Clashes on Iran-Afghanistan border, involving small arms and artillery

There are currently no reports of casualties or the cause of the clash at the Iran-Afghanistan border on May 27. (Source: AFP)

According to the agency, the fighting took place in the border area between Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran and Nimruz province, southwestern Afghanistan.

Both sides used small arms and artillery, but the Iranian side did not fire missiles as some sources claimed.

There have been no reports of casualties or the cause of the clash, which has since ended. The Iranian Embassy in Kabul and the Afghan Ministry of Defense have begun contact to investigate the incident.

Previously, on July 31, 2022, a representative of the police force in Nimroze province, southern Afghanistan, said that clashes had occurred between the Taliban and Iranian border guards, killing at least one person.

Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted the leader of the Hirmand border district in Iran's Sistan & Baluchestan province as saying that the clashes had ended and there were no casualties.

According to Tasnim, the clash broke out after Taliban forces attempted to raise the flag "in an area that is not Afghan territory".