Tajikistan Intel: Afghan Border & NGO Zones

Region Alert assesses that severe weather and mudslide risks are the primary operational threat to NGO activities in Khatlon Province this week. On May 20, the Agency for Hydrometeorology issued a warning for heavy rains and mudslides across Khatlon Province from May 21-25. The Ministry of Transport has placed all road maintenance crews on 24/7 alert to respond to potential closures on the Muminabad-Kulob-Dushanbe corridor. Regional tensions remain high as US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Iran conflict and Afghanistan security during a May 12 meeting in Beijing. Trump stated that China promised not to supply weapons to Iran. Russian President Putin also visited Beijing on May 20 to discuss energy and the Iran conflict. Government surveillance of religious activities continues, with a 21-year-old recently fined over 7,000 TJS for unauthorized religious teaching online. This enforcement pattern applies to ALL non-state-sanctioned religious expression, including Christian worship. Additionally, a new tax on electronic wallet transactions starting September 1 has caused some merchants to refuse digital payments.

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