INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the border with Iran, which has so far exercised restraint to contain the situation
On Sunday, Afghan news media broke the news that clashes took place between the border guards of Iran and the Taliban in the southeastern
Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Seyed Majid Mir-Ahmadi said the clashes erupted in the Hirmand region when a small group of
Taliban border guards ignored border laws and took provocative measures in the Zahak region
clashes took place because the Taliban border guards were unfamiliar with the complexities of the porous Iran-Afghanistan borders, according
Taliban forces are yet to get familiar with border issues
common border with Afghanistan is that these events seem to be caused by the lack of proper attention and knowledge of the Afghan border
to deal with traffickers and drug trafficking
In some of these areas, it seems that the Afghan border guards are not aware of the border situation and do not have accurate knowledge of
guard forces closely monitor the border movements along the borders of the region
We expect the authorities of Afghanistan to train their border guard forces more carefully
And they should be familiar with the border lines and know their duties so that we do not witness the repetition of such
Iran is not seeking to escalate tensions with Afghanistan
Taliban in case border clashes continue
Shahriyar Heidari, an Iranian lawmaker, told ILNA that now Iran is not taking decisive action against the Taliban because it blames border
clashes on the Taliban's unawareness of border laws but if the Taliban continue to violate these laws, they will receive a decisive response
