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A Military Crackdown in Tajikistan Could Draw in Bigger Powers
Sep 26, 2018 | 18:02 GMT
(KADAM MASKAYEV/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- Tajikistan's security forces could soon launch a military operation in the eastern Gorno-Badakhshan region, raising the possibility of a wider conflict.
- The region's proximity to the Tajik-Afghan border could draw in Russia and China, both of which share a strategic interest in containing militancy in the area.
- Military movements by Tajikistan and Russia, as well as potential militant attacks against government and security forces, will determine whether the conflict escalates.
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