Two countries took a position of war: there are dead and wounded

According to reports from Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, based on its sources in the region, clashes broke out between Taliban border forces and Iranian border guards near the Sasuli police station in the Hirmand district of Iran’s province. of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Iranian state television, for its part, announced that the military commanders of both sides held a meeting to assess the cause of the conflict.

THERE IS A LOSS ON BOTH SIDES

On the other hand, according to the news from Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency based at the Sistan-Baluchistan Province Border Guard Command, one of the Iranian border guards was killed in the clash with Taliban forces in the “Makki” region. from the common border between Iran and Afghanistan today he too was injured.

No further details were given in the report.

THE TALIBAN ACCEPT IRAN

The Taliban interim government’s Defense Ministry announced that shooting by Iranian soldiers in the border area of ​​Kang district of Nimroz province sparked clashes between the two sides.

The ministry stated that “it is not in the interest of either party to make excuses for starting the war and to engage in negative behaviour”, adding that the Taliban administration sees dialogue as the most reasonable way to resolve any problem.

Abdulnafi Tekur, spokesman for the Taliban’s Interior Ministry, said in a statement on his Twitter account that one person from both sides was killed and many others injured as a result of the conflict.

Ayub Kurd, General Manager of Transport and Roads in Sistan and Balochistan, stated that due to the recent clashes on the Iran-Afghanistan border, all business activities on the Afghanistan-Malik border have been suspended until further notice.

IRAN: THE FIRE OF THE TALIBAN ANSWERED

Iran Police Department Deputy Commander General Kasım Rızayi also announced that Taliban forces started to open fire on the Sasuli border police station with heavy weapons around 10:00 local time and Iranian border guards responded. to the fire.

Rızayi stated that the clashes that ended later started a few hours ago and continued.

Ahmed Reza Radan, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Police Force, also instructed border guards to respond decisively to “any border violations and aggressions.”

There has been tension between Iran and the Taliban over the exchange of water on the Hilmend River in recent days.

While the Taliban administration argues that due to the drought in the region, the amount of water in the Keceki Dam and Kemal Han rivers in the Hilmend River has decreased and therefore the water does not reach Iran, Iran claims that a technical delegation should visit the dams and confirm this situation.

After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, Pakistani and Iranian border forces clashed with Taliban forces from time to time. (AA)