201st Division remains on the Tajik-Afghan border in a new capacity
Among the lakes, rocky mountains, the division stands
And she is the only one who will have to make peace.
Kurgan-Tyube, Kulyab and Dushanbe...
Calm there you will not be anywhere
From the song about 201 msd
It is not true that the fate of the world is decided in the quiet of the offices of politicians, general staffs and special services residencies. In different parts of the world, it is "typeset" on the ground by ordinary guys. They have a different skin color and eye shape, but they are not only related to camouflage uniforms and good physical condition. In the midst of all the big and small wars, they almost always deny that they are pawns in someone else's games, that they are the ones who pull chestnuts out of the fire. But even so, what is this dubious truth compared to the cherished goal of any soldier, whose name is Victory? Whatever one may say, fighting serves one of the greatest values on earth - peace. And he knows better than others its true value. You can't buy something that's expensive on the cheap.
..On 16 September, Dushanbe saw off generals and officers of the disbanded Directorate of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (KMS) in Tajikistan. Speaking at a solemn meeting at the Ministry of Defense, President of the Republic Emomali Rahmonov stressed that the creation of the CIS CMC in Tajikistan "was a forced, but, as time has shown, quite justified measure."
According to him, during the internecine armed conflicts in Tajikistan, 157,000 people were killed, 55,000 children were orphaned, and the country suffered economic damage estimated at $7 billion.
"Until the Afghan problem is solved, there will be no security not only in the Central Asian region, but also in the Caucasus and Europe," Emomali Rahmonov said. He noted that taking into account the military-political situation and in the conditions when the collective peacekeeping forces have completed their mission in Taj ...
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