Kyrgyzstan has begun constructing barriers on the border with Tajikistan

The authorities of the Batken region have begun to stretch barbed wire along the border. The Tajik side has not yet responded.

On August 13, Kyrgyzstan began to strengthen its border with Tajikistan by stretching barbed wire. According to an official statement, work is being carried out in the village of Ak-Sai at the Kojo-Kaary pass, as well as in the Katta-Tuz area of the Leilek district.

It is reported that trenches with a total length of 74 km have already been dug, iron pipes with a length of 68 km have been laid, and cable work has been conducted over 62 km. The local population has reacted positively to these measures. Work on installing barriers will continue as part of the border delineation between the countries.

It was previously reported that Kyrgyzstan plans to establish barriers along 420 km of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border by the end of this year.

Tajik authorities have not yet commented on the reports of barriers being established on the Kyrgyz side. It is also unknown which specific sections Tajikistan intends to fence off and whether it will begin this work.

Recall that at the end of last year, the authorities of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reached an agreement on the delimitation and demarcation of disputed sections of the border, which allowed for the cessation of bloody conflicts. In March of this year, the presidents of the two countries signed an agreement.

The total length of the joint border is 1006 kilometers.

After the conflict was resolved, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan resumed diplomatic, cultural, and trade relations.

Last week, the head of the Statistics Department of the Sughd region of Tajikistan, Isomaddin Sadriddin, stated at a press conference that after the restoration of trade and economic relations, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to about 7 million dollars over six months.

At the same time, the Ministry of Economy and Trade of Kyrgyzstan previously reported that by June 2025, the trade turnover would reach 2.1 million dollars, calling this a “significant achievement.”