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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border

February 11, 2022
Kyrgyz Opposition Leader in Hot Water Over a 2009 Border Deal
By Catherine Putz
A document signed in 2009 is now at the center of a scandal that has the Kyrgyz government crying treason.

July 01, 2021
Back to Normal Diplomacy: Kyrgyz President Visits Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
A return to the pre-April status quo is preferable to continued violence, but a lack of progress on border negotiations isn’t a long-term solution to instability on the border.

June 02, 2021
What Happened at the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border?
Anahita Saymidinova, Madeleine Reeves, and Aigerim Turgunbaeva discuss the violence along the border and the long-term implications for both countries.

May 27, 2021
Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Woes Lead to Wider Bilateral Tensions
By Catherine Putz
A lack of communication bedevils current Kyrgyz-Tajik relations.

May 08, 2021
Kyrgyzstan’s Worrying New Limits on Dissent
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s president continues to sharpen the country’s legal code as a tool to limit dissent.

May 04, 2021
Violent Clashes at the Troublesome Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
By Catherine Putz
Last week’s violence was some of the worst the border has seen, with more than 40 killed.

April 29, 2021
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Trade Blame for Cross-border Shelling
By Associated Press
Reportedly one Kyrgyz man has been killed in the clashes over a long-unsettled border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

April 10, 2021
Settling Central Asia’s Borders Is No Easy Task
By Catherine Putz
People on both sides of these possibly shifting borders have strong feelings about it.

May 28, 2020
Another Incident on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
By Catherine Putz
On May 24, shots were fired in the contentious border area. And reportedly again on May 27.

January 15, 2020
Could a Land Swap Settle the Tense Kyrgyz-Tajik Border?
By Catherine Putz
After fresh trouble in the Batken region, the Kyrgyz and Tajik sides have floated the possibility of a land swap to fix the border.

August 02, 2019
The Enduring Difficulty of Settling the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s presidents met recently to discuss border delimitation in the wake of recent violence.
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