Russian Military to Move 30 T72B3M Tanks to its Base in Tajikistan Near Border with Afghanistan

The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive 30 modern tanks by the end of 2021 against the background of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan.

They are reported to be T72B3M tanks, the latest modernized version of the legendary T72 and will replace older generation combat vehicles at the base, the press service of the Central Military District said, according to Interfax.

As part of the strengthening of the Russian military base in Tajikistan, the Central Military District equipped it with new weapons – modern sniper rifles, Verba portable anti-aircraft missile systems, AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles, flamethrowers and modern Kornet anti-tank missile systems – in August. A month earlier, Russia sent 17 modern BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles to the base.