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President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov shared that a 10-hour meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe paved the way for resolving the border dispute between the two countries. He also emphasized the crucial role of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in signing the trilateral border agreement in Khujand. asiaplustj.info »
The family of Ismatullo Qurbonov, a 28-year-old officer of Tajikistan’s Border Troops who was killed in an armed clash on the Tajik-Afghan border, has been provided with a two-room apartment in Bokhtar, the capital of Khatlon province. The Khatlon governor’s office reported this. asiaplustj.info »
Around 80% of the state border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan's Batken region has already been equipped with wire barriers, according to the Border Service of the State National Security Committee (GKNB) of Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) condemned the armed attacks in Tajikistan’s border areas in a statement issued on December 3. The attacks, carried out by criminal groups from Afghanistan, resulted in civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan has reopened its border crossing with Afghanistan at the Termez–Hairatan Bridge for the first time since August 2021, allowing citizens of both countries to travel directly and safely once again, the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) announced. asiaplustj.info »
According to Dawn , Reuters reported on December 2 that Tajikistan has requested Russian assistance to help contain a surge of cross-border attacks by Islamic militants based in Afghanistan, following two deadly incidents that left five Chinese workers dead near the Tajik-Afghan border. asiaplustj.info »
Global Times reported on December 1The Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe has issued an urgent appeal for Chinese nationals and companies to evacuate areas near the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border following a violent armed attack that left Chinese citizens injured. asiaplustj.info »
On December 1, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon held a working meeting with heads of the country’s security and law enforcement agencies to discuss the situation along the Tajik–Afghan border and consider ways to strengthen its protection. asiaplustj.info »
A delegation from the Taliban, led by Ismail Ghaznavi, the governor of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, arrived in Tajikistan. The visit took place in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), where the delegation met with the region's governor, Alisher Mirzonabot. asiaplustj.info »
The Ombudsman for Human Rights in Tajikistan, Umed Bobozoda, visited several districts in Khatlon province, where he met with local residents to address their complaints. The visit was part of the Ombudsman’s ongoing efforts to protect citizens' rights. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministers of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan have signed a Protocol on the exchange of ratification instruments for the Treaty on the junction point of their state borders. According to the Uzbek MFA , the signing took place on November 15. asiaplustj.info »
Chaired by First Deputy Director of the FSB and Head of Russia’s Border Service, Army-General Vladimir Kulishov, the 91st session of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops (CCBT) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) took place in in the Kyrgyz city of Mans on October 30, Citing the CCBT press center, AKIpress says delegations from eight CIS member asiaplustj.info »
The head of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (GKNB), Kamchybek Tashiyev, has suggested that the permanent presence of border guards along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border may soon become unnecessary. asiaplustj.info »
An armed confrontation reportedly occurred between Tajik border guards and Taliban forces along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border on October 25 in the area between Shamsiddin-Shohin district of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province and Shahr-re Buzurg district of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. asiaplustj.info »
Officials from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan met in Kyrgyzstan’s Batken Region on September 29 to address the resettlement of residents living in border areas affected by the ongoing delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reported a clash on the border between Tajik border guards and Taliban militants , as a result of which one Taliban was killed and four others were injured . asiaplustj.info »
Over the past six months, ten armed confrontations have occurred along the Tajik-Afghan border, involving Tajik security forces and armed Afghan drug traffickers. According to Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) chief Zafar Samad, the violence is directly linked to ongoing narcotics smuggling operations from Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
After the completion of the meeting and negotiations at the highest level, which took place at the Palace of Nation on July 8, President Emomali Rahmon and his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov took part in the virtual opening ceremony of the border crossing point (BCP) "Tojvaron" - "Karamik" on the state border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will begin delivering weapons and military equipment in 2026 to reinforce the southern borders of its member states, including the Tajik-Afghan frontier. asiaplustj.info »
More than 500 citizens of Tajikistan have been waiting for a week to enter Russia at the Zhaisan/Sagarchin border crossing point (BCP) on the Kazakhstan-Russia border – they are not being allowed entry by Russian border guards, Current Time reported on April 9. asiaplustj.info »
Joint anti-terrorist exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Tajikistan have begun at the Harb-Maidon training ground in Khatlon province of Tajikistan. The active phase of the exercises is taking place from April 7 to 11, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense . asiaplustj.info »
The state visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan is considered a historic visit in the relations between the two states, opening a new page of comprehensive and mutually beneficial cooperation, which will be written in golden letters in the history of cooperation between the two countries. asiaplustj.info »
On March 19, the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz Parliament) approved the draft law on the ratification of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border demarcation agreement in three readings, AKIpress reports . Deputy Prime Minister Kamchybek Tashiyev served as the speaker on this issue, presenting maps to the lawmakers and discussing the exchanged sections of the border with Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On March 18, during the final sitting of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) of the sixth convocation, the lawmakers, now former lawmakers, ratified the state border agreement with Kyrgyzstan and two other documents related to the border. asiaplustj.info »
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Iran says that success in concluding a border agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is an important step towards establishing peace and stability in the region. asiaplustj.info »
On March 13, the Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan participated in an online ceremony to open the Guliston – Kyzyl-Bel and Madaniyat – Kayragach border crossing points (BCPs) on the tajik-Kyrgyz border. asiaplustj.info »
