Tajikistan has appealed to its partners in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for the provision of weapons and military equipment to strengthen protection of its border with Afghanistan. The request was announced by CSTO Secretariat consultant Pavel Sarkisyan at a conference in Dushanbe. According to him, Kabul remains the main source of security threats in the region.
Dushanbe has already agreed with its allies on a list of required equipment. Issues related to financing state defense orders of CSTO member states, as well as the transfer of weapons and military hardware through defense ministries, are currently being worked out.
Earlier in December, reports emerged that Tajikistan had held talks with CSTO members on patrolling the Afghan border, possibly involving forces from Russia’s 201st military base. However, officials in Dushanbe later denied these reports.
Amid rising tensions, the Afghan political movement “Green Trend of Afghanistan” published a video online showing military exercises near the Tajik border, in which threats to seize Dushanbe were voiced. In response, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda visited a border checkpoint in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, inspected its operations, and issued a number of instructions to strengthen border security.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
December 18, 2025