Security beefed up along Afghanistan-Tajikistan border

Kunduz officials say security measures have beefed up along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border and that additional forces have been deployed to the border areas.

According to them, there is no threat to Tajikistan from Afghanistan and they will not allow anyone to use the country’s soil against neighboring countries.

Bakhtiar Maaz, the police chief of Kunduz, said there are no anti-security activities in the province, and whenever anyone opposes the law, they will be suppressed.

“Qala-e-Zal, Imam Sahib and Kalbad districts are on the border with Tajikistan; fortunately, we have enough border forces and police in this province and no one is facing any problems,” said Maaz, adding that there is currently no person or group opposing the Islamic Emirate in Kunduz and they will not allow any group to disturb the security of the people.

The residents also express their satisfaction with the security measures in this province and ask the Islamic Emirate to adopt better security measures in the border areas of Kunduz.

“Currently, there is no problem in our borders and we ask the Islamic Emirate to improve security even better from now,” said Nasir, a resident.

Before the IEA’s takeover in August 2021, the borders of the northeastern provinces used to be a center for drug trafficking due to insecurity, but now the Islamic Emirate says that it has stopped such activities along the borders.