The UN Secretary-General warmly welcomed the presidential signing of the State Border Treaty by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Thursday following decades-long negotiations, according to UN News Center. asiaplustj.info »
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization welcomes the signing of the Treaty between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the state border. “The treaty is a manifestation of the goodwill of the parties to resolve issues through peaceful means, in the spirit of equal consultations, mutual understanding, and respect,” the SCO statement notes . asiaplustj.info »
The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan today participated online in the reopening of two border crossing points (BCPs) along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border: Kyzyl-Bel BCP Kayragach BCP These BCPs mark a significant step toward improving bilateral relations between the two countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border will be opened on March 13. The official opening of the border crossings on both sides will take place in the presence of high-ranking government officials, an informed source within the Sughd regional administration told the Asia-Plus news agency in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has labeled the statement by MP Sultanbay Ayzhigitov regarding the Kyrgyz-Tajik border agreement as demagoguery and provocation. Fergana news agency says Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz parliament) member Ayzhigitov, who has experience as the governor of Batken region and service in security agencies, on March 5 criticized several points of the agreement. asiaplustj.info »
The head of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiyev, yesterday spoke in the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyzstan’s parliament) about the details of the draft agreement on the delimitation and demarcation of the border with Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On February 27, members of several committees of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) listened to the report of the head of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), Kamchybek Tashiyev, during the discussion of the Agreement on the Demarcation and Delimitation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border. asiaplustj.info »
Officials from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have finalized a border delimitation agreement, taking the edge off what had been sharpest border dispute in the Central Asian region. The agreement is expected to catalyze the expansion of regional trade. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyzstan has proposed a project aimed at establishing control over freight transport at five border checkpoints with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. According to reports from Kyrgyz media, two of these five checkpoints are located on the border with Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Voice of America ( VOA ) reports that U.S. President Donald Trump’s “border czar” said on February 16 that he is “not happy” with the number of undocumented migrants being arrested by immigration agents and deported to their home countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Qalaikhumb–Vanj–Rushan border highway, which is part of the Dushanbe–Kulob-Khorog–China border multimodal international corridor, is set to be completed one year ahead of schedule in June 2025. This was announced by Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport, Azim Ibrohim, at a January 29 news conference in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Residents of the border areas of the districts of Isfara (Tajikistan) and Batken (Kyrgyzstan) organized a joint cleanup event on the grounds of their shared border crossings. Zubaydullo Shomadov, a representative of the Isfara administration, informed Asia-Plus about the initiative. asiaplustj.info »
Free trade zones will be established in the Besharyk district and the city of Kuvasay in Uzbekistan's Fergana region. Fergana news agency says this was announced on December 3 during a meeting held by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to discuss measures to ensure the socio-economic development of the region. asiaplustj.info »
The government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have fully completed the description of the remaining disputable stretches of the shared border, the state-run news agency Khovar reports , citing the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Chiefs of the State Committees for National Security of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Saimumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiyev, who are cochairmen of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan joint commission for border delimitation and demarcation issues, met in the Tajik northern city of Buston on November 23 to discuss delimitation and demarcation of the shared border’s disputable stretches. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan intends to introduce a system for crossing borders with Tajikistan and Kazakhstan using ID cards, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on November 20 while delivering a statement in the Legislative Chamber (Uzbekistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Gazeta.uz reports . asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has promised to approve this month a Targeted Program to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border, a proposal first introduced in 2013. Experts suggest that the program's goals are deliberately vague, indicating they may either be symbolic or allow for future changes. An old project with new, uncertain objectives? asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say Iran has started building border wall across eastern borders. Tabnak reported yesterday that the initiative aims at preventing fuel and food smuggling and drugs trafficking, adding that it also seeks to counter illegal immigration. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz media outlets report that Chairman of the State National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan (GKNB), Kamchybek Tashiyev, said yesterday at a conference in Batken that the work on delimitation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border will be completed in the near future. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say Iran has started building a concrete wall along its common border with Afghanistan. Iranwire.com reports that an initial stretch of over 10 kilometers has already been completed, and plans are in place for an additional 50 kilometers. asiaplustj.info »
In the period from 1 to 7 September, in accordance with the agreement reached, a regular meeting of topographic working groups and legal working groups of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on border issues was held in the city of Buston, Sughd region. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev announced at a news conference reviewing the results of the Ministry's work for the first half of 2024 that the negotiations on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border are nearing completion. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a protocol for negotiations on developing a feasibility study (FS) for the Jaloliddini-Balkhi – Panji Poyon railway project, says the press center of the Ministry of transport of Tajikistan. The document was inked in Dushanbe on July 30, 2024. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have inched further forward to a final settlement to end decades of acrimonious disputes by agreeing on the delimitation of 94 percent of previously contested territory. asiaplustj.info »
