KABUL(Pajhwok): Afghan and Iranian security officials on Saturday accused each other of starting first a border clash that lasted several hours and left several dead and wounded.
The Afghan Ministry of Interior said Iranian border forces opened fire in the direction of Afghanistan in the vicinity of Nimroz province and in the ensuing clash, one security guard on each side were killed and several others were wounded.
Nimroz police spokesman Gul Mohammad Qudrat said the clash erupted between Afghan and Iranian border forces in the border area of Makki village of Kang district at around 11am and continued for . . .
