Unverified video from Syrian rebels shows them pulling an Iranian regime hostage from rubble . The man appears terrified and is unable to speak Arabic , it becomes clear that he is Afghan . The man tells interrogators that he is an asset to Iran , which has paid him to fight in Syria . He went to Afghanistan and met other men recruited by Iran who had returned from Afghanistan .
Unverified video from Syrian rebels shows them pulling an Assad regime fighter from rubble . The man appears terrified and is unable to speak Arabic , it becomes clear that he is Afghan . The man tells interrogators that he is an immigrant to Iran , which has paid him to fight in Syria . CNN went to Afghanistan and met other men recruited by Iran who had returned from Syria .