CSTO to send military equipment to Tajikistan -Afghanistan border

Tajik media outlet KÖZ News reported that CSTO Secretary-General Talgat Nasasikov made the remarks in an interview with Russia’s TASS news agency.

Nasasikov said the first consignments of weapons and equipment for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border would be delivered this autumn, adding that the list of required equipment had already been agreed upon.

He said securing the Tajik-Afghan border was important not only for Tajikistan but for all CSTO member states.

“If, God forbid, something happens there, it will not be a problem for Tajikistan alone, but for all CSTO member states and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States,” he said.

The CSTO secretary-general said Russia would play a key role in supplying weapons and equipment to Tajikistan.

Afghanistan and Tajikistan share more than 1,300 kilometres of border, most of which runs along the Panj River. Tajikistan shares a border with four northeastern Afghan provinces.

In 2024, the CSTO approved a five-year programme to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border.

The programme aims to improve border control, upgrade infrastructure and equip Tajik border forces with modern security equipment.

The first phase of the programme began in 2025. By the end of that year, the quantity of military equipment required by Tajikistan had been determined, while the possible supply of the equipment by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan had also been agreed upon.