Dushanbe. July 5. INTERFAX - President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon instructed the Minister of Defense of the republic to mobilize 20,000 reserve troops to further strengthen the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, the press service of the head of state reported on Monday evening.
On Monday, the President of Tajikistan held a meeting of the Security Council with the participation of permanent members of the Security Council, heads of law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies.
The meeting discussed the issue of ensuring security in the border areas and taking measures to strengthen the protection of the state border in connection with the aggravation of the situation on the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Reports on the situation on the state border were heard by the commander of the Border Troops Rajabali Rahmonali and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Ramazon Rahimzod.
"Taking into account the aggravation of the political situation in the regions on the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, the head of state instructed the members of the Security Council of the republic, the heads of law enforcement agencies, law enforcement agencies to take concrete measures to ensure the security of the state and the nation on the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan," the message says.
In order to protect the state border, it was instructed to strengthen the border protection capacity and send additional troops to the required areas.
The Head of State also instructed, along with strengthening the border potential, to pay special attention to the prevention of violations at the state border, including the prevention of transnational crime, terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking.
As a result of the fighting in the north of Afghanistan on the night of July 5, more than a thousand Afghan soldiers retreated to the territory of Tajikistan under the onslaught of Taliban militants (banned in Russia). On Sunday evening, 94 Afghan soldiers retreated to the territory of Tajikistan under the onslaught of militants, and on Saturday - more than 300 Afghan soldiers.
On Monday, the presidents of Russia and Tajikistan, Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon, had a telephone conversation, during which the Russian leader expressed his readiness to provide Tajikistan with the necessary support against the background of the difficult situation on the Tajik-Afghan border, the Kremlin's press service reported. "The difficult situation on the Tajik-Afghan border caused by the escalation of armed confrontation on the territory of Afghanistan, including in the border zone, was discussed in detail. Vladimir Putin confirmed his readiness to provide Tajikistan with the necessary support-both bilaterally and within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization," the message reads.
In turn, the press service of the Tajik leader reported that the presidents of Tajikistan and Russia "thoroughly discussed the current alarming situation in the northern and north-eastern provinces of Afghanistan, bordering Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries." "In order to prevent the existing threats to regional security, it was pointed out the importance of further joint steps to strengthen the interaction of the competent authorities and relevant ministries and departments of the two countries, both on a bilateral and multilateral basis," the message says.
