More than ten aircraft will be deployed during exercises on the border with Afghanistan

"A link of Su-25 attack aircraft, Mi-24 attack helicopters, as well as Mi-8 transport and combat helicopters of various modifications are involved in practical actions," the district press service quoted TASS as saying.

Among the main tasks of the pilots: search for camouflaged bases of the imaginary enemy, launching missile and bomb strikes on targets, landing tactical assault forces, practicing techniques for getting out of the attacks of portable anti-aircraft missile systems of the imaginary enemy.

It is noted that the joint exercises will be held at the Harb-Maidon training ground, 20 km from the border with Afghanistan.

Earlier it was reported that four supersonic long-range bombers Tu-22M3 of the Aerospace Forces of Russia launched group bombing strikes on conditional camouflaged militant camps at a military range in Uzbekistan.