India has reportedly ended its presence at a strategic military base in Central Asia’s Tajikistan after nearly two decades, possibly because of Chinese and Russian pressure, according to several Indian media reports. The Ayni air […]
A Russian military IL-76 plane exploded in a fireball as it took off from a remote airbase carrying ammunitions from Tajikistan. The Il-76 was on the runway when an engine erupted in flames. The plane […]
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday nearly 100 people had died in their border conflict, as a fragile ceasefire between the Central Asian nations extended into a second day and their mutual ally Russia urged […]
As the security situation deteriorates in Afghanistan after the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents move into the neighboring countries, Chinese foreign minister has scheduled visits to three Central Asian countries upon invitation, and […]
Russia will send up to six thousands servicemen and more than a hundred tanks to establish military base in Tajikstan, reported Moscow Times. Russia is prepared to activate a military base in ex-Soviet Tajikistan against […]
Turkey is offering Bayraktar TB2 drones to former Soviet state Kyrgyzstan, learned GDC citing Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah. Turkish media citing unnamed military sources, reports that Ankara is ready to provide Kyrgyzstan with any required […]
Turkey on Saturday offered support for the peaceful settlement of recent tensions between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan due to a border conflict. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu expressed Ankara’s support for a cease-fire deal between Tajikistan and […]
At least six civilians were reported killed and dozens of other people wounded when Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces exchanged fire across the border on Thursday and residents hurled rocks at each other in a […]
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