Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed after shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman and Iran's state media said on Saturday. It was not immediately clear what had provoked the incident, in which several people were also injured, but it came amid tensions between
At least two Iranian border guards and one Taliban security force have been killed after clashes between Taliban and Iranian forces at the border crossing point, according to a Taliban spokesperson and Iranian state media on Saturday, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
The clashes represent a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries amid a dispute over water rights in the region, with both sides exchanging blame.
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