2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes

2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes
	Part of the spillover of the Afghanistan conflict
	; Map of Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, along the Iranian boundary of which the clashes took place
Date	1 December 2021
Location	Afghanistan–Iran border
Result	Status quo ante bellum Afghanistan captures several checkpoints, later pushed back.;
Belligerents
Afghanistan	Iran
Units involved
Islamic Emirate Armed Forces 215 Azam Corps;	Border Guard Command
Casualties and losses
	Both sides denied suffering any casualties while media reports claimed casualties on both sides

The 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes took place between the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces and the Iranian Border Guard Command along checkpoints on the Afghanistan–Iran border. The clashes occurred on the 1st of December, the cross-border fighting saw troops of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan capture several checkpoints on the Iranian side of the international border. The clashes ended later that day, after the two sides promptly came to an agreement that saw the Taliban force withdraw from all captured Iranian territory. Iran and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan subsequently referred to the incident as a "misunderstanding" and denied suffering any casualties, while various media reports reported casualties on both sides.

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