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| Tajikistan deploys more troops in Afghan border as Taliban get closer to its territory |
| 2021-07-07 |
| [KhaamaPress] The president of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon ordered mobilization of 20,000 reservists to tighten security in border with Afghanistan after over one thousand Afghan government troops fled into the country, Rooters reported. Security in northern provinces of Kunduz and Badakhshan bordering Tajikistan deteriorated ever than before. Tajikistan border guard services confirm that 1,037 Afghan security force members have so far crossed the borders from Afghanistan as Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... captured up to six districts in Badakhshan province bordering Tajikistan and China. Emomali Rahmon has also discussed the issue of insecurity escalated in northern Afghanistan in separate calls with the presidents of Russia Viladmir Putin and Afghan president Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money... Statement released by Russia reads that Viladmir Putin has assured his Tajikistani counterpart of his support in case security deteriorates further in areas adjacent to Tajikistan. In a telephone call between the presidents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan carried out on Sunday, president Ashraf Ghani had thanked Emomali Rahmon for his goodwill and letting in Afghan families. The earlier had assured the latter to address the problem of insecurity in Badakhshan province and flow of refugees. Government of Tajikistan has not yet clarified to whether or not allow more Afghan government force members and civilians cross the border. Russia prepared to send military support to Tajik-Afghan border: Putin [KhaamaPress] Viladmir Putin has told his Tajikistani counterpart that Russia will back Tajikistan in bolstering peace and suggested military support to guard border with Afghanistan. A statement released by Russian government further reads that Putin is prepared to support Tajikistan both on bases of bilateral relations and within the framework of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Uzbekistan president Mirziyoyev also expressed his concerns over the recent conflicts between Afghan government force members and the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... steadily getting closer to its border. Although no Afghan security force member nor any civilian has crossed Afghanistan border into Uzbekistan, Mirziyoyev says that tent comps ...I think they meant camps... have been ordered to be built in border with Afghanistan for possible flow of refugees.Concerns of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries comes as Afghan president Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money... is set to visit Uzbek capital, Tashkent for attending a high-level conference on central and south Asia. Taliban offensive operation expedited soon after US troops left its largest airbase in northern Parwan province, Bagram. The number of districts fallen to Taliban now crosses one hundred but Afghan government says that counterattack for recapturing the territories is underway. |
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