Thousands of Russian, Other Troops Hold Drills Turning Back Enemy Offensive on Afghan Border

A view shows military hardware and troops during joint military drills involving Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, on Aug. 10, 2021. Didor Sadulloev/Reuters

Large-scale wargames were held in Tajikistan, a Central Asian country located next to Afghanistan, as the United States continues to withdraw from the beleaguered country.

Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik military forces took part in the joint exercises, located near the country’s border with Afghanistan, according to officials from the ex-Soviet countries.