KABUL - Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has confirmed the clash between border forces of Iran and Afghanistan and described the incident as a "misunderstanding."

According to media reports, a clash broke out between the border forces of the two countries at a border point between Iran and Afghanistan's western Nimroz province.

"The clash in border area of Kang district in Nimroz province between border forces of Afghan and Iran was a misunderstanding at local level and has been solved," Mujahid said in his twitter account on Wednesday local time.

"To prevent such incident in future, the leadership of the Islamic Emirate has issued necessary directives," Mujahid said.