IFP - The Leader of Iran�s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised Afghan troops� resistance against terrorists in Iraq and Syria.�



In a recent meeting with families of Afghan martyrs in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, Ayatollah Khamenei said he has always lauded Afghan nationals, particularly the Hazaras.

�I had personally seen that their seminary students felt an affinity with us, and I have known them since old times,� the Leader said.

Ayatollah Khamenei praised the Afghan troops in Syria and Iraq who fought against terrorists and were martyred while defending holy shrines there against ISIS terrorists.

�We do respect your (Afghan) martyrs, and this is among the incidents what have rarely happened in the history of Islam,� the Leader said.

He noted that Afghan forces, having a feeling of religious duty, got engaged in a tough fight against terrorists, did well, and were finally martyred.