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Taliban captured an outpost on the border with Tajikistan
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KABUL, 28 June 2021, (TON): Press center of the border troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan said “as a result of the Taliban attack on the Ukchuk border point of the Kaldor district of the Afghan province of Balkh, 17 government servicemen retreated to the territory of Tajikistan.”
He said the interlocutor of the agency “as a result of a fierce clash that lasted until 12:50 local time (11:50 Moscow time), 17 government servicemen were forced to retreat to Tajikistan through the 1st post of the Shakhritus border detachment to save lives and personnel.”
According to him, the Tajik border guards, guided by the principles of humanism and good neighborliness, allowed the Afghan military who broke through the state border to freely enter their territory.
He added “the situation in this border area remains tense, with fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces continuing.”
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