Border officials of Taliban and Uzbekistan met in the Northern Hairatan port of Afghanistan on Thursday. The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense said that the group's border officials have discussed resolving the border issues through dialogue in order to prevent border violations.
Earlier in July 2022, Taliban forces had clashed with Uzbek border guards in Shortepa district of Balkh province.
According to the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense, the group’s 6th brigade command Mansoor Jawid and the commander of the border forces of Uzbekistan, met in Hairatan port.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban forces have clashed with Iran, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan forces several times.
In one such case, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev confirmed that an Uzbek soldier had been killed during clashes on the border with Afghanistan.
Earlier this year, Islamic State-Khursan (IS-K) claimed to have launched a rocket attack on the Termez military facility in Uzbekistan from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have a 137 kilometers joint borders.
