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Tajikistan approves Chinese plan to construct security base near Afghan border

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3 years ago

October 29, 2021

Costa Haritos

Tajikistan has accepted a Chinese offer to build a police outpost on the Afghan border

China will spend about $8.6 million USD on the facility before turning it over to Tajik control.

It’s the latest indication of Beijing’s growing security concerns in the region after the US ended its 20-year war in Afghanistan.

The base points to deepening security cooperation between impoverished Tajikistan and China, which is reported to maintain another base in the southeast of the ex-Soviet country.

No Chinese personnel will be housed at the facility even though the nation has expressed concerns about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

A New Chinese Military Base in Tajikistan close to the Afghanistan border! This is the second one. https://t.co/rct06vadaK
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) October 28, 2021

It has urged the new Taliban Government to prevent terror groups from forming.

Beijing has routinely denied its overseas military facilities as bases. Tajikistan has also denied a Chinese military presence in the country.

Tajikistan, a country of 9.5 million, has received financial assistance from both China and the United States to build and reinforce its border posts and hosts a major Russian military base.

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Costa is a news producer at ticker NEWS. He has previously worked as a regional journalist at the Southern Highlands Express newspaper. He also has several years' experience in the fire and emergency services sector, where he has worked with researchers, policymakers and local communities. He has also worked at the Seven Network during their Olympic Games coverage and in the ABC Melbourne newsroom. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Professional), with expertise in journalism, politics and international relations. His other interests include colonial legacies in the Pacific, counter-terrorism, aviation and travel.

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