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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s disputed border witnessed military escalations that left scores dead in recent years. But 2023 looks set to pass without any major incidents on the volatile frontier and with both sides speaking optimistically about a long-term agreement to resolve the issue.
Though some progress demarcating the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been made since deadly ethnic violence earlier this year, a recent comment by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov threatens to sour tensions further.