Al-Monitor: Iranian forces, Taliban clash over Afghan 'border misunderstanding'
Iranian media denied reports that several Iranian border checkpoints fell to the Taliban on Wednesday.
Clashes between Iranian forces and Afghanistan’s Taliban fighters have ended, Iranian state news outlets reported on Wednesday, blaming a “border misunderstanding” for the incident.
"The clashes ended and Iran is discussing the dispute over the border with the Taliban," Reuters quoted the semi-official Tasnim news agency as saying.
The Iranian news outlet also denied reports that the Taliban fighters had captured an Iranian border camp near Afghanistan’s Nimroz province.
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Iran And Taliban Forces Clash In Border Area
Taliban, Iran Say Misunderstanding Sparked Brief Border Clashes -- VOA
Clashes over Iran-Afghanistan's 'border misunderstanding' ended -- Reuters
Iran and Taliban forces clash in border area -- Al Jazeera
Taliban clash with Iranian troops in 'misunderstanding' at border -- The National
Iranian border guards, Taliban engage in fierce fighting -- Middle East Monitor
Fierce Taliban vs. Iran Clashes Break Out On Afghan Border -- Zero Hedge
/Air drop a thousand 10-hour timer suicide vests to each side.
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