The Tajik Defense Ministry said the drills will be held in the districts of Khorugh,
Ishkashim, and Shugnan, and will feature tanks and armored personnel carriers.
Tajik-Chinese anti-terrorism exercises start in
Ishkashim AKIPRESS.COM - Soldiers and officers of a special company of the People's Liberation Army of China arrived in
Ishkashim district of GBAO yesterday in their armored vehicles and with their weapons, Asia Plus reports.
Since 2008, four FEZs - "Sogd", "Dangara", "Pyanj" and "
Ishkashim" have been operating in the republic.
Abdullah Hamayon Dehqan, head of the provincial Natural Disaster Management department, told Pajhwok Afghan News roads to Sheghnan,
Ishkashim, Zebak, Arghanjkhwa, Raghistan, Kohistan, Kuf Ab, Sheki, Maimi, Nusi and Khwahan districts had been blocked by snow.
The Tajik side support Pakistani entrepreneurs for investment in the free economic zone of Tajikistan including Sughd,
Ishkashim and Danghara.
Many of the administrative designations, such as Roshan, Vanj, and
Ishkashim, are still being used today.
He said roads of Zibak,
Ishkashim, Wakhan and Sheghnan districts had also been blocked with the provincial capital.
Kahn crossed into Afghanistan from the Tajikistani border town of
Ishkashim. Once he was in Afghanistan, Khan hired a local fixer who said he could take him up into the mountains to meet the Kyrgyz herders, who live in yurts at extremely high altitudes.
Badakhshan Mines Department officials said sulphur reserves existed in parts of
Ishkashim, Zibak and Yaftal districts, where militants have no presence.