Special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan on Friday began a two-week military exercise in Bishkek with a focus on counter-terror drills, officials said.

The eighth edition of special forces exercise, 'Khanjar', was inaugurated at a facility of special forces brigade of the national guards of the Kyrgyz republic, they said.

Commander of Kyrgyz national guards, Colonel Ergeshov Talantbek, in his opening remarks, commended high-altitude resilience of the two forces personnel and their growing interoperability, the officials said.

Source: The Week