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Afghanistan-Tajikistan border
![Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles to Tajikistan for Anti-Terror Drills Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles to Tajikistan for Anti-Terror Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-15_18-32-23.jpg)
Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles to Tajikistan for Anti-Terror Drills
By Catherine Putz
Practice makes perfect, right? Tajikistan and Russia to hold counterterror drills next week.
![Fighting Along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Borderlands: Cause for Concern in Central Asia? Fighting Along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Borderlands: Cause for Concern in Central Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-599933.jpg)
Fighting Along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Borderlands: Cause for Concern in Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
How concerned should Tajikistan -- and by extension Central Asia -- be about renewed fighting in the Afghan borderlands?
![Discussing Dictators and Nuclear Fallout in Central Asia Discussing Dictators and Nuclear Fallout in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-31_20-13-55.jpg)
Discussing Dictators and Nuclear Fallout in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
A detailed look at the Afghan border, a discussion of dictators, and a secret report on Semipalatinsk; recommended reads.
![The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Railway The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Railway](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-09_13-48-38.jpg)
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Railway
By Shoaib Ahmad Rahim
The largely-unheralded railroad could be the key to restoring Afghanistan's role as a regional hub.
![China's Economic and Military Expansion in Tajikistan China's Economic and Military Expansion in Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-23_15-34-03.jpg)
China's Economic and Military Expansion in Tajikistan
By Fuad Shahbazov
Tajikistan is emerging as a test case for China's growing security role in Central Asia.
![China in Central Asia: Building Border Posts in Tajikistan China in Central Asia: Building Border Posts in Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-29_00-55-37.jpg)
China in Central Asia: Building Border Posts in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe says Beijing will build 11 new posts along the Tajik-Afghan border.
![Afghan National Security Adviser Makes Quiet Visits to Central Asia Afghan National Security Adviser Makes Quiet Visits to Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-15_17-41-44.jpg)
Afghan National Security Adviser Makes Quiet Visits to Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Atmar's quiet visits to Dushanbe and Bishkek are a positive sign--but the two regions need to do more than talk.
![Tajikistan: The Eurasian Economic Union’s Next Member? Tajikistan: The Eurasian Economic Union’s Next Member?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-13_13-16-08.jpg)
Tajikistan: The Eurasian Economic Union’s Next Member?
By Catherine Putz
Long rumored and rumored still, Dushanbe is reportedly exploring joining the EEU.
![Russia Reinforces Tajikistan Base with 100 New Armored Vehicles Russia Reinforces Tajikistan Base with 100 New Armored Vehicles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-15_15-19-10.jpg)
Russia Reinforces Tajikistan Base with 100 New Armored Vehicles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
100 new tanks and armored personnel carriers purportedly arrived at Russia’s largest military base abroad.
![Tajikistan: The Iron Fist Closes Tajikistan: The Iron Fist Closes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-07_18-48-54.jpg)
Tajikistan: The Iron Fist Closes
By Cholpon Orozobekova
Even as he consolidates power, Emomali Rahmon's paranoia knows no limits.
![What Do Central Asia and the Middle East Have In Common? What Do Central Asia and the Middle East Have In Common?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-22_16-08-08.jpg)
What Do Central Asia and the Middle East Have In Common?
By Catherine Putz
Plus, Islam and legitimacy in Uzbekistan; a quiet border and a dying Tajik theater. Recommended reads.
![Central Asia’s Year of Great Distractions Central Asia’s Year of Great Distractions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-02_19-47-14.jpg)
Central Asia’s Year of Great Distractions
By Catherine Putz
Plus rumors on the Tajik border and Russia’s crisis; weekend reads.