Periscope Depth 06/01/2023: Water Dispute Turns Deadly On Afghan-Iranian Border
June 01 2023
On May 27, Iranian and Taliban forces in Afghanistan exchanged small-arms and mortar fire near the town of Kang in Afghanistan's southwestern Nimruz province, on the border with Iran.
The state-controlled Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that Afghan forces fired first. Taliban-controlled media did not immediately report on the fight.
The Pakistan-based blog, “Khorasan Diary,” reported that two Iranian border guards were killed and three injured in the skirmish, citing...
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