MOSCOW, 28 December 2021, (TON): Russia begins construction of a modern border outpost in Tajikistan on the border with Afghanistan. This was announced by the Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov, answering a question from a media correspondent during a press conference.

“Security issues were considered both in a bilateral and multilateral context, in particular, within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a decision was made to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border.

The Russian diplomat said “another contribution of Russia is the construction of a border post in the Shamsiddin Shokhin region in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan on the border with Afghanistan, money has been allocated, an agreement has been signed, this project is entering a practical phase, a modern frontier post will be built.”

He also clarified that within the framework of these decisions, the Russian side carried out several deliveries of weapons for the Armed Forces of Tajikistan.

According to him “modernization is actively underway in the 201st Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan, it is equipped with the most modern equipment, a number of exercises, maneuvers are being conducted, about 40 exercises were conducted during the year.”