Saudis Bankroll Taliban, Even as King Officially Supports Afghan Government (Published 2016)

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Much of that largess is spread about in pursuit of what Mr. Nasr describes as a Saudi strategy of building a wall of Sunni radicalism across South and Central Asia to contain Iran, its Shia rival.
47% : The Iranians, too, have been busy building madrasas, universities and cultural centers for the Shiite population, and even a road to the border with Iran.

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