3 killed in clash on Iran-Afghan border

Home NewsWorld 3 killed in clash on Iran-Afghanistan border The conflicts also led to the injuries of several others from both sides, including civilians, according to the IRNA and Taliban’s Interior Ministry. IANS 28 May 2023 7:34 AM Representative image TEHRAN: Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed during armed clashes near a border police station between Iran and Afghanistan, according to Iran’s official IRNA news agency and Taliban’s Interior Ministry. The two sides accused each other of opening fire first on Saturday morning near the police station on the border of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province and the Afghan province of Nimroz, Xinhua news agency reported. The reason for the skirmish is not known yet and the Iranian Embassy in Kabul and Afghanistan’s Taliban-run acting Ministry of National Defense have started correspondence and phone calls to investigate the cause of the tension. The conflicts also led to the injuries of several others from both sides, including civilians, according to the IRNA and Taliban’s Interior Ministry.