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when Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan joined Tajikistan. The fighting was
due to the Tajik Islamic guerrillas who continued to attack Russian border posts, kill-
ing Russian soldiers. Several rounds of talks took place involving the states as well as
the opposition leaders but fighting continued.
MID#4055
Dispute Number: 4055
Date(s): December 31, 1994 to May 2, 1995
Participants: 365 Russia/700 Afghanistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Tajik militants had been attacking and killing Russian border guards since
April 1994. By December 10, Russia was angered by the loss of their border guards
and warned the rebels that Russian troops would retaliate to any attacks on them at the
border or inside Tajikistan. The Russians did so with a series of attacks against rebels,
including those based in Afghanistan. Although there was a round of peace talks on
December 13, the attacks continued. By May 1995 there was no real solution in the
dispute but a spokesman for the Russian Border troops announced on May 2, 1995,
that the border situation remained tense but it was “fully under control.”
Coding changes: End day changed from Missing.
MID#4176
Dispute Number: 4176
Date(s): May 25, 1997
Participants: 365 Russia, 702 Tajikistan, 703 Kyrgyzstan, 704 Uzbekistan/700
Afghanistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Taliban fighting had the potential to cross Afghanistan’s northern borders,
forcing neighboring countries to put their militaries on alert. Uzbekistan added troops
to their border as well.
Coding changes: End day changed from Missing.
MID#4228
Dispute Number: 4228
Date(s): August 11, 1998 to August 1998
Participants: 365 Russia, 702 Tajikistan, 704 Uzbekistan/700 Afghanistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Several of Afghanistan’s neighbors fortified their border following wor-
ries that the Afghan conflict would spread to their country.