Conflicting reports of ‘operation’ near Pak-Iran border

QUETTA: Conflicting reports emerged about a cross-border operation, conducted by Iranian forces in the Sistan and Balochistan province, with Iranian officials claiming the targets were Afghan-Tajik militants, while other sources suggest they may have been smugglers.

Iranian authorities said that 18 Afghan-Tajik “suicide bombers” were killed by security forces in an operation in the Rasik, Chabahar and Parwad areas. Brig Gen Mohammad Pakpour of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said...