China to build nine border facilities along Tajik-Afghan frontier: report

China will construct nine border infrastructure facilities along the frontier between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, according to a report by Kazinform News Agency.

The plan was approved by the lower chamber of Tajikistan’s parliament, the Majlisi Oli, under an agreement aimed at strengthening the material and technical capacity of Tajikistan’s border forces.

According to the parliamentary bulletin Sadoi Mardum, the project includes the construction of facilities equipped with modern surveillance systems, communication technologies, and engineering infrastructure designed to enhance border security.

The total construction area will cover approximately 17,000 square meters, with an estimated cost of 424.8 million Chinese yuan. The funding will be provided free of charge by the government of China.

Murodali Rajabzoda, First Deputy Chairman of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security, said the new facilities are part of broader cooperation between Beijing and Dushanbe to improve border infrastructure.

He noted that under a previous agreement with China, 12 border facilities were constructed between 2017 and 2018.

Earlier, Kazinform also reported that the parliament of Kazakhstan had ratified the Kazakhstan–Tajikistan Treaty on Allied Relations, reflecting growing regional cooperation.