2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes
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The 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes took place between the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces and the Iranian Border Guard Command along checkpoints on the Afghanistan–Iran border.[3] The clashes occurred on the 1st of December, the cross-border fighting saw troops of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan capture several checkpoints on the Iranian side of the international border.[1] The clashes ended later that day, after the two sides promptly came to an agreement that saw the Taliban force withdraw from all captured Iranian territory.[4][5][1] Iran and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan subsequently referred to the incident as a "misunderstanding" and denied suffering any casualties, while various media reports reported casualties on both sides.[2][1]
2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes | |||||||
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Part of the spillover of the Afghanistan conflict | |||||||
Map of Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, along the Iranian boundary of which the clashes took place | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Afghanistan | Iran | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Islamic Emirate Armed Forces | Border Guard Command | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Both sides denied suffering any casualties[2] while media reports claimed casualties on both sides[1] |