DUSHANBE, June 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – Iran’s Fars News Agency (FNA) reports that Commander of the Iranian Border Guards, Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee, has cast doubt over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)’s substantial presence in Afghanistan.
He noted that reports on the presence of ISIL militants in Afghanistan and the surrounding regions have not yet been confirmed.
“There are no reports to fully confirm ISIL”s presence in Afghanistan and other countries of this region,” Rezayee told reporters in Dushanbe on June 4 at the end of the first joint meeting with senior representatives of Tajikistan”s Main Border Guard Directorate.
According to FNA, he said that Iran and Tajikistan have agreed to cooperate in the war on ISIL in Iraq and Syria.
“But there are other groups in the region which also disturb security and work is underway over their case too,” Rezayee said.
We will recall that Commander of the Iranian Border Guards, Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee, was on a working visit to Tajikistan this week.
On June 1, he held talks with Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda. They reportedly discussed bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in fighting international terrorism and drug trafficking. The two sides also discussed issues related to exchange of information.
Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command, commonly known as NAJA Border Guard, is a subdivision of Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA) and Iran”s sole agency that performs border guard and control in land borders, and coast guard in maritime borders. The unit was founded in 2000, and from 1991 to 2000, the unit”s duties was done by of Security deputy of NAJA. Before 1991, border control was Gendarmerie”s duty.
