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- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) plans to equip Tajikistan’s border forces with weapons to address border insecurity with Afghanistan.
- January 29 clashes between Tajik security forces and suspected drug smugglers killed three people and led to seizures of weapons and narcotics.
- Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Secretary-General, said member states are coordinating equipment supply as part of a program started in November 2024.
- The CSTO includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, with Armenia suspended from participation.
