section_path: Military ties/Joint operations and mutual support
section_name: Joint operations and mutual support
paragraph_text: Joint operations and mutual support
  
  Russia expressed support for the United States' war on terror. Russia also agreed to provide logistic support for the United States forces in Afghanistan to aid in anti-terrorist operations. Russia allowed U.S. and NATO forces to pass through its territory to go to Afghanistan. In 2017, the former Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "We cooperated with regard to Afghanistan, where Russia played a positive role, particularly in letting our forces and our equipment transit into and out of Afghanistan."