2023 Afghanistan–Iran clash

2023 Afghanistan–Iran clash

Part of the spillover of the Afghan conflict

Location of the fighting

Date

27 May 2023

Location

Afghanistan–Iran border

Result

status quo ante bellum

Border crossings reopened

Belligerents

Units involved

Afghan Armed Forces

Border Guard Command

Casualties and losses

1 killed (Afghan claim)
Several killed (Iranian claim)

1 killed (Afghan claim)
1 killed, 2 injured (Iranian claim)

Afghan conflict
1975 uprising Saur Revolution (1978) 1979 uprisings Soviet–Afghan War (1979–89) Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2015–present) Republican insurgency in Afghanistan

On 27 May 2023, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Iranian border guards clashed along the Afghanistan–Iran border between the Afghan Nimruz Province and the Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan province. After a brief clash, the two sides de-escalated the situation.