Tajikistan in talks with Russia about helping guard Afghan border, security sources say
Deadly attacks near the Afghan border have pushed Tajikistan to consider Russian troop support, with talks underway on a joint patrol mission backed by the CSTO.
Russian service members line up during military drills carried out by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan October 23, 2021.(photo credit: REUTERS/DIDOR SADULLOEV)ByREUTERSUpdated:
