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Xinhua: Russia to enhance military position in Central Asia

Published Aug. 19, 2017 at 10:52 am

Afghan security personnel sit on their armoured vehicles amid an ongoing battle with Taliban militants in the Gereshk district of Helmand province on July 22, 2017.A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said July 22, the latest setback to Washington's efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country. The incident took place in Helmand province on Friday as Afghan security forces attempted to clear a village of Taliban militants, Salam Afghan, a police spokesman, told AFP. / AFP PHOTO / NOOR MOHAMMAD

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Russia will strengthen its military presence in Central Asia due to the continuously unstable situation in the territory, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said August 18.

“The situation in Central Asia remains unstable. The armed conflicts between the government troops, Taliban, and ISIS continued in Afghanistan,” Shoigu said during a board session of the military department.