IEA plans to buy Russian-made equipment for air defense: official

Referring to Moscow’s invitations to the Islamic Emirate to participate in various meetings, the official claimed that Russia has almost recognized the Islamic Emirate.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) plans to buy Russian-made equipment for air defense, a Defense Ministry official has said.

Sayed Abdul Basir Saberi, director of logistics at the Ministry of Defense, said this in an interview with the Russian news agency TASS, published on Thursday.

“I think we need air defense and airspace control equipment. We have ground equipment. I think we will purchase [such products] from you at the international level, when there are [international legal] conditions for this,” Saberi said. “In the future, we plan to buy Russian-made equipment that will enable us to create an air defense. We would like to have such weapons, as you are the most advanced country in the world in terms of these technologies.”

Referring to Moscow’s invitations to the Islamic Emirate to participate in various meetings, the official claimed that Russia has almost recognized the Islamic Emirate.

“We are neighbors, we should support each other to the full. We have no problems with any country. At the international level we are ready to communicate with everyone and to be friends. We are open to all countries. We do not hide anything,” he said.

Saberi stressed that security is for the people is guaranteed, and the weapons and equipment IEA took from the Americans are being used to secure borders.

“Everything is fine. We can fully protect the borders. We have all the weapons we need for that,” he said.