Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border

[5][6] The process was to be overseen by a Special Committee of the Central Asian Bureau, with three sub-committees for each of what were deemed to be the main nationalities of the region (Kazakhs, Turkmen and Uzbeks), with work then exceedingly rapidly.

[16][18] Furthermore, NTD also aimed to create 'viable' entities, with economic, geographical, agricultural and infrastructural matters unrelated to (and sometimes trumping those of) ethnicity.

There were tensions in the post-independence era over border delimitation and policing, and especially after an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) incursion into Kyrgyzstan from Tajik territory in 1999/2000.

[24] This conflict then escalated into a three-day battle in April–May 2021, which killed 55 people and forced over 33,000–58,000 Kyrgyzstan civilians to evacuate from the Batken Region.

[26][27][28] Clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan became increasingly frequent throughout 2022,[29][30][31] culminating in a 14–20 September confrontation that caused 137,000 Kyrgyz civilians to flee the border area.