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====Tajikistan====
In the mid-1990s, after the rise of Pakistan backed [[Taliban]] in Afghanistan, India started supporting the Northern Alliance. In order to provide support, India had acquired [[Farkhor Air Base]]. This airbase was used by R&AW, along with [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|M.I.]], as a base of operations for all their activities directed to Afghanistan like covert paramilitary operations and [[Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)|HUMINT]] gathering. The airbase was also used by [[Aviation Research Centre|ARC]] and [[Directorate of Air Intelligence]] (DAI), to provide aerial reconnaissance to Northern Alliance.<ref name="farkhor"/>