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WASHINGTON – Russia intends to return to Afghanistan, sort of, after the pullout in December 2014 of the troops of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But that could result in a form of “mission creep” that could get the Kremlin bogged down there once again, according to report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
Sources say that Russia wants to set up repair facilities in Afghanistan to maintain the Afghan military’s equipment, much of which is Russian. This would include small arms, armored personnel carriers and helicopters.
“We will look into various options of creating repair bases on Afghan territory,” said Sergey Koshelev, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry’s department of international cooperation.
The repair bases will be involved in maintenance of weapons and military hardware. However, Koshelev indicated that such a presence was to help avoid any instability in the country which would affect Russia’s own security “as well as the security of other European nations.”
Read more: Moscow entering ‘mission creep’ in Afghanistan
Sources say that Russia wants to set up repair facilities in Afghanistan to maintain the Afghan military’s equipment, much of which is Russian. This would include small arms, armored personnel carriers and helicopters.
“We will look into various options of creating repair bases on Afghan territory,” said Sergey Koshelev, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry’s department of international cooperation.
The repair bases will be involved in maintenance of weapons and military hardware. However, Koshelev indicated that such a presence was to help avoid any instability in the country which would affect Russia’s own security “as well as the security of other European nations.”
Read more: Moscow entering ‘mission creep’ in Afghanistan
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