Tajikistan Opens New Border Outposts Near Afghanistan After Deadly Attacks

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated new border security facilities near Afghanistan, reinforcing frontier defences amid rising concerns over cross-border attacks and regional instability.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has inaugurated four new security outposts and a specialised tank training ground along the country’s border with Afghanistan, highlighting renewed efforts to strengthen frontier security.

According to a statement published on the official website of the Tajik presidency, the facilities were opened remotely by Rahmon during a visit to the Ministry of Defence.

The statement said the newly built “tank field” is designed to train specialised military units and is equipped with advanced technology to improve operational readiness.

Tajikistan shares a long, mountainous and porous border with Afghanistan, a region historically vulnerable to militant infiltration, smuggling and cross-border violence.

Security concerns along the border have intensified since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, prompting Tajik authorities to accelerate border fortification and military modernisation.

Rahmon said significant progress had been made over the past two to three years to reinforce border infrastructure and stressed that efforts to strengthen border forces would continue.

The inauguration follows a deadly cross-border incident in which two Tajik border guards were killed in an attack launched from Afghanistan territory, an incident confirmed by the State Committee for National Security, which said three attackers were also killed.

Earlier, five Chinese nationals were killed in separate attacks near the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, further heightening regional security concerns and underlining Tajikistan’s focus on border defence.

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