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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Dushanbe, December 25 (Xinhua) — Three terrorists from Afghanistan were neutralized in Tajikistan following a clash on the border between the two countries, killing two Tajik border guards. This was reported on Thursday by the Khovar news agency, citing a statement released by the border troops of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB).
According to the statement, on December 23 at 11:30 PM, three militants from a terrorist organization from Afghanistan entered Tajikistan in the Shamsiddin Shokhin district. The perpetrators intended to carry out an armed attack on a border guard post of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan.
As a result of operational and investigative measures, the terrorists' location in Tajikistan was established on December 24. The terrorists refused to comply with Tajik border guards' demands to surrender and offered armed resistance. As a result of the operation, all three terrorists were neutralized, and two Tajik border service members were killed.
Firearms, ammunition and other military equipment were seized from the scene.
The Tajik State Committee for National Security (GKNB) border troops noted that the Tajik side called on the Afghan authorities to take additional effective measures to strengthen border security.
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