China News Agency, Moscow, August 11 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Russian Defense Minister Shoigu mentioned at the "Thought Zone" Youth Forum held in Moscow Oblast on the 10th that Ji'an is ready to respond to the infiltration of terrorists from Afghanistan. Very important.
Shoigu stated that the area currently bordering Afghanistan with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan is also under the control of the Taliban.
The threat of terrorists infiltrating Russia through Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan will not diminish.
Therefore, it is extremely important for Ji'an to be prepared, and Russia will go all out.
Shoigu said that in the event of a direct invasion, the Russian military base in Tajikistan 201 and the Russian air force base in Kyrgyzstan will participate in the protection of the border of the Ji'an organization.
The member states of the Ji'an Organization need Russian assistance on the Afghan issue, which is directly related to Russia's security.
Shoigu mentioned that Russia has recently held two military exercises with other countries, one is Russia and Uzbekistan, the other is Russia and Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
We checked the combat readiness of our troops in the border areas of Afghanistan through exercises.
According to RIA Novosti news, the Central Russian Military Region issued a news on the 10th that in the context of the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the Russian military base in Tajikistan 201 received a batch of the latest light weapons, including large-caliber sniper rifles and increased range. Bazooka and so on.
According to the TASS news agency, the military exercises held by Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the Afghan border ended on the 10th.
At the closing ceremony of the exercise, the Chief of General Staff of the Uzbekistan Armed Forces Holmuhamedov stated that the current situation requires that the state of combat readiness be maintained at all times.
The Collective Security Organization was established in May 2002 and evolved from the CIS collective security treaty signed in 1992.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are all members of the organization.
Recently, the Taliban has seized most of the control of the border between Afghanistan and Central Asian countries. There have been many incidents in which Afghan government forces have retreated into Tajikistan due to their loss to the Taliban.
Shoigu previously stated that if the member states of the Collective Organization are threatened, Russia will provide them with military assistance.
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