we eliminated Zawahiri in 2022 they aren't nearly as big of a threat. It took all 20 years to pull it off

[@politicalsheepdog]

Since the Iranians know their drones work pretty well in a war zone , I could see the Iranians launching huge drone attacks and following up with infantry and armor cleanup operations. The Iranians could win air superiority pretty quick unless a world power like China privides the Taliban with air cover. Unlikely since the Iranians are business partners with China. As Long as the Iranians don't try to conquer Afghanistan militarily, they could be effective in waging punitive strikes.

[@courierton9217]

The Taliban have the ability to takeover Iran. They already threatened Iran about it as they know that Iran is a donkey of USA and Israel.

[@KoroushRP]

Iran could just take north and central afghanistan as its Persian majority

[@A277-mw8gp]

Well that is simply not possible, because of bankruptcy of the Islamic Republic, and considerable unpopularity of regime, people of Iran will not support this war and besides people are actually a giant powder barrel, all it takes is someone to light a match

[@KoroushRP]

@@A277-mw8gp Iran isnt bankrupt and people will support their country in war and specially if it revolves around taking land.

[@aoki6332]

@@KoroushRP no you just dont understand how much the public opinion is down imagine if America will start another war now except the only people that want it his the leader what do you think will happens you cannot start a war that will be another russian invasion and will massively push the country into the bankruptcy where it headed since a few years ago right now it is believed that the country economy could collapse around 2026-27 whit all the sanction cripple the country them launching another war will probably make more sanction go up even if they attack the Taliban

[@joelaroche7667]

How in the world do you become so knowledgeable about all the broad range of things you cover???? Amazing!!

[@GazpachoTabletop]

Can't believe how much material was left behind, not to mention the people

[@kentkagle7852]

Wow youve developed into a very impressive news channel ....damn awesome

[@_Devil]

I'm surprised that they've managed to maintain the equipment for this long for it to actually function ngl

[@abdu7095]

CIA give them enough ammo and gas, thats why

[@_Devil]

@@abdu7095 True

[@Darkmattersfrank]

That’s why we left all that equipment in Afghanistan. It was a calculation the Taliban would attack Iran with our weapons. The Taliban is going to attack all the surrounding countries as payback for not helping them when we invaded and occupied Afghanistan. They did the same thing when the Soviet Union withdrew. They will be fighting their wars over the next 50 years with our weapons, just like they did with Soviet weapons against us.

[@courierton9217]

USA /Europe handed over Iraq , Afghanistan and Libya to Iran and conveniently left Bashar Al Assad in power. They installed pro Iranian Shia puppets in this countries and left the Shia regime of Assad under Iranian and Russian supervision. Taliban managed to come back. Now you will see the domino effect as all these countries will drive out the Iranian thugs backed by America and Europe while Iran chants "death to America".

[@MRNDESO-ps7bz]

👉👍😂

[@sammiller6631]

That's 5D chess

[@xblade11230]

​@MRNDESO-ps7bz Learn to tell the difference between secular Muslims and fundamentalists/terrorists Secular Muslims = turkey, Iran the men shave, the women don't wear burqas, the people don't suicide bomb for 70 virgins Fundamentalists = isis, Afghanistan men can't shave, women wear burqas, suicide = 70 virgins, believe that they need to conquer and convert non believers by force. Believe that secular Muslims are infidels and need to be converted by force Yeah the taliban fighting with Iran in the future was obvious to anyone, these nutjob terrorists have been doing it for decades

[@worknfun7368]

It all makes sense now

[@stevenharder308]

If Iran came to see the Taliban as an existential threat, then the Soviet and US withdrawals couldn’t be considered instructive. On the contrary, Iran could use the US occupation almost as a playbook, since they could count on the same kinds of superiority (obviously not to the same degree). The prospect of losing several thousand soldiers every year is grim, but not compared to having an enemy control your water supply.

[@dzevadbayraktar322]

Iran doesn't not invade or occupy other nations proven for a long time; it only defends so I'm sure they will sort it out with afghan government and these fights are often due to drug crossing over Iranian borders not about water

[@hoodatdondar2664]

@@dzevadbayraktar322 sohrab and rustum would be surprised to hear of this peaceful Iran of yours.

[@SuperCatacata]

@@dzevadbayraktar322 And what happens when the Afghans refuse to accept Iranian terms? Peace and prosperity?

