TAJIKISTAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

After 9/11, national security in our republic has become a task of global proportions. The fact that Tajikistan and other Central Asian states assisted the U.S. antiterrorist campaign in Afghanistan was conducive to moving the region from the periphery of international life to the center of world attention. Tajikistan has been transformed into a buffer country for opposing the spread of international terrorism, religious extremism, and drug trafficking in the world. The further normalization of sociopolitical life in Afghanistan, the formation of long-term fundamentals for ensuring security in Central Asia, as well as the growing attention of the international community, particularly of the world’s top nations, are creating unique pre-requisites for the comprehensive development of both the region and its individual countries. But here there are still several threats and challenges to security which require the closest cooperation between Tajikistan and other Central Asian republics in order to combat.