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World - Middle East

Iran readies for military maneuvers along Afghan border

Graphic September 28, 1998
Web posted at: 11:09 p.m. EDT (0309 GMT)

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Despite global efforts to defuse the crisis, tensions remain high between Iran and Afghanistan over last month's killing of nine Iranian diplomats by Taliban fighters. About 200,000 Iranian troops have begun massing along Iran's eastern border for military exercises -- the second this month -- aimed at sending a strong message to Kabul. CNN's Kasra Naji reports from Tehran.

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