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Tajikistan approves the construction of a new US$10 million Chinese military base near its border with Afghanistan, and in a separate statement offers to hand over a pre-existing base to China and waive future rent payments on the base in exchange for military aid. The approval comes as the Tajik government expressed concerns about the worsening security situation along the border after the Taliban took over Afghanistan a few months prior.
2021-10-27

Tajikistan says that over 350 citizens from Afghanistan have crossed the Afghan–Tajik border.
2021-07-14

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon orders the mobilization of 20,000 military reservists to secure the border with Afghanistan in response to recent Taliban advances.
2021-07-6

The Taliban takes control of several further districts overnight as Afghan troops abandon their posts and flee into neighboring Tajikistan via Badakhshan Province. The State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan reports that more than 300 Afghan troops crossed the Tajik border as Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid confirms that most of the territory was gained without a fight.
2021-07-4

Suspected Taliban insurgents fire a rocket into a hospital in Kunar, destroying COVID-19 vaccines and setting the hospital on fire. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denies responsibility for the attack as the group gains more territory on the border with Tajikistan.
2021-06-23

Over 40 security force members have been killed in fighting with the Taliban in Kunduz, Baghlan and Nimroz provinces, Afghanistan.
2021-01-18

The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks.
2020-09-17

Two U.S. Troops are killed in an ambush by the Taliban in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
2019-06-26

Russia and Tajikistan begin joint military exercises near the Afghan–Tajik border to deter potential Taliban attacks.
2018-07-17

The Taliban announce a three-day Eid ceasefire with the Afghan authorities, according to Pajhwok Afghan News. On Thursday, President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with the Taliban from June 12–19.
2018-06-9