Iranian state news agencies reported on Thursday that the Taliban has released six Iranian border guards.

These guards had been detained earlier on Thursday after entering Afghan territory in Farah province.

Mehr and ISNA news agencies wrote that six Iranian border guards who were detained by the Taliban at the Afghanistan border had been released a few hours ago.

Earlier, sources told Afghanistan International that Taliban border forces had arrested six Iranian soldiers who had crossed the border in Farah province.

Iran had stated that these forces had "mistakenly entered Afghan territory."

The Taliban had handed over the detained border guards to the intelligence department for further investigation.