China to Build Tajik Police Base to Secure Afghan Border
- Tajikistan accepts plan to build $9.4 million post: Asia-Plus
- Latest sign of Chinese security concerns on western frontier
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Tajikistan has accepted a Chinese proposal to build a police outpost on the Afghan border, local media reported, in the latest indication of Beijing’s growing security concerns in the region after the U.S. withdrew from Kabul.
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security, which primarily oversees domestic security, will spend about 100 million soum ($9.4 million) on the facility before turning it over to Tajik control, local media Asia-Plus reported Thursday, citing remarks in parliament by First Deputy Interior Minister Abdurahmon Alamshozoda.