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Tajikistan sets up new military base on Afghanistan border
Tajikistan’s armed forces are setting up a new base near the Afghanistan border in response to the apparent massing of fighters on the Afghan side of the border.
A security official of Tajikistan on condition of anonymity told to Russia media outlets that groups not controlled by Afghanistan government have wildly influenced on Tajikistan border.
The base, to be called “Khomiyon,” will be in the Kulyab region. Tanks, armored vehicles and other weaponry” will be deployed to the base, which “units of all security structures of the country will be able to use for conducting maneuvers.
“We are closely tracking the situation close to the border of Afghanistan, especially in the Badakhshan and Pyanj areas, where intelligence has noted a gathering of armed individuals, coming from various extremist and terrorist communities like the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan,” the source added.
In late December four Tajikistan border guards were kidnapped by Taliban fighters while the guards were gathering firewood in Afghanistan.