Have Former Afghan Forces Reportedly Join Forces with IDF to Combat Hamas? Here’s the Reality
News is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter) claiming that Former Afghan special forces, Evacuated to the US, have reportedly joined forces with the IDF in Gaza to combat Hamas. The news has garnered a massive reaction from users on X(Twitter).
The news has been posted by many Pakistan–based handles including Eagle Eye, The Intel Consortium, and Pakistan Observer.
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Furthermore, we found that several users shared this news on X(Twitter).
Fact-Check
To determine the reality of the viral news, the DFRAC team searched some keywords on Google in the context of the above viral news.
No such news article has been found in the context of the above viral news.
However, we found the latest news article published by the Independent. co. uk with the headline: “At last! Afghan special forces heroes set for sanctuary in UK after government U-turn”
In this news article, The Independent.co.uk mentioned: “Hundreds of Afghan special forces soldiers abandoned by Britain despite risking their lives to fight against the Taliban are finally set to be given sanctuary in the UK in a major victory for The Independent” Further, the article stated: “The dramatic U-turn comes after a joint investigation by The Independent, Lighthouse Reports and Sky News revealed how soldiers had been subjected to torture and murder at the hands of the Taliban after being denied help by the UK government, despite extensive evidence showing they were paid, trained and worked “shoulder to shoulder” with British special forces”.
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC’s Fact-Check that the viral news claiming Former Afghan Forces reportedly Joined forces with IDF to combat Hamas is fake as no such news article has been found in this regard.
Hence, the claim of social media users is false.
