Tajikistan

  • Jul 13, 2021
  • 7 min read

Russia and allies seek damage limitation with Taliban

Russia and three south-facing Central Asian states are making plans as the Taliban advance through northern Afghanistan

Central Asia
  • Jul 7, 2021
  • 2 min read

Russia can only help ally Tajikistan in Afghan crisis

Foreign Minister Lavrov promises to help defend states on the Afghan border, but Tajikistan is Russia's only formal ally

Russia
  • Jul 5, 2021
  • 2 min read

Taliban make swift Afghan advances as US forces leave

The Taliban's countrywide offensive is seemingly unstoppable as US forces leave Afghanistan to fend for itself

Afghanistan
  • Jun 23, 2021
  • 2 min read

Russian-Tajik talks come as Afghan Taliban advance

Russia's top security official is visiting Tajikistan as the Taliban come close to the country's southern border

Central Asia
  • Jun 15, 2021
  • 2 min read

Uzbek goodwill expands Tajikistan's external access

President Shavqat Mirzioyev's visit to Tajikistan has helped further improve a relationship he has worked hard to mend

Uzbekistan
  • May 14, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict resolution may not work

A bout of unusually fierce fighting has brought a new commitment to resolving disputes, but only with top-down solutions

Central Asia
  • May 7, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyz-Tajik plan shows will to fix conflict causes

A joint commitment to defining the Tajik-Kyrgyz border seems to reflect a will to end a bout of local conflict

Central Asia
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyz-Tajik clashes risk more serious escalation

Tensions between civilians along a Tajik-Kyrgyz border stretch quickly escalated into shooting between security forces

Kyrgyzstan