Islamic State Asia Saudi-Funding and Naive Policymakers Endanger Region By Joseph Thomas, June 01, 2017.. ..…

After the Soviet withdrawal, those militias coalesced into a pan-Shiite group called Hezb-e-Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan (Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan), but it was relatively minor compared to Sunni mujahideen groups backed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.  . ..…