The head of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (GKNB), Kamchybek Tashiyev, has suggested that the permanent presence of border guards along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border may soon become unnecessary. His remarks came during the 91st meeting of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops of CIS Member States, held in the Kyrgyz city of Manas on October 30, according to news agency 24.kg.
Tashiyev stated that Presidents Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan and Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan are working together to create conditions in which citizens of both countries can "live only in friendship."
As of September 25, Kyrgyzstan had carried out extensive engineering work along the border, installing over 107 kilometers of barriers, including barbed wire, reinforced concrete posts, and 3D fences. More than 143 kilometers of roads have also been constructed as part of the border infrastructure.
Tajikistan has not yet reported any similar construction or installation of border fencing on its side.
Kyrgyzstan began installing barbed wire fencing along the disputed border area in late April this year, with plans to complete 420 kilometers of fencing by the end of 2025. Over 200 personnel and multiple pieces of specialized equipment have been mobilized for the project, according to Tashiyev.
The total length of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border is 1,008.14 kilometers, with the current fencing phase covering just over 40% of the boundary.
The border agreement signed on March 13 in Bishkek formally concluded the decades-long delimitation process between the two nations.
In a further sign of regional cooperation, a trilateral summit was held on March 31 in Khujand, where the presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed an agreement on the tri-junction point of their national borders, as well as the Khujand Declaration of Eternal Friendship.
