Another clash between Tajik border guards and Taliban forces

According to the Afghan publication 8am.media, citing local sources in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan, there are casualties as a result of an armed clash between Taliban forces and Tajik border guards.

The publication reports that the clash occurred on Saturday, November 23, in the territory of the village of Davang in the Shahr-e Buzurg district of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, which borders the Shamsiddin Shohin district of Tajikistan.

According to sources, the conflict arose due to changes in the course of the Amu Darya River in the area of gold mining projects, which also involved Chinese companies.

While it is reported that there are casualties as a result of the conflict, the number of dead or injured has not yet been disclosed.

Officials from Tajikistan and Afghanistan have not yet commented on the incident.

Earlier, on August 24, 2025, an armed conflict occurred between Tajik border guards and Taliban militants near the village of Davang in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, resulting in the death of one Taliban militant and injuries to four others.

At that time, it was reported that the conflict flared up due to changes in the course of the Panj River by Afghan mining companies.

Following that conflict, a video surfaced online showing Tajik border guards and Afghan Taliban sitting at a negotiation table, engaged in a tense discussion.

It is noteworthy that the latest clash between Tajik border guards and the Taliban occurred shortly after the governor of Balkh province in Afghanistan, Yusuf Wafa, visited Dushanbe on an official invitation on Thursday, October 23, where he held talks with Tajik representatives of security and border structures, including the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, Sayidmumin Yatimov.

During the meeting, the parties emphasized the importance of developing diplomatic, cultural, trade-economic, and scientific relations between Dushanbe and Kabul, as well as prioritizing joint efforts to combat security threats, terrorist groups, and drug trafficking networks.

At this meeting, the head of the SCNS of Tajikistan, Saymumin Yatimov, stated that no activities against the Taliban movement would be conducted from the territory of Tajikistan.