Tajikistan strengthens border with Afghanistan

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on August 15, Emomali Rahmon commissioned modern border outposts of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Murghab, Ishkashim, and Rushan districts of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, as well as in the Farhor, Shamsiddin Shohin, and Panj districts of the Khatlon Region.

It is reported that these outposts were constructed by the government of Tajikistan “in a very short time” and are “equipped with modern military technology and equipment.”

The press service of the President of Tajikistan states that construction work began in February 2023, and the border outpost building was commissioned in a short time in accordance with the requirements of the times.

On August 4 of this year, the director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, Khayriddin Usmonzoda, informed journalists at a press conference that after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan and statements about the increased threat from that country, Tajikistan has built more than a hundred new border outposts.

In the past two years, when the Taliban has ruled Afghanistan, several unresolved issues remain between Dushanbe and Kabul, and there have been verbal disputes on several occasions. During this time, the media has reported several times about threats of attacks on Tajikistan, and the country has found itself on the front line against the spread of threats of terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, and other forms of transnational crime, which has concerned the authorities of Tajikistan.

According to a new report from the UN Security Council, about 20 terrorist organizations are active in Afghanistan, posing a threat to neighboring countries, including Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The UN Security Council is concerned that Afghanistan could become a base for terrorist organizations.

However, the Taliban leadership rejects these claims from the UN Security Council and repeatedly assures the international community and neighboring countries that there is no threat from the territory of Afghanistan.