Who is trying to spoil the relations between Tajikistan and China?

The Attorney General of Tajikistan stated that attacks carried out from the territory of Afghanistan could be aimed at undermining relations between Dushanbe and Beijing.

On February 13, the Attorney General of Tajikistan Habibullo Vohidzoda commented at a press conference on the recent armed attacks in the Darvaz district and the Shamsiddin Shohin district of Tajikistan from the territory of Afghanistan at the end of 2025.

According to him, the attacks were carried out by certain criminal groups. As a result of the attacks, two Tajik border guards and five Chinese citizens were killed, and another five people were injured.

“The Chinese citizens were engaged in road construction. Who needed to kill them? This indicates that there are citizens and criminal groups that do not want stability and a peaceful life or seek to spoil our relations with China. Otherwise, why were the road workers shot during working hours, especially the Chinese citizens?” Vohidzoda stated.

At the same time, the Attorney General did not specify which particular groups carried out the attack, only noting that “these murders were not committed by citizens of Tajikistan.”

The Attorney General stated that criminal cases have been initiated regarding the murders, investigations are ongoing, and all circumstances will be established within the framework of the investigation.

However, the main question is which specific criminal groups Vohidzoda was referring to and why they want to spoil the relations between Tajikistan and China?

Earlier, the director of the Center for Strategic Research under the President of Tajikistan Khairiddin Usmonzoda stated at a press conference on February 9 that one of the reasons for the recent border conflicts was the actions of groups that do not obey the current authorities of Afghanistan. He also did not name these groups.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, also not going into details and not naming specific parties, reported that to prevent further escalation at the border, the law enforcement agencies of both countries continue to cooperate.