2009 Afghanistan–Iran clash
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On 23 April 2009, a clash erupted between the border guards of Afghanistan and Iran in Nimroz Province near the Afghanistan–Iran border. One Iranian border guard was killed in the clash and another border guard was captured by the Afghan border police. According to General Saifullah Hakim, the head of Afghanistan's border police in Nimroz, the clash was caused by the incursion by the Iranian border guards into Tang District of Nimroz Province. Iran's Press TV also confirmed that a clash took place between the border guards of two countries and one Iranian soldier was killed while another was captured in the clash.
