Last month Iran reported the death of one of its guards ... shooting started when Taliban forces tried to raise their flag on non-Afghan territory. There were reportedly no casualties on the ...

Videos being shared on social media show the white flag fluttering above ... seizing a series of border posts from Afghan forces, including crossings with Iran, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

The Afghan government warned Iran on Wednesday against "irresponsible comments" following Tehran's criticism last week of an upstream dam being built by its neighbour.