ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN POLICIES TOWARD TAJIKISTAN SINCE 9/11

Dr Faisal Javaid Dr Faisal Javaid

doi:10.52337/pjia.v3i1.75

Abstract

Tajikistan is a landlocked state and has a unique position in the Central Asian region due to its border attached with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and near to Pakistan. It is the poorest among the Central Asian states with lack of energy resources. Tajikistan faced several challenges such as poor democratic performance, economic dependence on foreign remittances, unemployment, bad governance, and security threat. Next year after independence in 1992 the Tajik Civil War had started and ended in 1997, which had deep impacts on the country’s economy and social life. Since 9/11 when the terrorist attack on the United States of America, Tajikistan got special attention due to its location. It condemned those attacks and keen to cooperate with American war against terrorism. This study focuses on American policies towards Tajikistan during 2001-2012. The paper also investigates American political, economic and security relations with Tajikistan and analyses the American interests and its strategic importance of Tajikistan towards America.

Highlights

Republic of Tajikistan was unique to the poorest of the fresh expresses that picked up freedom toward the end of 1991, afterward the fall of the previous USSR
The study analyzed that Tajikistan went back economically and socially, and the Country’s dependence increased on Russia for national security and foreign remittances mostly coming from Russia
It became relevant to its position in the region toward American regional policy when the U.S announced the war on terror in Afghanistan

Summary

Introduction

Republic of Tajikistan was unique to the poorest of the fresh expresses that picked up freedom toward the end of 1991, afterward the fall of the previous USSR It was a noteworthy nation in Central Asia by the ideals of its topographical area neighboring Afghanistan and China and its adequate water and different assets, yet it confronted ethnic and faction splits, profound destitution, poor administration, and other serious difficulties. It was a country facing serious security-related issues, with drugs and terrorism dominating the discourse and instability of its neighbor had affected Tajikistan. Maybe in the wake of Russian gaging perspectives, Tajikistan quickly accessible utilization of Tajik airspace to U.S powers, and several alliance strengths started to travel over Tajik runways and airspace

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