INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Throughout this year, attempts by extremists to infiltrate Tajikistan have been recorded at the Afghanistan border, Russia&s ambassador in
Tajikistan, Semyon Grigoryev, said.&We do not see much progress in the fulfillment of the Taliban&s (IEA) promises regarding ensuring the
security of states neighboring Afghanistan,& Grigoryev said in an interview with TASS news agency released on Monday
&Throughout this year, attempts by extremists to break into the territory of Tajikistan have been recorded on the Tajik-Afghan border
Fortunately, all these attacks were promptly suppressed by the Tajik security forces.&The diplomat said that the situation with drug
trafficking is also ambiguous
Citing a UN report, he said that the smuggling of synthetic drugs has increased significantly, and there is a real boom in the production of
methamphetamine in the country.&Nobody understands how to deal with this yet
At the same time, Western countries have practically curtailed funding for programs to combat Afghan drugs crossing the Tajik-Afghan
border,& he said.On the issue of influx of Afghan refugees being evicted by Pakistan, Grigoryev said that there may be terrorist elements
among the settlers in northern provinces of Afghanistan.He said that Russia will continue to do everything possible to prevent attacks on
the security and territorial integrity of its allies.The post Extremists attempted to infiltrate Tajikistan from Afghanistan throughout the
year: Russia first appeared on Ariana News.
