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Dushanbe is cooperating with international organizations in preparation for a possible influx of Afghans, Emomali Ibrochimzoda, vice chairman of the Tajikistan Emergency Committee, said at a press conference.
According to E.Ibrokhimzoda, his country “can currently accept and house about 100,000. refugees from Afghanistan. “These people could be staying in camps set up in Tajikistan’s military dumps.
Tajikistan is storing tents, bedding and other supplies for potential refugees, Ibrokhimzoda said, adding that the country could accommodate more people if necessary.
Earlier this week, the Taliban announced control of more than 90 percent. Afghanistan, but on Friday the Kabul government said it was a lie.
Tajikistan has about 1.3 thousand. km of border with Afghanistan. In June, the Taliban occupied the main crossing of this border.
Today, Tajikistan has already temporarily sheltered more than 1,000 members of the Afghan government security forces, forced to flee across the border due to militant attacks.
On Thursday, Dushanbe conducted a check on his army’s combat readiness, the largest exercise of its kind ever conducted in Tajikistan. Additionally, Russian tanks were taken to military training grounds near the Afghan border for joint exercises.
The tanks were dispatched from a Moscow military base in Tajikistan. Before the joint military exercise, which begins on August 5, neighboring Uzbekistan is likely to contribute as well.
Russian Foreign Ministry official Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with Echo Moskvy radio on Thursday that the exercise would send a “signal” to Central Asian countries that the situation in Afghanistan would not endanger the region. .
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