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| Russia Prepares to Counter Daesh Threat: Russian Defense Minister |
| 2015-06-17 |
| [Tolo News] Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday that the Russian military and that of Kyrgyzstan must be prepared to counter any threats to the security of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the region in connection with the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan. "We consider cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in the military sphere to be a priority. Our cooperation is an important factor of preserving stability in the Central Asian region," Russian media quoted the minister as telling his Kyrgyz counterpart Abibulla Kudaiberdiyev, reports Pajhwok news. The meeting took place in the framework of the Army-2015 international military and technical forum. "The armed forces of our countries must be ready for any scenario, including the negative one." To that end, it is necessary to boost the combat capabilities of the Russian military base and the Kyrgyz army, Shoigu noted. He recalled that "contracts had been signed to transfer modern Russian weapons and equipment to the Kyrgyz side, their deliveries were under way." In addition to that, personnel for Kyrgyzstan's army will undergo training free of charge at the universities of the Russian Defense Ministry. "At present 316 service members are undergoing training, we are ready to admit more than 150 people in 2015," Shoigu added. This comes just days after former Afghan president Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... said in a Russia Television (RT) interview that Daesh in Afghanistan would threaten neighboring Russia and China, but it won't be possible without the jihadist group receiving foreign backing. Daesh is "quite alien" to Afghanistan, Karzai said when asked how much of a threat he thinks jihadists pose to his country. Reports earlier this week suggested that between 10 and 12 Taliban fighters had been beheaded by Daesh in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Ah, the ebb and flow of the tides of war. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-06-17 04:19 |
| #2 The Taliban leadership is warning the ISIS/ISIL not to interfere in Afghanistan, as doing so may end up confusing the Hard Boyz. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-06-17 03:07 |
| #1 Old new poundy grounds may not all be forgetful from the last Russian move. Russia acts like it all but owns Kyrgyzstan and they spoke of late as if they may face the Soviet shell game in foreign affairs of the future. Many are frightened. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-06-17 00:49 |