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Iran-Afghanistan border tensions continue

The Islamic Republic and the Taliban have formed a committee to address violence on the border.
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Border clashes are continuing on Iran’s border with Afghanistan, prompting the two countries to formally meet on the issue. 

Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister Seyyed Majid Mir-Ahmadi said yesterday that border guards for the Taliban government in Afghanistan shot at Iranian border guards late last month. Iranian forces returned fire, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. 

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