Belarusian soldiers to participate in military drills at Tajik-Afghan border

Belarusian troops left for Tajikistan to take part in the CSTO military exercise which is to be held on October 18-23 not far from the Afghan border, the Defence Ministry announced on Friday.

Not only servicemen of the Belarusian Armed Forces, but also spetsnaz fighters of the Internal Troops and employees of the Ministry of Emergencies will be involved in the upcoming drills of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, the MoD says. It is not reported how many persons were sent there, but if one judges by the photo, they can see at least fifty.