Iran, Afghanistan discuss border issues
Taliban’s Defense Ministry said Iranian and Afghan officials discussed issues related to the common border and bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
Taliban’s Defense Ministry in a post on its X account on Wednesday said the coordination meeting was held at Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Herat.
According to the statement, Taliban officials assured the Iranian side that they are ready for any joint cooperation and establishing good relations with the neighboring countries.
The ministry added that the Iranian delegation expressed its satisfaction with the cooperation of Afghan border guards with the Iranian side.
Since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban group in 2021, several clashes have erupted between the countries’ border guards over different issues.
In May 2023, two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed after a shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan.