DUSHANBE, December 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Russia''s special representative to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has given an exclusive interview to Russian news agency Interfax in which he warns of “Islamists” in Afghanistan concentrating along the Tajik and Turkmen borders.
Kabulov claimed there are currently 4,000 to 5,000 militants massed in areas of northern Afghanistan near the border with Tajikistan and some 2,500 near the border with Turkmenistan.
Kabulov also said there are at least three militant training camps operating that are running two-month training courses for recruits.
Kabulov said each camp can train 50 recruits, “which is 150 militants every two months.”
Kabulov said these recruits are coming from Central Asia.
Kabulov said the governments in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are aware of this situation in northern Afghanistan.
Afghan and foreign media have been reporting increasing unrest in northern Afghan provinces throughout this year including the presence of militants from Central Asia.
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