Afghanistan, July 15 -- An Afghan man was fatally shot by Iranian forces near the border; another Afghan was injured in the same incident.
An Afghan national, Abdulmanan Noorzehi, 27, was reportedly shot dead by Iranian military forces near the Iran-Afghanistan border, according to the Iranian human rights outlet Halvash. He was originally from Farah province and had been living in Zahedan.
The shooting took place along the border wall near Hirmand County, where Iranian military personnel allegedly opened fire directly at two Afghan nationals without prior warning. One of the individuals, Abdulmanan, was killed instantly, while another Afghan was shot in the leg and sustained injuries.
Sources told Halvash that Abdulmanan had previously ...