Afghanistan, April 18 -- The Russian President Valdimir Putin has held talks regarding the security threats emerging from Afghanistan during a meeting with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, it has been reported.

"We thoroughly discussed the security situation in Central Asia, including threats and challenges coming from Afghanistan," Putin was quoted as saying in a report by Russia's TASS News Agency.

In his turn, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon said "Tajikistan is a buffer zone preventing the spread of security threats coming from that region."

Rahmon further added that Dushanbe called for resolving Afghanistan's problems peacefully.

"Tajikistan is interested in a stable and prospering Afghanistan," the Tajik le...