Iran, Taliban Exchange Heavy Fire Amid Border Water Dispute

Reuters: At Least Three Killed in Clash on Iran-Afghan Border 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed after shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman and Iran's state media said on Saturday.

It was not immediately clear what had provoked the incident, in which several people were also injured, but it came amid tensions between the two countries over water rights. 

Iran has accused Afghanistan's Taliban rulers of violating a 1973 treaty by restricting the flow of water from the Helmand river to Iran's parched eastern regions, an accusation denied by the Taliban. 

"Today, in Nimroz province, Iranian border forces fired toward Afghanistan, which was met with a counter-reaction," spokesman for the Taliban-run interior ministry, Abdul Nafi Takor, said in a statement. 

"The situation is under control now. The Islamic Emirate does not want to fight with its neighbours," the spokesman said, without identifying the victims.  

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Iran, Taliban Exchange Heavy Fire Amid Border Water Dispute  

Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights -- AP  

Iranian Border Guards Killed in Taliban Clash Amid Water Dispute -- Bloomberg 

Iranian and Taliban forces engage in shootout on border over water dispute -- Times of Israel  

Taliban clash with Iranian forces – reports -- RT  

At least three killed in shooting at Iran-Afghan border -- Al Jazeera