Tajikistan may recognize the Taliban government

Representatives of the Taliban government urged the delegation from Tajikistan during meetings to recognize their government, which effectively controls Afghanistan. This was reported by the “Omu” television channel, citing its sources.

According to the television channel, the Taliban also urged the Tajik delegation, which is visiting Kabul, to hand over control of the Afghan embassy in Dushanbe to them. The Tajik delegation has not yet provided the Taliban with a definitive response to these requests.

Currently, only the Afghan consulate in Khorog is under Taliban control.

It is reported that a delegation of 14 Tajik officials arrived in Kabul on November 15 and held meetings with the Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief of the General Staff, Minister of Border Affairs, and Minister of Intelligence of the Taliban government.

It should be noted that on November 17, 2025, a delegation of 14 Tajik officials arrived in Kabul for meetings with Taliban representatives. The delegation included representatives from the Border Forces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State National Security Committee, representatives of the executive branch, and other representatives of Tajikistan’s law enforcement agencies.

The delegation held a meeting with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and the Minister of Border Affairs, Tribes, and Nationalities Nurullo Nuri.

Afghan media report that during these meetings, the parties mainly discussed prisoner exchanges, border security, the fight against drug trafficking and terrorist groups, the expansion of economic cooperation, and other issues.

So far, neither the Tajik side nor media close to the government have reported on the visit of this delegation to Kabul and the purposes of its meetings with Taliban officials.

The lack of comments from the Tajik authorities is notable also because it is the only country in Central Asia that officially states it does not support direct relations with the Taliban and has repeatedly criticized the government.