First Lieutenant Alireza Moazen was martyred in an armed conflict with drug smugglers, Brigadier General Hossein Dahaki said on Tuesday night.
Third Lieutenant Taheri and conscript Noori were also injured, he added.
South Khorasan shares a 331-kilometer common border with Afghanistan in Nehbandan, Sarbisheh, Darmian and Zirkuh.
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