Kyrgyzstan’s leader said Tuesday he is prepared to negotiate as long as it takes with Tajikistan to resolve a deadly border dispute, while also vowing his forces would not cede “a centimeter” of land.
U.S. looks to trade former Afghan aircraft for counterterrorism help in Central Asia
The U.S. is negotiating with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to trade nearly 50 military aircraft flown across the border as the Afghan government collapsed last summer for help hunting …
Scores dead in Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border clashes as ceasefire struggles to hold
Kyrgyzstan announced on Sunday that more than 12 people had been killed in clashes on the frontier with Tajikistan this week, bringing their total dead to 36.
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan: The terror and death of a fruitless border conflict
The traumatized people of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will struggle to find sense in the battles that have led to the spilling of so much blood. The only legacy of the events, our correspondent found, …
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan trade blame over new border attacks
The Central Asian republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan traded new accusations Saturday over a ceasefire breach at their border, where deadly clashes broke out a day earlier despite a ceasefire.
Video footage appears to implicate Tajikistan
While the Tajik government says little, some scant insight into what its soldiers are doing has been provided by a slew of video clips shared on social media.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting
The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting
The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100.
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire holds up after border fighting
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reported no major overnight incidents on Saturday, indicating that a ceasefire they agreed after intense fighting on Friday remained in effect despite accusations of sporadic …
Security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting
The Kyrgyz border service announced the new round of talks as the two ex-Soviet nations traded blame for shelling that resumed Saturday morning after what appeared to be a brief respite overnight.