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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
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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