Local sources told Afghanistan International that a group of armed smugglers from Chahab district of Takhar province were shot by the Tajik border guard while crossing the border into Tajikistan. According to the sources, this incident happened in the border forests and at least three people were killed by the shooting. Tajik border officials and Taliban officials in Takhar province have not officially commented on this conflict and the death toll.

Local sources told Afghanistan International that a group of armed smugglers from Chahab district of Takhar province were shot by the Tajik border guard while crossing the border into Tajikistan. According to the sources, this incident happened in the border forests and at least three people were killed by the shooting. Tajik border officials and Taliban officials in Takhar province have not officially commented on this conflict and the death toll.