2009 Afghanistan–Iran clash

December 2022 2009 Afghanistan–Iran clashes the spillover of the Afghan conflict File:Nimruz in Afghanistan.svg Map of Afghanistan's Nimruz province where the clashes took place 23 April 2009 Nimroz province, Afghanistan–Iran border Status quo ante bellum Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Iran Unknown Islamic Republic of Afghanistan General Saifullah HakimIranian Killed In Iran-Afghan Border Clash https://www.rferl.org/a/Iranian_Killed_In_IranAfghan_Border_Clash/1614365.html RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty en 23 April 2009 Border Guard Command Afghan Border Police 1 soldier killedIranian killed in Iran-Afghan border clash-report https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSDAH329984 Reuters en 23 April 20091 soldier captured None 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. The two countries had also clashed in 2007 and 2008 and would later clash again in 2021 and 2023. Background Afghanistan and Iran share a long and porous border, which is used by smugglers to traffic drugs into Iran. Many Afghans also illegally cross the border to enter Iran. The activity of the smugglers along the Afghanistan–Iran border has been a source of bilateral tensions between the two countries.Gul Ayaz Taliban, Iran Say Misunderstanding Sparked Brief Border Clashes https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-iran-say-misunderstanding-sparked-brief-border-clashes/6335689.html VOA en 1 December 2021 Border clashes between the border guards of the two countries are common in the area. Clash General Saifullah Hakim, the head of Afghanistan's border police in Nimroz, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that the Iranian border guards had ignored the warnings issued by the Afghan forces after they illegally crossed the border into Afghanistan and entered the Tang district of Nimroz. In the resulting shootout with Afghan border police in Tang District, one Iranian border guard was killed, and another was captured. Hakim said that had been acknowledged by the Iranian officials and that the detained soldier, along with the body of the deceased soldier, would be returned to Iran. Iran's Press TV also reported the death of one Iranian soldier and the capture of another by the Afghan border police.Iran, Afghan border guards clashed-Iran's Press TV https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSDAH326276 Reuters en 23 April 2009 Previous clashes On 8 March 2007, one Afghan and one Iranian border guard were killed in an armed clash along the border of the two countries. The clash also left one border guard injured on both sides.Afghan, Iranian Security Forces Clash On Border https://www.rferl.org/a/1075163.html RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty en 9 March 2007 On 20 April 2008, an armed clash between the border guards of the two countries left one Afghan civilian dead and two Iranian officers wounded.Iranian, Afghan forces clash along border https://www.today.com/id/wbna24226079 TODAY.com en 20 April 2008Iranian, Afghan forces clash along border https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24226079 NBC News en 20 April 2008Iranian, Afghan forces clash at southwestern border, 1 civilian killed https://www.jpost.com/international/iranian-afghan-forces-clash-at-southwestern-border-1-civilian-killed The Jerusalem Post 21 April 2008 0792-822X See also 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes References Category:2009 in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:2009 in Iran Category:Spillover of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Afghanistan-Iran clash Category:Afghanistan–Iran relations Category:Afghanistan–Iran border Category:21st century in Nimruz Province