Afghanistan urges Iran to halt use of its nationals as mercenaries in Syria 1/8/2018 10:25:34 PM The Afghan gonerment says it opposes any kind od proxy war the Middle East. KABUL, Arab News,  9 January 2018  - Afghanistan has called on Iran to stop sending Afghan refugees as mercenaries of its proxy war in Syria, after it was revealed that more than 2,000 Afghan combatants had been killed in the war so far. “The Afghan government opposes any kind of proxy war. As we dismiss proxy war in Afghanistan, we announce our opposition to proxy war in other countries as well,” Shah Hussien Murtazawi, chief spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani, told Arab News. “The blood of this country’s sons should not be spilt to further the goals and expansionist designs of a few countries ... Afghan sentiments and vulnerabilities should not be exploited for their (Iran’s) goals and objectives.” In a rare confession, an Afghan official with the “Fatemiyoun Brigade,” which is ...