Demining the Tajik-Uzbek Border: What Have We Learned from the Tajik Experience?

Authors

Henrique Garbino, Swiss Foundation for Mine ActionFollow
Erkin Huseinov, UNDP Support to the Tajikistan Mine Action ProgrammeFollow

Abstract

Following the recent political rapprochement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in March 2018, a joint commission was created to investigate the minefields along the Tajik-Uzbek border and schedule their clearance. The Uzbek government first expressed the intention to remove the landmines along its borders in 2004 and later reported the start of unilateral demining operations in 2005 by the Uzbek military. Less than three years later, Uzbek demining teams had reportedly cleared 95 percent of the minefields along the Tajik border. However, this has not been verified by independent organizations, and civilians still fall victim to landmines in that region.

Recommended Citation

Garbino, Henrique and Huseinov, Erkin (2018) "Demining the Tajik-Uzbek Border: What Have We Learned from the Tajik Experience?," The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction: Vol. 22 : Iss. 3 , Article 9.
Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol22/iss3/9