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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan relations

After 33 Years, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Announce Border Agreement

After 33 Years, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Announce Border Agreement

By Catherine Putz
The two sides say they’ve reached an agreement and fully completed the description of their mutual border. The next steps will be even more difficult.

Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Agreement Hoped for in ‘Nearest Future’

Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Agreement Hoped for in ‘Nearest Future’

By Catherine Putz
Officials on both sides say they’ve agreed to 94 percent of the border and hope for an agreement soon. 
Big Promises on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border

Big Promises on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border

By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyz and Tajik officials say they're close to agreement on the entirety of their long-disputed border.

Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations

Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations

By Nigel Li
After a December 1 meeting in Tajikistan, security officials on both sides are proclaiming success and promising progress.

Mysterious Border Protocol Signed Between Kyrgyz and Tajik Security Chiefs

Mysterious Border Protocol Signed Between Kyrgyz and Tajik Security Chiefs

By Catherine Putz
The details of “Protocol No. 44” are unknown, but both sides clearly want to portray some kind of progress in their drawn-out border negotiations.

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The Madumarov Mess and the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border

The Madumarov Mess and the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border

By Catherine Putz
The drama around the Madumarov matter obscures the lack of tangible progress by the Japarov administration in coming to an agreement on the border with Tajikistan. 

Report: Kyrgyz, Tajik Forces May Have Committed War Crimes in Border Conflict

Report: Kyrgyz, Tajik Forces May Have Committed War Crimes in Border Conflict

By Catherine Putz
Human Rights Watch says in a detailed report on the September 2022 Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict that forces on both sides may have committed war crimes in targeting civilians.
Parviz Mullojonov on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Dispute

Parviz Mullojonov on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Dispute

By Catherine Putz
What explains the dramatic escalation of violence along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border?

Kyrgyz Security Chief Flaunts Turkish Drone Connection

Kyrgyz Security Chief Flaunts Turkish Drone Connection

By Catherine Putz
Tashiev posed recently with the latest Bayraktar Akıncı attack drone, suggesting Kyrgyzstan had added the platform to its arsenal.

Kyrgyzstan Cancels CSTO ‘Indestructible Brotherhood’ Military Exercises

Kyrgyzstan Cancels CSTO ‘Indestructible Brotherhood’ Military Exercises

By Catherine Putz
Days after Kyrgyz President Japarov skipped Russian President Putin's birthday (and an informal CIS summit), Bishkek cancelled planned CSTO exercises at the last minute.

CIS Gathers for Informal Summit in Russia Amid Tension, War

CIS Gathers for Informal Summit in Russia Amid Tension, War

By Catherine Putz
The informal CIS meeting in St. Petersburg coincides with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday, but it won’t be much of a celebration.
The Difficult Path Toward De-escalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border

The Difficult Path Toward De-escalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border

By Catherine Putz
A protocol reportedly signed over the weekend would see both vacate four border posts each but is shadowed by domestic critiques in Kyrgyzstan and a lack of clarity in Tajikistan.

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