If the neighbors of Afghanistan need to be defended from the terrorist movement “Taliban” (prohibited in Russia), Rosoboronexport can put weapons to these countries, did not rule out the general director of the organization Alexander Mikheev at the Army-2021 forum. It is reported by RIA Novosti.
“We are watching events, of course. And in case of such the need for neighboring countries or our partners, taking into account the threat of” Taliban “in Afghanistan … We are ready to respond (weapons supply – approx.” Renta.ru “)” , “he said.
Mikheev also said that since the beginning of the year Rosoboronexport set the customers abroad in the amount of 5.2 billion dollars. We are talking about sales in 61 state. “The briefcase of orders to date is $ 52.1 billion. [On] $ 5.2 billion. We carried out exports and signed contracts worth $ 8.6 billion,” the head of the organization clarified.
In Afghanistan, the situation aggravated in August, when the Taliban developed an offensive in the country and took control of border crossings. The capital of the country, Kabul, they took on August 15. At the moment, the country is managing the temporary advice, which will have to officially convey the power of the Taliban. The issue of sending a military contingent of Russia to Afghanistan is not relevant now, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Syromolotov noted.