Officials say Iran is backing the Taliban with cash, weapons

Western and Afghan officials say Tehran is increasing the funding and supplies it has been giving to the Taliban and is recruiting and training foreign fighters inside Iran's own borders. A Taliban commander named Abdullah told The Wall Street Journal that after he was detained for working illegally in Iran, an Iranian intelligence officer approached him and said he would double his salary if he would work for him in Afghanistan. Now, Abdullah receives a salary of $580 a month and "Iran supplies...