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The border begins at the tripoint with Turkmenistan in the Harirud river before proceeding overland just to the east of the Iranian town of Taybad.The border then follows a series of short straight lines, passing through the Daryache-ye Namakzar and the Daqq-e Patergan salt lakes; two 'beaks' of Iranian territory protrude into Afghanistan along this section.
Relations between Iran, a primarily Shiite country, and the Taliban, dominated by Sunni fundamentalists, have historically been highly volatile. [15] During the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist from the consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif were executed, in an incident condemned by the Taliban.
Iran has international borders with 13 sovereign countries, both on land and sea. It has a total of 5,894 kilometres (3,662 mi) land borders with Iraq , Turkey , Azerbaijan , Armenia , Turkmenistan , Afghanistan , and Pakistan . [ 1 ]
The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between the two ...
Iran's western borders are with Turkey in the north and Iraq in the south, terminating at the Arvand Rud. The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman littorals form the entire 1,770-kilometre (1,100 mi) southern border. To the east lie Afghanistan on the north and Pakistan on the far south.
Afghanistan and Iran are major trading partners since they share an extensive border region. As part of the trade corridor with Central Asia, Afghanistan exports to Iran increased to over US$40 million in 2013 (mostly in form of agricultural products), but then declined to below US$20 million in 2019. Iranian exports to Afghanistan, mostly in ...
The Abresham border crossing is located to the west of Zaranj, on the Afghanistan–Iran border. [5] [1] [6] It is one of three important trade-routes that connect Central Asia, East Asia and South Asia with the Middle East. [7] Zaranj Airport is located some 13 miles (21 km) to the east of the city.
Islām Qala (Pashto: اسلام کلا, Dari: اسلام قلعه) is a border town in the western Herat province of Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan–Iran border. It is the official port of entry by land from neighboring Taybad in Iran. The Dowqarun-Islam Qala border crossing is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of the town. [1]