2009 Afghanistan–Iran clash
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On 23 April 2009, a clash erupted between the border guards of Afghanistan and Iran in Nimroz province near the Afghanistan–Iran border. One Iranian border guard was killed in the clash and another border guard was captured by the Afghan border police.[2] According to General Saifullah Hakim, head of Afghanistan's border police in Nimroz, the cause of the clash was the incursion by the Iranian border guards into the Tang district of Nimroz province.[1] Iran's Press TV also confirmed that a clash took place between the border guards of two countries and one Iranian soldier was killed while another was captured in the clash.[2]
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2009 Afghanistan–Iran clashes | |||||||
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Part of the spillover of the Afghan conflict | |||||||
Map of Afghanistan's Nimruz province where the clashes took place | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamic Republic of Iran | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | General Saifullah Hakim[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Border Guard Command | Afghan Border Police | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 soldier killed[2] 1 soldier captured[2] | None |
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The two countries had also previously clashed in 2007 and 2008 and later on in 2021 and 2023.[3][4]