[@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512]

​@@SuperCatacataAn Iranian peace by revisiting Nader Shah's play book and turning Kandahar into a pile of rubble.

[@superfungus947]

And plus Iran has absolutely no issue regarding distance. They would do much, MUCH better in Afghanistan than the US or Soviets could ever have. They share a very similar terrain, language, and culture, so would certainly have less resistance.

[@ks_hunter7327]

I love how they put towed artillery in the bed of the trucks.

[@xisotopex]

LOL at the guy karate chopping AK guy's shoulder

[@joshuaradick5679]

Truthfully, if any country could effectively invade Afghanistan it would be Iran, given its proximity, as well as a much greater appetite for to use of tactics that Geneva would disapprove of due to the lack of political accountability in Iran.

[@sisenor4091]

I’m not sure. Russia 🇷🇺 doesn’t follow the Geneva convention that well and they were right next door 🚪 to Afghanistan 🇦🇫.

[@mogreen19]

Considering a 46 mile/92 kilometer border in the mountains it would be easier for communist china to attack Afghanistan than do their million-man-swim to Taiwan. A very small mountain pass has not stopped several armies in history ...

[@aryanbhuta3382]

@@sisenor4091 Russia already tried that back in the '80s. It didn't work very well for them.

[@KoroushRP]

Half of afghanistan is Persian speaking . All Iran would need to do is support them against the pashtun speaking taliban.

[@AG-vb6vv]

And Russia would have won, had the USA not supported the Taliban through their proxy, Pakistan (which also provided shelter).

[@MM22966]

The first time I ever heard of the Taliban (1997?) they were taking a Iranian diplomatic party hostage. I thought it was the most hilarious bit of karma to happen to Iran of all people.

[@night_wolf9734]

They executed them. Is that also hilarious?

[@letecitoster3469]

@@night_wolf9734 yes

[@night_wolf9734]

@@letecitoster3469 Then Iranians should have executed those terrorists Americans from embassy

[@jacobjonm0511]

So many sick people out there who enjoy these stories.

[@nooridz2881]

@@night_wolf9734 yes it is, they were supporting a civil war in Afghanistan, they get burn with it

[@snareplug3872]

That Morgan and Morgan song 😂😂😂😂😭

[@warikwarlock]

Your ability to continually mispronounce words is, at times, simply astounding. I suspect it is sometimes intentional or even pathological and can’t be helped. If you’re trying to inform people Cappy (which you are doing a good job at overall) then this will always hold you back. That being said, love your videos for the most part and keep up the good work

[@tomconneely1361]

Worth reading David Mansfield on that area of Afghanistan and its ongoing issues with and for Iran.

[@Petrion2008]

As a Canadian waiting for the water wars with the US to start in a few years 😅

[@franklincarroll6772]

No, it won't. And you would lose.

[@moorebleakney4369]

🤣🤣

[@gregadams6827]

Thanks for these extremely informative mid-east stories. Strong supporter of Israel here. You are a extremely handsome man. Loyal viewer here. Greg, Louisiana, USA

[@chrismanning1171]

I said that over a year ago. By leaving the weapons and equipment behind it prevents another Army from invading the region. This is more than just about water.

[@SusCalvin]

It's a lot of work to move it back, or even destroy it. With a bit of manual work you can smash one rifle apart with a rock, but you need a machine shop to saw several division's worth of rifles apart. I think the USA hoped their proxy government would use that stuff. Then they pulled out all the technicians and logistics necessary to maintain that stuff.

[@chrismanning1171]

@@SusCalvin This is geo strategy because it prevents countries like China and Russia from gaining access to a warm water sea port. The original Russia invasion was to take control of Afghanistan as a lunching area to invade Pakistan for access to the sea. Armies over the past three or four hundred years have tried to control Afghanistan because of its strategic location. So now Afghanistan has enough equipment to fight off invaders. That equipment could have been burned and disabled prior to the pullout if it was planned out in advance.

[@SusCalvin]

@@chrismanning1171 The pullout assumed that the ANA wouldn't collapse so fast. Not that it would win, but that it would fight and die slow enough for embassies and bases to be evacuated. I remember how they kept telling us that the fall of Kabul was several months away to only a couple months to imminent, pushing the schedule for evacuations tighter and tighter. Disabling a lot of kit is a lot of work. This was a situation where they barely had time to burn documants at the embassy and struggled to get foreigners in the provincial towns out in time. Someone would have to sit on the tarmac on Kabul airport, taliban literally outside the city suburbs, and saw rifle barrels and vehicles apart. If someone wanted to arm and fund a warlord in Afghanistan it is a lot easier to just do so. They are a pretty flexible, negotiable lot who I think wouldn't mind being paid to raid iranian border posts if someone paid them for it and they thought they could get away with it.

[@chrismanning1171]

@@SusCalvin What part of " if planned out in advance" you didn't understand?

[@SusCalvin]

@@chrismanning1171 The USA didn't want the afghan puppet government to negotiate with the taliban, and some years later decided to negotiate a separate peace with them. The important part of that was that attacks on US sites decreased, and US forces could draw out largely unimpeded. I just don't think the speed which the taliban advanced on Kabul was anticipated. The schedule for clearing out embassies, NGOs, contractors and afghan staff was shrunk. Right now, the taliban want other nations to recognize them as the legit central government of Afghanistan, and to unfreeze assets banked abroad.

[@lip124]

I mean US leaving military equipment for Afghan to go against Iran, kinda makes sense lol.

[@SusCalvin]

By comparison, there is still kit left from the balkan wars floating around the black markets of Europe. Guns don't go bad and destroying huge amounts of them is a lot of work. At best, you need a machine shop where armourers saw them apart. Or dump them down the ocean. Wars always creates situations where a lot of leftover kit is sitting around and the blokes supposed to guard it are either dead, busy somewhere else or gone during windows of opportunity.

[@jawaidiqbalkhalil]

The last major war between Iran/Persia and Afghanistan broke out during 1701. The 27 years war ended when Pashtuns captured Asfahan, the capital of Safvid Persian empire. This caused the capitulation of Iran and ensured a short lived Hottak Pashtun rule over Iran.

[@mmz5844]

And after that Nader shah the Napoleon of the east chase afghans to India not just capturing afghan lands but also captured India 😂

[@wisdomseekers479]

This reminds me of a jamiacan tune back in the 70's " war ina babylon"

[@aaronleverton4221]

If the Taliban got a confidence boost by defeating a force that didn't fight after watching their President abandon them, they're setting themselves up to find out how small their pond is.

[@nooridz2881]

didn't fight ? .. they were fighting for 20 yrs.. afghan army was fighting Taliban alone since 2014 when US ended combat mission..

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@nooridz2881 And they stopped fighting when?

[@lilosiddiqi3050]

@@aaronleverton4221 they stopped fighting when they weren't getting paid, remove yourself from the propapaganda trillion was $$ were not spend on Afghanistan. they were send to Afghanistan to be laundered, western armies were not there to help Afghanistan what so ever, there clear evidence for those who seeks that clearly shows how western troops treated Afghan citizens this is why the Taliban were able to get so much support and so quickly and the same reason why the Afghan army didn't fight... there as nothing worth fighting for.

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

US troop numbers did decrease in the 2010s as the US took more of an advisory role, but even then the superpower with a lot of defense money couldn't completely eliminate the Taliban. This is what gives them a confidence boost as Iran is broke and doesn't have the military capabilities of the US. Some of the Iranian protests of the last few years had Iranians calling for the end to funding Hezbollah and other Shia militias as Iran couldn't afford to spend money on that when the economy was in shambles.

[@WendellMcAdoo]

We can blame Trump...

[@tubeit365]

As always, excellent video! On a side note, I hope Morgan & Morgan paid you a lot of extra money for that jingle. Corporations pay hundreds of thousands, sometimes Millions for a catchy jingle. And you just created one. It's both catchy, and hilarious.... and most importantly it captures the attention of subliminal memory. My background is industrial organizational psychology, I know a little something something, about this kind of stuffy stuff. ☺🤔

[@MichaelMichaelides]

🙌

[@catmelvin997]

feel like i had no idea these 'clashes' were actually kind of battles. How do they normally end? How does it not escalate?

[@DUBSTEP_KUSH305]

8:22 ah yeeeeet (slapped him to stop) 😅

[@christoney2491]

The quality and depth of information in your videos has continued to grow, and it's really quite amazing to watch. Keep up the good work.