Joint military exercises of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will be held on the border with Afghanistan 
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will hold joint military exercises on the border with Afghanistan. This was reported by “Sputnik Uzbekistan”.
The training maneuvers will be held from 17 to 24 November at the Termez training ground in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. More than a hundred military personnel, Su-30SM fighters, S-295 military transport aircraft, as well as tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will take part in them.
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan stated that the purpose of the exercises will be to increase compatibility and the level of interaction between the armed forces of the two states in the course of solving common problems. It is noted that during the maneuvers, the military will have to work out the conduct of a search and reconnaissance operation, the destruction of illegal armed formations and the evacuation of the wounded and disabled equipment from the battlefield.
Earlier, the Secretary of the Security Council of Tajikistan, Nasrullo Mahmudzoda, spoke about the increased terrorist threat from Afghanistan. According to him, the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border remains difficult.