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A regular meeting of the topographic working groups of the Tajik and Kyrgyz governmental delegations on the delimitation and demarcation of the disputed segments of the mutual border took place in Batken, Kyrgyzstan from December 1 to December 6. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan has amended a range of laws that ensure simplified order of receiving weapons by civilian population residing in border areas and voluntary mobilization. Experts, however, says it means the recognition of the state of its inability to protect its borders. CABAR. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has promised to submit the draft agreement with Tajikistan on delineation of the disputed segments of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border to Jokorgu Kenesh (Kyrgyzstan’s parliament) until the New Year, 24. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr raised the issue of border disputes of Kyrgyzstan with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at a summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) that took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on November 11. asiaplustj.info »
Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said on November 9 that Iran is ready to peacefully resolve the border dispute between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. IRNA says Major-General Bagheri held phone talks with the Kyrgyz Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Baktybek Bekbolotov and discussed significant issues in the region on Wednesday. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Customs Department of Samarkand region, Uzbek media reports say a temporary restriction will be imposed on movement and vehicles and citizens via the Jarteppa Border Crossing Point (BCP) on the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border, which is expected to be overhauled soon. Kun. asiaplustj.info »
The current configuration of Tajikistan’s common border with Kyrgyzstan is the product of Soviet mapmakers drawing the dividing lines for Soviet republics. After the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, these became the borders of independent nations. asiaplustj.info »
Until last year, ethnic Kyrgyz people were able to cross into neighboring Kyrgyzstan with their Tajik passports. Now they must first travel to a third country, an option few can afford. Eurasianet says the predicament is the product of border tensions. asiaplustj.info »
“The border between the two countries is considered a paradise of solar and wind potential both for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz authorities have rejected the statement released by Tajik border guard service’s office in the Sughd province, it "absolutely does not correspond to the real situation. asiaplustj.info »
The Office of the Border Guard Directorate of Tajikistan in the Sughd province released a statement on October 19 accusing Kyrgyzstan of targeted actions to escalate the situation and provoke the emergence of new armed conflicts. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the international conference in Dushanbe, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on October 18 that Tajikistan is at the forefront of the fight against the threat of extremism and terrorism, and “we are protecting not only the region, but also territories beyond from the catastrophic consequences of this phenomenon. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reported on October 17 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to provide Bishkek with archive Soviet-era maps to help resolve the ongoing dispute between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over segments of their border. asiaplustj.info »
The International High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” is kicking off in Dushanbe today. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia says that despite the end of the clashes, residents on the both sides of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border still live in fear and dream of peace. In the latest border clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that occurred on September 14-17, both sides reportedly lost over 100 people both military population and ordinary citizens. asiaplustj.info »
Another resident of the Jamoat Chorkuh died in Isfara, who was injured during an armed attack by the Kyrgyz military on Tajik villages, reports sugdnews.com . asiaplustj.info »
Destroyed houses of residents of border villages affected by the Tajik-Kyrgyz conflict will be restored before November 1 this year. President Emomali Rahmon gave such instructions to the relevant structures, the press service of the head of state reports. asiaplustj.info »
On the Tajik-Kyrgyz border at the Kyzyl-Bel checkpoint, negotiations were held to resolve the border situation. As a result, another protocol was signed - on the termination of the border conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
He conveyed condolences to the families of those killed at the border on behalf of the President. The Chairman of the Sughd region, Rajabboy Ahmadzoda, on behalf of the President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, visited the families of those who died as a result of the conflict on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border in the village of Ovchi-Kalacha, Bobojon-Gafurov district. asiaplustj.info »
The Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan are shelling with all types of heavy and firearms the border villages of Tajikistan, civilian buildings and houses of civilians, - says the press center of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
As a result of today's shooting in three border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, 2 Tajik servicemen were killed, 11 people, including 6 border guards and 5 local residents, were injured and taken to hospital. asiaplustj.info »
One Tajik border guard was killed and several more injured in a shootout on the border with Kyrgyzstan. This was reported in the hospital of Jamoat Vorukh. "As a result of a shootout on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, one Tajik border guard was killed, five were injured and were hospitalized", - the source said. asiaplustj.info »
Conflict again broke out on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. Today, September 14, at about 7 am, a shootout took place between the border guards of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan near the village of Vorukh. This news was confirmed by several local residents, noting that the sounds of gunshots are still heard. asiaplustj.info »
A border unit based in Khatlon’s Shamsiddin-Shohin district has been deployed closer to the Afghan border, at a distance of 12 kilometers from the Tajik-Afghan border. Shamsiddin-Shohin district head Zafar Gulzoda confirmed this information at a news conference in the district administrative center on July 29. asiaplustj.info »
