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iranwire – Afghanistan’s Taliban government says at least 10 Afghan citizens were killed in a shooting by Iranian border forces, with two others missing.
Nasim Badri, spokesman for the Taliban’s central command in Farah province, announced the deaths in a statement posted on X.
He said the individuals were attempting to illegally enter Iran through the Abunasr Farahi border crossing.
The statement did not specify when the shooting occurred.
Iran has previously warned it would deal harshly with those attempting to cross its borders illegally.
Similar reports of Iranian border guards shooting Afghan citizens in border areas have emerged in recent months.
Since a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, Iranian authorities have deported tens of thousands of Afghans from the country.
The Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution last month criticizing Iran’s treatment of Afghan refugees.
The resolution condemned Iran for revoking temporary legal protections for Afghan refugees, threatening their basic rights, particularly those of women and girls, increasing restrictions on access to basic services for undocumented Afghans, and the widespread deportation of more than 1.65 million Afghan nationals.
