Iranian police blame Taliban for starting border clash – Politics News – Tasnim News Agency

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In remarks on Saturday, Iran’s deputy police commander, General Qassem Rezaei, reported on what happened in the morning in a border region between Iran and Afghanistan.

He said Taliban forces in Afghanistan ignored good neighborly norms and violated international regulations when they used various types of weapons to fire on Iran’s Sasouli police station, part of the Zabol border regiment. , around 10 a.m. local time, Saturday. .

The general said the courageous Iranian border guards reacted decisively and gave the attackers the necessary warnings in accordance with border protocols, but unfortunately the Taliban resumed fire a few hours later.

Following the Taliban’s decision to escalate clashes, the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan, issued a firm order urging border guards to protect the country’s borders with courage and determination and not allow anyone to approach or violate the borders, he added.

The deputy commander said Iranian border guards have been ordered to give an overwhelming response to any border violation, saying Afghanistan’s current rulers must be held accountable for their ill-advised steps that contravene the principles international.

Iran said the skirmish broke out in a border region between southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province and Afghanistan’s Nimruz province in areas around the villages of Sasouli, Hatam and Makaki.

A statement said Iranian military forces used small arms, crew-served weapons and artillery, but denied the use of missiles.

He also quashed rumors that Iran had bombed Zaranj airport in Afghanistan, saying the clashes were confined to the rural areas mentioned above.

The Iranian embassy in Kabul and Taliban officials later had contacts to investigate the incident.

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