Three Russian border guard officers were killed on July 27 as their crossover Huyndai Santa Fe the car crashed into an advertising pole in the Kyrgyz city of Osh, according to Mediazona . According to the preliminary data, the car was traveling 150 kilometers per hour. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Orif Khojazoda, Chairman of the State Committee on Land Management and Geodesy, on July 20 addressed border issues with Tajikistan’s neighbors. Concerning Tajikistan’s common border with Kyrgyzstan, he noted that border talks are going on. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says two Tajik men have been released from Kyrgyz custody after being held on charges of robbery and crossing the border illegally amid an ongoing border dispute. Kyrgyz and Tajik officials have yet to officially confirm the release of Amonjon Bobojonov and Ayubjon Urunov. asiaplustj.info »
An official at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) says the country’s authorities intend to toughen inspections at airports and borders amid the infection surge in neighboring countries. asiaplustj.info »
The information about the latest gunfire along the contested segment of the volatile Tajik-Kyrgyz border has been updated. A source at the Isfara central city hospital told Asia-Plus Tuesday afternoon that one Tajik border guard was killed and three others wounded in the an exchange of fire with Kyrgyz border guards that took place on the morning of June 14. asiaplustj.info »
Doctors of the Isfara central city hospital assess the condition of Tajik border guard, who was wounded in the latest shootout along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border as stable, but serious “Currently, the border guard is on the mend. asiaplustj.info »
The number of servicemen wounded in the latest gunfire along the volatile Tajik-Kyrgyz border has risen to three. A source within Vorukh jamoat told Asia-Plus Friday (June 3) afternoon that a Tajik border guard was also wounded in a shootout that broke out between Tajik and Kyrgyz border guards along the contested segment of the mutual border. asiaplustj.info »
Another shootout took place along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border Friday (June 3) noon increasing tension. As usual, each side blames the other for starting the shooting. asiaplustj.info »
As part of his working visit to Khatlon province, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited frontier posts Sari Ghor and Yol in Shamsiddin-Shohin district, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The border closure and seizure of Tajik trucks are one of signs of growing hostilities between the Central Asian nation and Afghanistan’s hard-line rulers. Recall, dozens of Tajik truck drivers who carried coal to Afghanistan earlier this month were prevented from crossing back into Tajikistan after the Taliban closed the border on May 10. asiaplustj.info »
To provide security along Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan, the United States and the Russian Federation will finance construction of frontier posts along this border. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly agreed on the need to speed up the process of delimitation and demarcation of the common border and intensify the work of the joint commission on delimitation and demarcation of the common border. asiaplustj.info »
The Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), commenting on the recent incident at the Afghan-Tajik border and the claim by the Islamic State (IS) terror group that militants from its affiliate active in Afghanistan, the Islamic State Khurasan Province or ISKP, fired several rockets into Tajikistan, states that only bullets were shot asiaplustj.info »
Residents of border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have held a joint iftar (a meal taken by Muslims at sundown to break the daily fast during Ramadan). Centralasian.org says residents of border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan held a joint iftar on April 27. asiaplustj.info »
“The issue of delineation of common border with Tajikistan has not been removed, it is being solved. asiaplustj.info »
Border representatives of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan held talks yesterday evening after an exchange of gunfire between border guards of the two countries earlier in the day killed one person and wounded two others. asiaplustj.info »
One Tajik border guard was killed and two others wounded in a clash with Kyrgyz border guards. As usual, Kyrgyz and Tajik authorities are blaming each other for the latest clashes and shootings along a disputed segment of the mutual border. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is expected to reopen all border crossing points (BCPs) along its common border with Uzbekistan on March 15. Tajikistan’s national news agency Khovar says all BCPs along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan will reopen on March 15. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday February 28, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), announced the launch of a new project to contribute to the protection of the Tajik-Afghan border from the illegal movement of weapons and drugs, irregular migration, and public health risks. According to the U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Al-Jazeera says that Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak has told the Reuters news agency that talks between Ukraine and Russia have started at the Belarussian border,. The Ukrainian delegation members reportedly include Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak among others. asiaplustj.info »
Taliban are reportedly going to send 10,000 military personnel to Afghanistan’s common border with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
“Russia is ready to share its experience of border demarcation with Dushanbe and Bishkek. It is rich with us. Especially with their common neighbor – Kazakhstan,” the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told TASS in an interview on February 10. asiaplustj.info »
Elders from border villages of Tajikistan’s Sughd province and Kyrgyzstan’s Batken region met at the end last week to discuss issues of strengthening friendly relations between the residents of border areas. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says that even before the fighting broke out last week on the uneasy and poorly demarcated border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, it was clear that trouble was looming. Ever since the last serious bout of unrest, in April, even stepping close to the invisible and inexistent border has meant courting danger, particularly for Kyrgyz citizens. asiaplustj.info »
Negotiations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan with participation of the countries’ security officials over the border clashes that took place in Chorkuh jamoat, which is subordinate to the Tajik northern city of Isfara (Sughd province), today resulted in vain. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says the president of Kyrgyzstan has ended the year on a populist crowd-pleasing note by ordering that a town in the country’s southwestern-most corner be renamed after a local hero. asiaplustj.info »
