“I cannot tell you about the additional contingent.
Of course, as the situation develops.
We see, unfortunately, that it is not developing in the best way, accordingly, the necessary decisions will be made by our military border guards, ”said Peskov, answering the question whether Russia is considering strengthening the contingent on the border of Tajikistan with Afghanistan.
The Kremlin spokesman recalled that after the withdrawal of the Americans and their allies from Afghanistan, the development of the situation in this country "is a matter of heightened concern."
“We are very attentively observing and ascertaining that, unfortunately, destabilization is taking place,” Peskov summed up.
At the same time, he stressed that there are no discussions on sending the Russian contingent to Afghanistan.
A source in the leadership of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan told RIA Novosti that the Taliban * militants took control of "more than 70% of the line over the 1,430-kilometer border with Tajikistan."
Russian Ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov noted earlier that since the United States and NATO withdrew their military contingent from the region, the republic's map has seriously changed.
According to Tajik border guards, as of July 5, over 1,000 Afghan troops retreated to Tajikistan after fighting against the Taliban.
AFP also reported that the Taliban captured Sherkhan, a border village and river port in Afghanistan on the border with Tajikistan.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.