RUZVAT, Tajikistan -- In many places along Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, the countries are separated by just a few yards of water -- the narrow Panj River. There are no walls or fences ...

Tension has been mounting in western Asia following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last month, with Tajikistan reportedly beefing up its military presence on the Tajik-Afghan border in response.

Trouble appears to be brewing on Afghanistan’s border with the remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, in eastern Tajikistan. Or at least it appears to be. As is often the way in ...

An observation post being built on the Afghan-Tajik border by the "Tajik Taliban" is seen as an act of intimidation from Kabul and has irritated Tajikistan, which has not recognized the Taliban as ...

A Tajik border guard was killed in a December 2017 clash with alleged Afghan drug smugglers at a different part of the border. A similar incident occurred in March 2016 .

Tajikistan will reinforce its border with an additional 20,000 troops in response to a Taliban offensive capturing large swaths of territory in northern Afghanistan as U.S. troops exit the country.

Pakistan’s army has said it has killed 30 fighters who tried to cross the border from Afghanistan, just days after a suicide ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close their consulates in the region, while across the border in Tajikistan, reservists are ...

Of all Central Asian countries, Tajikistan has the longest border with Afghanistan, and the government in Dushanbe has long perceived grave security threats from Afghanistan. This brings us to ...

UNHCR remains very concerned about some 10,000 Afghans living on the banks and islands of the Pyandj River, on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Reports from UNHCR staff who have visited ...

Tajikistan has successfully received payment from Afghanistan for all electricity supplied, highlighting Kabul's commitment as a customer since the Taliban's takeover. In 2023, Tajikistan exported ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck western Afghanistan early Friday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology. Its epicentre is located at a depth of 50 kilometres.