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Iranian forces, Taliban clash over Afghan 'border misunderstanding'

Iranian media denied reports that several Iranian border checkpoints fell to the Taliban on Wednesday.

HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images
In this picture taken on Oct. 19, 2021, a Taliban fighter stands guard at the Islam Qala border between Iran and Afghanistan. — HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images

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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