Russia's President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he is ready to provide military assistance to Tajikistan in Central Asia, which borders Afghanistan, over the situation in Afghanistan, which is worried about the deterioration of public security toward the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces. The country is also becoming more vigilant.
In Afghanistan, following a peace agreement between the US government and the insurgent Taliban, the US troops stationed there are planning to withdraw completely by September, and there are concerns about further deterioration of security.
Under these circumstances, border guards in Central Asia and Tajikistan, which border Afghanistan, revealed on the 5th that more than 1,000 soldiers, including Afghan government troops, had fled to the Tajikistan side following the Taliban offensive.
According to the Russian Presidential Administration, Putin had a telephone conversation with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon on the 5th to discuss the local situation.
In this, President Putin said that he was ready to provide necessary military assistance within the framework of the CSTO = Collective Security Treaty Organization centered on Russia as well as between the two countries.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also released a video on the 2nd of this month that Russian troops stationed in Tajikistan conducted a large-scale exercise, and there is increasing caution that the situation will become unstable in neighboring countries as well. I will.