"It is not yet planned to involve the forces of the CSTO member countries in the protection or in ensuring the security of the border with Afghanistan," the head of the CIS department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan told TASS.

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National Coordinator for SCO Affairs Ahmad Saidmurodzoda.

The State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich did not rule out earlier that in the event of an aggravation of the situation in the region, a decision could be made to "deploy military contingents" of the CSTO in Tajikistan to guard the Tajik-Afghan border.

Russia also handed over to the Tajik military 12 modernized armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles BRDM-2M.