as a result of a bilateral cooperation agreement signed by Presidents Rahmon and Nicolas Sarkozy. The contingent began to pull out in April 2013. In 2010, India took part in a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Soviet-era Ayni Air Base near the Tajik capital. The completion of the renovation work at the base was marked by a military parade and a visit by President Rahmon. Farkhor Air Base is directly operated by the Indian Air Force. It is the first military base outside its territory. In 2003, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf raised concerns to the Tajik government over the fact that Indian planes coming from the base would be able reach the border with Pakistan within minutes. The United States government has decided that after ISAF troops pull out of Afghanistan, tens of millions of dollars worth of equipment will be given to the army of Tajikistan, due to the fact that the Afghan National Army has ties to the Taliban and is not stable. Tajik-Pakistan military cooperation began in 2009. See also Tajikistani Civil War References and links Jane's Information Group, Jane's World Armies, 2004 edition United Nations Secretary-General's reports on UNMOT, 1990s CIA World Factbook page Ҳифзи Ватан Government of Tajikistan Military of Tajikistan 1993 establishments in Tajikistan