Moscow: Russian tanks were deployed near the Afghan Tajik border on Tuesday before Military Training next month and Moscow announced more training in Uzbekan neighbors as regional tensions for territorial profits in Afghanistan remained high.
Taliban fighters have made great progress because US forces withdraw after 20 years of war, security headaches for Moscow who are worried that refugees can be pushed to the backyard of Central Asia and the southern defense sides of destabilities.
Tank Crews from the Russian military base in Tajikistan, the largest in foreign lands, completed a trip of 200 km (124 miles) to various military near the Afghan border, the TASS news agency quoted the Russian Central Military District which said in a statement on Tuesday.
, During the spread, the T-72 tank crew practiced protecting the convoy and repelling enemy fires, TASS reported.
“Upon arrival in the range, the crew began to prepare their position and provide protection for combat vehicles,” said the statement.
Together drill, involving Russian troops, Tajik and Uzbek, will take 20 km from the Afghanistan border in Tajikistan from August 5-10, the Russian armed forces on Monday.
On Tuesday, Russia said the training together with Uzbek forces in South Uzbekistan, also near the Afghan border, will take place from July 30 to August 10, involving around 1,500 soldiers and 200 vehicles, including airplanes.