The Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan led the army in combat readiness in connection with the exacerbation of the situation on the border with Afghanistan. This is reported on the website of the defense department.
Emergency check takes place in the divisions of the Tashkent and South-Western Special Military Districts, as well as in the units of air defense and air force. During it, the readiness of personnel will be checked, its practical skills when filing an alarm signal and the ability to carry out the tasks of combat training.
Military will need to determine the probable location of the conditional opponent. To prevent possible actions from his part, it will be prevented by preventive strikes.
A sudden check of the combat readiness of the army is due to the aggravation of the military-political situation in neighboring Afghanistan, especially in border areas.
On June 23, dozens of military personnel of the Afghan border troops and fighters of the local militia with weapons moved to the territory of Uzbekistan in the area of the Shorttep district. After the necessary procedures for inquiry and investigative actions, the military was returned to their homeland.
The active attack of the Taliban in Afghanistan forces government supporters to escape into border regions and dramatically impairs the situation in Central Asia countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan declared the suppression of any illegal actions in the border areas and called for maintaining stable relations with the neighboring country.
Earlier, Uzbekistan closed the border with Afghanistan because of the exacerbation of the epidemiological situation there and suspended the issuance of tourist visas to Afghan citizens.