Tajikistan reacted to the Taliban’s threat

During a working trip to Badakhshan, Emomali Rahmon participated in a military parade featuring border troops, the Ministry of Defense, and law enforcement agencies of the Darvoz district. According to the official website of the president, this military parade involved more than 2,000 soldiers and officers and about 50 units of military equipment.

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Earlier, the Taliban issued a “warning” to Tajikistan by sending thousands of suicide fighters to northern Afghanistan, particularly to provinces bordering Tajikistan. To implement this military plan, Taliban units of the “Army of the Islamic Emirate of Mansur” were deployed in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province.

This is not the first instance in recent months where threats have been exchanged across the Amu Darya, prompting reactions from both sides – now Tajikistan is holding a military parade to demonstrate its military strength to the “Taliban,” while the “Taliban” showcases its capabilities by conducting military operations in provinces bordering Tajikistan.

A representative of the “Taliban,” Zabihullah Mujahid, stated on his Twitter page that tens of thousands of special forces fighters have been deployed in border cities with Tajikistan, including in Takhar, Kunduz, and in the center of Badakhshan province, Faizabad. Mujahid claimed that the operation aims to eliminate potential security threats and other challenges.

Meanwhile, the British newspaper The Independent reports that media coverage of the presence of suicide fighters in northern Afghanistan, especially in cities bordering Tajikistan, served as a kind of warning to Rahmon’s government. Earlier, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Mullah Abdusalam Hanafi stated in an interview with Al Jazeera that Tajikistan is interfering in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.

Currently, all neighboring countries and key partners of Tajikistan, including Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan, have officially begun cooperation with the “Taliban” government in Afghanistan; however, Tajikistan remains the only country in the region that maintains its position and insists on the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, and only then will Tajikistan officially recognize it.