Russian Defense Ministry does not rule out the Taliban crossing the Tajik border

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Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu spoke in favor of the further development of cooperation within the CSTO and called the reaction of the countries of this block against the background of the threat from Afghanistan correct. The head of the Russian military department told reporters about this on August 27 during his visit to Kazan, where he visited the defense industry enterprises and took part in the ceremony of starting the construction of the hospital of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The events in Afghanistan, everything that happens there, just made it clear to us that we are doing everything right in terms of the CSTO

- he said.



The minister noted that Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan recently held joint large-scale military exercises near the Afghan border. He expressed concern about drug trafficking and the possibility of infiltration of all kinds of jihadists from Afghanistan.

And, of course, we would not want all this to cross over and crawl to our territories, the territories of the CSTO countries.

- he stressed.

Shoigu assured that the program of re-equipping the armed forces of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by Russia will continue. He added that Moscow is interested in bringing stability to Central Asia by creating a coalition government in Afghanistan.

Later on the YouTube channel "Soloviev Live" Shoigu said that the US military had left many high-precision weapons in Afghanistan, including modern MANPADS and ATGMs. Now specialists from the Russian Defense Ministry are trying to calculate the risks and threats that may come from Afghanistan, in which the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) have seized power.

If we are told during this time that the United States has been supplied to Ukraine, there, I don’t remember Javelin, or something, then there are more than a hundred of them. Not delivered, but simply passed into the hands

- the minister drew attention.

We remind you that Uzbekistan is now not a member of the CSTO, and Afghanistan, before the Taliban came to power, was an observer state at the parliamentary assembly. Today, the Panjshir Resistance is the only military association capable of render organized resistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan. However, the Taliban are actively developing an arsenal of weapons, ammunition and equipment NATO countries, which they got in the form of trophies.

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  1. Petr Vladimirovich
    Petr Vladimirovich
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    29 August 2021 14: 41
    And in vain the Afghans who managed to master English are fleeing.
    Yes, there is an instruction for any imported piece of iron. And without her, the same stinger, beautiful, but where to poke
    1. beeper
      beeper
      +1
      29 August 2021 16: 54
      Quote: Petr Vladimirovich
      And in vain the Afghans who managed to master English are fleeing.
      Yes, there is an instruction for any imported piece of iron. And without her, the same stinger, beautiful, but where to poke

      hi Pyotr Vladimirovich, as they (obviously, that "mastered English" precisely in close "interaction" with the invaders) are stupidly killed "for complicity" - all lists of collaborators, with personal data and biometrics, are already at the disposal of the Taliban!

      No, well, before the execution, so that they "suffer a little more", they will give everyone a "demobilization task" - to translate the instructions from English (or a section of it) to the same "stinger" or to the "javelin" .... with a stick on the heels will be pounding to try .... ??! winked

      Local scientists know them from their past adventures and they are afraid to play "Taliban roulette"!
      Although, only two days are left, not everyone will have time, there will be someone to translate instructions and captured documents! Yes

      But not every connoisseur of a foreign language can do a military-technical translation (it used to be that "translators from the language" -non-specialists would twist such a bell that their ears fade, laughter and sin request )! wink
      1. Petr Vladimirovich
        Petr Vladimirovich
        -1
        29 August 2021 18: 11
        Don't even talk! Dragoman has been a firing profession for centuries, like that messenger in ancient Greece.
        True, we have such a bike. Khrushchev talked to Nasser and dicked, and we will give Aswan to you. The interpreter, like Sukhodrev, translated it, we will build it on credit. So they fixed it, and the interpreter received the order and then worked with Brezhnev ... fellow