ISLAMABAD: Two Tajik border security personnel were killed after “terrorists” from Afghanistan attempted to illegally cross into Tajikistan, marking the third armed terrorist attack originating from Afghanistan, Tajik authorities said on Thursday.
According to a press statement issued by the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, three members of a terrorist organization crossed the border and entered Tajik territory from Afghanistan where they were resisted by Tajik security forces.
“On December 23, 2025, at 23:30, three members of a terrorist organization crossed the state border and entered the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan from Afghanistan within the protected area of Border Outpost No. 5 ‘Bog’ of the 0341 ‘Sarchashma’ Border Detachment, located in the Qavoq area of Shamsiddin Shohin District,” the statement said.
Officials said the group resisted security forces and attempted to target a border post.
“The terrorists refused to obey orders from Tajik border guards to surrender and offered armed resistance. They intended to carry out an armed attack on one of the border posts of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan,” the statement added.
During the armed clash, two servicemen of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security were killed, according to the statement.
Tajik officials said this was the third “armed attack, terrorist act, and border crossing” from Afghanistan in the past month, noting that previous incidents resulted in casualties among civilians and security personnel.
“These facts demonstrate that the Taliban government has shown serious and repeated irresponsibility and has failed to fulfill its international obligations and consistent promises to ensure security and stability along the state border with the Republic of Tajikistan and to combat terrorist organizations,” the statement said.
Tajikistan said it expects an apology from the Taliban leadership and “effective measures to prevent further incidents.”
The statement further reported the seizure of three M16 rifles, a Kalashnikov assault rifle, three foreign-made pistols equipped with silencers, 10 hand grenades, a night-vision scope, explosives, and other ammunition at the scene.
Last month, three Chinese workers in Tajikistan were killed in an attack launched from Afghanistan near the border. The Tajik foreign ministry said a drone and firearm attack targeted workers of a Chinese company in the country’s south.
