Iran Asks Taliban To Consider Principles of Border Management
Ahmad Vahidi, the Minister of Interior of Iran, hoped that the Taliban officials pay more attention to the principles of border management to prevent border incidents.
Vahidi added that Iran’s border security would be partially ensured by intelligent management systems.
Over the past two years, the Taliban and the Islamic Republic of Iran have had several border skirmishes at the joint borders between Afghanistan and Iran. In the latest case in June, Taliban forces and Iranian border guards clashed in the Kang area of Nimroz province. During this border skirmish, a member of the Taliban and two soldiers of the Islamic Republic had been killed.
However, the Iranian interior minister stressed that the border situation is regularly discussed with the Taliban.
He said, "We will certainly welcome any software and hardware equipment for the improvement of border security."
However, Vahidi said that currently "the situation of the joint borders with Afghanistan is calm and we do not have any problems with the Taliban”.
