On the border with Afghanistan killed the commander of the Tajik border detachment
Ruins of a fortress on the border with Afghanistan. Pamir, Vakhan corridor.
According to a source in the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, the incident occurred in the Shamsiddin Shokhin region bordering Afghanistan.
Colonel Akhmatov died on the spot, four soldiers were hospitalized with serious injuries.
As stated in the official statement of the State National Security Committee, the clash in which the commander of the border detachment died, occurred at the checkpoint, "when the guards tried to stop a group of armed drug smugglers from Afghanistan."
It is reported that "four Kalashnikov assault rifles and 33 kilograms of drugs were discovered at the scene of the clash." Currently, the search continues for hiding criminals.
“During the nine months of this year, 26 combat clashes occurred on the Tajik-Afghan border, as a result 13 drug smugglers were neutralized, one trespasser was injured, 19 was detained,” the department said.
The total length of the Tajik-Afghan border is 1430 kilometers, and the Shamsiddin Shokhin (formerly Shurabad) district is the busiest part of the border because of the complex mountainous terrain, which often causes smugglers to clash.
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