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Tajikistan-Afghanistan relations
February 26, 2019
Beijing on the Border: What's China Doing in Tajikistan?
By Catherine Putz
What should be made of recent reporting that shows evidence of a Chinese paramilitary presence in Tajikistan?
August 04, 2017
The Battle for the Afghan Border
By Bardia Rahmani
What do Afghanistan’s border guards see as the main obstacles to securing the frontier?
May 25, 2017
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.
May 08, 2017
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?
September 26, 2016
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.
April 23, 2016
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.
March 12, 2016
Central Asia’s Year of Great Distractions
By Catherine Putz
Plus rumors on the Tajik border and Russia’s crisis; weekend reads.
March 07, 2016
2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border
By Catherine Putz
The question remains: Terrorists or drug smugglers?
October 08, 2015
Russia's Putin Finds Time for Central Asia Amid Birthday Celebrations
By Catherine Putz
Between airstrikes on Syria and ice hockey, Russian President Vladimir Putin made time for his Central Asian allies.
June 16, 2015
Tajik Border Guards Held by Taliban To Be Released
By Catherine Putz
Qatar has reportedly secured the release of four Tajik border guards kidnapped by the Taliban in December.
March 28, 2014
Pakistan President Visits Afghanistan
By Ankit Panda
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain visited Kabul for the first time since coming into office.
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