Russia has been seeking to establish a leading role in the stabilization of Afghanistan.
On August 27, Mohammed Jawed Hejri, a senior official in Afghanistan's Takhar province, alleged that Russian or Tajik border aircraft launched a bombing raid against narcotics smugglers in northern Afghanistan. While the Russian Ministry of Defense swiftly denied Hejri's allegations, the bombing raid sparked a fresh debate on Moscow's strategic interests in Afghanistan.
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