Iran's Tasnim news agency and the Russian news agency Sputnik's Urdu language website quoted Israeli expert Semyon Tsipis on Saturday as saying Israeli forces were operating out of the United States' Shindand Air Force base in in western Afghanistan, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the Iranian border, according to Yisrael Hayom.
Tsipis reportedly claimed that the Israeli activity was being carried out with the knowledge and approval of the Afghan government, despite the fact that the Israelis were operating inside the country within the framework of the US forces stationed there and as a result, did not need Afghan approval for the mission.