A spokesperson of the Taliban Inamullah Samangani reacted to the recent concerns of Russia�s President Vladimir Putin and added that there is no threat from Afghanistan�s borders to regional countries.

Inamullah Samangani in a voice clip on Monday, December 28 said that there is latterly neither potential nor a de facto threat from Afghanistan�s border to any other country.

During his meeting with Tajikistan�s President Emomali Rahman, Vladimir Putin said that the security situation on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border is concerning.

Putin mentioned his country�s military equipment given to Tajikistan�s military forces to get stronger and address potential threats from other countries.

As we have assured security inside Afghanistan, the borders of Afghanistan are likewise well protected and are under surveillance. Rumors over Potential threats from our borders are baseless. Said Samangani.

Vladimir Putin�s concerns over insecurity on Afghanistan�s borders with Central Asian countries are not new, earlier; he had expressed some concerns and had discussed the issue with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan�s heads of state.

Russia has also conducted military drills with Tajikistan�s forces on the border with Afghanistan.