Iranian Border Guards Killed in Taliban Clash Amid Water Dispute
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Two Iranian border guards were killed in clashes with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported, further straining relations between the neighbors amid a dispute over water resources.
Two others were injured when Taliban fighters fired at Iranian positions in Sasuli in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province, the news agency reported, adding that it didn’t have information about Taliban casualties.