Deadly Clash Erupts on Iran-Afghan Border Over Water Rights

Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed in a shooting near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan. The incident occurred amid tensions between the two countries over water rights. Iran has accused Afghanistan's Taliban rulers of violating a 1973 treaty by restricting the flow of water from the Helmand river to Iran's parched eastern regions, an accusation denied by the Taliban. Following the clash, Iranian authorities closed the Milak – Zaranj border post, a major commercial crossing, until further notice.