Moscow, Russia: Joint military exercises of Collective Rapid Response Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO – ОДКБ) will take place near Tajik-Afghan border inside Tajikistan in November this year.
A meeting to review the unification of the efforts of the CSTO countries in the sphere of counterterrorism was held on Tuesday in Minsk of the Coordinating Council for Emergency Situations of the CSTO countries.
Joint military exercises will include aviation support of CSTO forces. Joint military exercises of Collective Rapid Response Forces will include military men from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
According to well-placed sources, the theme of Joint military exercises of Collective Rapid Response Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO – ОДКБ) will be attacking supposed terrorists trying to enter Tajikistan from Afghan border.
The reason to hold Joint military exercises of Collective Rapid Response Forces of CSTO is to enhance and check capability of forces to counter any possibility of well-equipped and well-planned attempt of terrorists to enter central Asia from bordering Afghanistan where foreign terrorists are relocating from Middle East.
It is pertinent to mention that Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu held a detail meeting with Tajik Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo recently in Dushanbe and discussed forthcoming exercises in detail.
“For a deeper study of the tasks, we will draw additional control and units of the Central Military District, as well as aviation, to these exercises,” said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his meeting with Tajik Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo.
It is pertinent to mention that military formations of Russia and Tajikistan regularly participate in the maneuvers of the CSTO member states in different CSTO-member states.
Pertinent to mention that Uzbekistan is not member of CSTO but resumed Russia-Uzbekistan military exercise separately this year after a pause of 12 years due to increasing threat of terrorism to the region. Five-day Russia-Uzbekistan military exercise started on October 3 this year at the Forish mountain training range.
Pakistan held military exercise with Russian Army for 1 days in October aiming joint collaboration in the sphere of counter-terrorism in the region.
