The Uzbekistan–Tajikistan border minefields are the result of Uzbekistan's unilateral decision to indiscriminately mine rural areas along its border region with Tajikistan. This action is aimed at hindering drug trafficking and cross-border infiltrations of terrorists of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, but the mines have caused many civilian casualties. Uzbekistan asserted that it is placing mines in its territory, but so far not all the boundaries between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have been delineated.[1] By 2004 Tajikistan and Uzbekistan had settled almost 86% of their 1,283-km border dispute following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.[2] In 2018, the new Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised in an agreement with Tajikistan to de-mine the border.[3] As of January 2020, reports emerged in Tajik media[4] claiming that the de-mining was completed on the border.
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Opinions on the minefields
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References
- ^ a b c "Tajikistan: Victims of Uzbek land mines increasing". Integrated Regional Information Networks. May 7, 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Tajikistan: Focus on demining efforts". Integrated Regional Information Networks. July 13, 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ Pannier, Bruce (16 October 2018). "Putting An End To 20 Years Of Death Along The Tajik-Uzbek Border". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Uzbekistan Reportedly Completes Demining Work on Tajik Border". The Diplomat.