Servicemen of military subunits deployed in the Khatlon province as well as reservists and servicemen of local police, security services and emergency management agency are coming to the Fakhrobod training ground for participation in military exercises which are beginning there today, Orif Nozimiyon, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus in an interview.
According to him, the exercises will last till March 14.
Recall, joint ant-terror military exercises are being conducted for servicemen of Tajik and Uzbek Special Forces in Tajikistan this week.
An active phase of the exercises, involving one company of Uzbek Special Forces and three companies of Tajik Special Forces as well as armored vehicles, artillery and aviation, is taking place at the Fakhrobod training ground in the Khatlon province from March 11-14.
The purpose of the exercises is to rehearse coordination and interaction in combat missions on destroying terrorist groups at the junction of the borders of the two countries.
Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo is in overall command of the ongoing joint war game at the Fakhrobod district.
The first joint exercise of the military personnel of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were held September 18-22, 2018. The exercise was held at the “Chorrukh-Dayron” training center and the “Nurafshon” training ground located in the Sughd province.
The second joint exercise for Tajik and Uzbek military personnel took place at Gurumsarai training ground in Uzbekistan’s Namangan region last year. The exercise scenario was reportedly based on destroying terrorist groups in the mountainous regions of Uzbekistan. This five-day exercise lasted for five days in early September last year.
