Russia provides a military base, trains Tajik servicemen and supplies weapons; China is helping the Tajik border service and law enforcement to maintain border control
Tashkent
The authorities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are trying to minimize the tension that exists between them and the Taliban, who are now in power in Afghanistan.
This opinion was expressed by the head of the department of Eurasian integration and development of the SCO of the Institute of CIS countries Vladimir Evseev, Sputnik Tajikistan reports.
“Uzbekistan not only pursues a competent policy towards the Taliban, but also ensures the maximum security of the Uzbek diaspora in Afghanistan,” the expert said.
The policy of the Tajik leadership has also become less confrontational, because the authorities tried to support some movements that opposed the Taliban*, but more balanced decisions are now being observed, Yevseev argues.
“Internal political instability in Afghanistan is quite high, but the threat to the Central Asian countries should not be exaggerated,” the expert believes.
Evseev noted that Russia and China make a great contribution to ensuring the security of Tajikistan on the borders.
“Russia provides a military base, trains Tajik servicemen and supplies weapons,” the SCO spokesman stressed.
China, he said, is helping the Tajik border service and law enforcement to maintain border control, which increases stability in the country.
Evseev added that, of course, there is a potential threat, including it is largely associated with drugs that are imported into Tajikistan from Afghanistan, and the Taliban practically do not fight the trafficking of illicit substances.
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Courtesy: Central Asian Light (Posted on Aug 17, 2023)
