Tajikistan’s parliament has approved an agreement under which China will finance the construction of nine new border facilities for Tajik security forces along the country’s frontier with Afghanistan, according to an Uzbek media report.
The Uzbek outlet PUL Yulduz reported Wednesday that the project will cover more than 17,000 square meters and cost about 424 million Chinese yuan ($63.7 million).
The funding will be provided as a grant by China, the report said.
Under the agreement, Chinese companies will oversee the full implementation of the project, including technical assessments, design work, supply of construction materials and building the facilities.
Chinese engineers are also expected to be present on-site to install equipment and complete construction.
In addition to the buildings, the project will include furnishing the facilities with office and residential furniture, computer equipment and the construction of supporting infrastructure such as roads, water supply systems, electricity and sewage networks.
The report said construction is planned in three phases and officials from the two countries have already signed documents to begin the second stage of the project.
Between 2017 and 2018, during the first phase of the cooperation, China financed the construction of 12 border facilities on the Tajik side of the border with Afghanistan.
In recent years, there has been speculation about a possible Chinese military presence in the region, but Tajik authorities have repeatedly denied that foreign troops are stationed there.
Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan is considered one of the country’s most sensitive security zones.
In recent years, there have been several cross-border security incidents, and regional security organizations have previously discussed strengthening Tajik border forces with modern equipment to counter militant groups and drug trafficking.
The United Nations has reported three clashes in border areas of Afghanistan and Tajikistan in its new quarterly report that covers Nov. 2025 to Jan. 2026.
