The Taliban urged Tajikistan to prevent the infiltration of terrorists into Afghanistan

According to official data, the Taliban government’s Minister of Defense Muhammad Yakub Mujahid reported to journalists on December 31, 2023, that dozens of citizens from Tajikistan and Pakistan have been arrested in Afghanistan over the past two years.

According to the minister, during special operations by Taliban security forces against “terrorist groups” in Afghanistan, dozens of citizens from Tajikistan and Pakistan were arrested.

Previously, the Taliban had also repeatedly stated that they had eliminated or arrested several citizens of Tajikistan who were fighting alongside ISIS-Khorasan in Afghanistan.

Additionally, several months ago, a video was published on social media showing that several citizens of Tajikistan, who had joined ISIS and found their way to Afghanistan through various means, were arrested by Taliban security forces. They also spoke about where and how they joined ISIS.

So far, the authorities of Tajikistan have not officially responded to these statements from the Taliban.

However, earlier, Moscow and Dushanbe had repeatedly expressed concern regarding the activation of international terrorist groups in Afghanistan, located near the borders with Tajikistan and several other Central Asian countries, which threaten the security of the region.

Also, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon recently informed the parliament in his address that over the past year, Tajikistan has built and commissioned 75 border facilities along the border with Afghanistan.

However, now the Taliban’s Minister of Defense claims that Tajikistan should tighten control over its land and air borders to prevent terrorists from infiltrating into Afghanistan.