At least three killed in clash on Iran-Afghan border

Taliban, Iran exchange heavy gunfire on Afghan border; water rights issue escalates

The Taliban and Iranian forces exchanged heavy gunfire on the Afghan border on Saturday (May 27), killing and wounding troops, escalating tension between Kabul and Tehran amid a dispute over water rights. According to the IRNA news agency, Iran's Deputy Police Chief Gen. Qassem Rezaei accused the Taliban of opening fire on the border of Iran's Sistan and Balochistan provinces and the Afghan province of Nimroz. Citing Iranian police, the IRNA said

Iran Exchanges Heavy Gunfire With Taliban on Afghan Border, Escalating Tensions Over Water Rights

Videos posted online, purportedly from the area, included the crackle of machine gun fire in the distance.

'Heavy casualties' as Iran, Taliban exchange gunfire at Afghan border over water rights

Several troops were killed and wounded after Iran and Taliban exchanged heavy gunfire on Afghan border over water rights.

At Least Three Killed in Clash on Iran-Afghan Border

Iran has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers of violating a 1973 treaty by restricting the flow of water from the Helmand river to Iran’s parched eastern regions

Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights

By JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between the two countries amid a dispute over water rights. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the country’s deputy police chief, Gen. Qassem Rezaei, accusing the Taliban of opening fire first Saturd…

3 killed in Afghanistan-Iran border clash

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): 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 Khaama Press News Agency is an online news […]