The Taliban and Iran have exchanged heavy gunfire on the Islamic Republic’s border with AfghanistanDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between the two countries amid a dispute over water rights. The semiofficial, English-language newspaper Tehran Times said the fighting killed three Iranian border guards. IRNA said the Milak border crossing with Afghanistan, a major trade route, was closed until further notice over the gunfight. Mullah Yaqoob is the son of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban’s late founder and first supreme leader. “Our leader Mullah Yaqoob will stand against Iran or we are not the republic’s government.

Source: ABC News May 28, 2023 09:07 UTC