According to him, "the hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from there provoked a rapid degradation of the situation, an increase and surge in terrorist activity."
“This situation requires taking appropriate measures.
This work is already underway, "- quoted by RIA Novosti Shoigu.
Earlier it was reported that about 1 thousand Russian military will take part in a trilateral exercise in Tajikistan, 20 km from the border with Afghanistan.
In total, almost 1.5 thousand military personnel from Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and 300 units of weapons and military equipment will be involved in the events.