25/12/2025
Two Tajik border officials, including a senior officer, were killed in an armed clash along the Tajik–Afghan border on 24 December, reported.
The incident took place in the area of the Shamsiddin-Shokhi district during a confrontation between Tajik border troops and an armed group of Afghan criminals.
Tajik authorities have yet to issue an official statement.
The officers were identified as Lieutenant Colonel Zirebon Navruzbekov, 33, and Ismatullo Kurbanov, 28, both serving in the Sarichashma military unit. Reports indicate that several members of the armed group were killed, one was detained, while others fled back across the border.
The Tajik government has reiterated its resolve to respond firmly to border security threats.
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