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Border guards kill 4 Afghan gunmen who crossed into Tajikistan, authorities say
Tajikistan's security forces killed four militants crossing from Afghanistan amid at least five deadly border incidents since November, amid concerns over ISIS-K and Jamaat Ansarullah threats.
- On Sunday, Tajik security services said they neutralised four fighters who crossed from Afghanistan after refusing to lay down arms in southern Khatlon region.
- Since November, Tajik authorities report at least five deadly incidents along the 1,350-kilometre Tajik-Afghan border, with an AFP count finding 16 people killed in total.
- A UN report said Jamaat Ansarullah has fighters across Afghanistan aiming to destabilise Tajikistan, and attacks killed five Chinese nationals, prompting Tajik appeals to the Afghan Taliban regime.
- Dushanbe is pursuing cooperation measures with Kabul, including electricity supplies and border markets, while President Emomali Rakhmon openly criticises Afghanistan's authorities.
- Tajik officials warn the volatile frontier mixes smuggling and militant activity affecting Tajik border guards and Chinese workers, and they have urged the Taliban to respect ethnic Tajiks' rights.
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Bloody incidents occur on the border of the Central Asian country of Tajikistan with Afghanistan. Again there was a firefight with heavily armed terrorists.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
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- 46% of the sources lean Left
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L 46%
C 27%
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