Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, discussed expanding relations with Tajikistan during a meeting with Tajik Ambassador to Kabul Sadi Sharifi, the Taliban Foreign Ministry said.
During the meeting on Thursday in Kabul, Muttaqi said the Taliban has a strong commitment to strengthening relations with Tajikistan and that no one would be allowed to harm what he described as “friendly relations” between the two sides.
Muttaqi said shared cultural and linguistic ties between the two countries could help expand cooperation at all levels, particularly in political, economic and trade sectors.
Border Cooperation & Economic Plans
According to a statement from the Taliban Foreign Ministry, the Tajik ambassador said Dushanbe has significant cross-border economic plans and projects aimed at strengthening cooperation with the Taliban administration.
The statement said Sharifi added that Tajikistan, in light of current realities, is seeking to expand relations with Kabul.
Both sides also discussed convening a joint economic committee, strengthening border-security cooperation and coordinating plans between the Taliban and Tajik foreign ministries for the upcoming solar Hijri year.
The talks on border cooperation come as Tajik authorities report ongoing security concerns along the frontier. Dushanbe has said 17 armed clashes occurred along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border last year.
Zafar Samad, head of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency, has also said the volume of narcotics seized along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border increased in 2025, reaching 2,742 kilograms.
