Tashiev: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan May No Longer Need Permanent Border-Guard Presence
English: The Kyrgyz–Tajik border near the northern edge of Internatsional village, Leilek District, Kyrgyzstan. Date: 21 May 2014 Author: Nataev, Creative Commons Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Kyrgyzstan’s National Security Committee (GKNB) chief Kamchybek Tashiev said the need for a constant border-guard presence along the Kyrgyz-Tajik frontier could soon disappear, Orda.kz reports, citing 24.KG.
He made the remark during the 91st meeting of the Council of Commanders of CIS Border Troops, held in Manas.
According to Tashiev, both Presidents Sadyr Japarov and Emomali Rahmon are working to ensure conditions under which citizens of the two neighboring countries can, as he put it, “live only in friendship.”
The GKNB Border Service reported that large-scale engineering work has already been completed along the border — more than 107 kilometers of barriers, including wire fencing, reinforced-concrete posts, and 3D fences, have been installed, along with over 143 kilometers of new roads.
No further details on when or how the potential withdrawal might take place have been provided.
The Kyrgyz–Tajik border had been a long-standing flashpoint, with deadly clashes erupting repeatedly over disputed land and water resources since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
On March 31, 2025, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov held a one-on-one meeting, followed by a formal exchange of ratified documents finalizing a historic border agreement between the two nations.
The exchange has been seen as an end to the dispute between the two nations.
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