Tajikistan
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Afghanistan
4 Killed, Including 2 Chinese in Taliban-Tajikistan Border Clash
DID Press: Taliban forces and Tajikistani border guards Clashed Saturday night in Shahr-e Bozorg district of northern Badakhshan province. Four people, including two Chinese nationals, one Taliban fighter, and one Tajik border guard were killed during clashes, reported local sources.…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Asserts Afghanistan’s Borders Secure Following Putin’s Warning of Threats
DID Press: Taliban government has dismissed recent concerns raised by Russian President Vladimir Putin over Afghanistan’s security situation, saying the country’s borders are “fully secure” and pose no threat to neighboring states. In a statement, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said…
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Government
Putin in Tajikistan for Russia–Central Asia and CIS Summit
DID Press: Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Tajikistan to participate in the second Russia–Central Asia summit as well as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders’ meeting. Kremlin press office announced that during the visit, Putin will meet with…
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Afghan military
Clash on Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Leaves One Dead, Four Wounded
DID Press: An armed clash between Taliban administration forces and Tajik border guards in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province left one fighter dead and four others wounded, said local sources on Wednesday. The confrontation took place two days ago in the…
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Afghanistan
Increasing Pressure on Afghan Refugees in Tajikistan
DIDPress: Amidst the intensified forced return of Afghan refugees from Iran and Pakistan, local sources report a worrying rise in the detention and deportation of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan as well. According to information received from multiple sources among Afghan…
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Afghanistan
Dushanbe’s ‘ambiguous’ relations with Afghanistan-led Taliban
Afghanistan remains outside the UN and any international convention, and Tajikistan maintains the most intransigent position among the neighboring countries, asking for an agreed and "inclusive" government of all nationalities, something that the Taliban do not seem to want to…
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Politics
China Opened Observation Station in Tajikistan
DID Press: China has opened a super observation station at Tajikistan-Afghanistan border with probably dual purposes.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan and the Potential for a U.S.-Uzbekistan Partnership
The instability that arose from the August 2021 collapse of the U.S.-backed regime and rise of the Taliban has provoked renewed fears of transnational drug smuggling and terrorism
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Afghanistan
Scrutinizing US Overtures To Uzbekistan And Tajikistan
What is the Plan B if U.S. priorities change, and how will Russia, China, or Iran react if Tashkent and Dushanbe are forced to return, hat in hand?
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Afghanistan
New battlefront: South Asian power contests in Central Asia
Central Asia, notably Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have risen as subtle “influencers” in a Taliban-led Afghanistan ..
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