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Afghanistan protests to killings by Iranian forces

Afghanistan has protested to neighbouring Iran over the killing of a number of its nationals by Iranian forces, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 10:52 May 14, 2008
  • Gulf News

Kabul: Afghanistan has protested to neighbouring Iran over the killing of a number of its nationals by Iranian forces, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministry expressed its concern on Tuesday about the killings, which happened a day earlier on Iranian soil near the southwestern Afghan province of Nimroz.

It was the second killing of Afghans by Iranian forces in less than a month, the ministry said in a statement. It did not give details of Monday's incident or numbers involved.

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