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Monday, 06 December 2004
TAJIK GUARDS FINISH TAKEOVER OF PAMIR BORDER SECTION
By empty (12/6/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russian border guards handed over the final 100 kilometers of the Pamir section of the Tajik-Afghan border to their Tajik colleagues on 5 December. Aleksandr Kondratev, a spokesman for Russia\'s Federal Border Service in Tajikistan, confirmed that the Tajik flag replaced the Russian flag on the border, completing the handover of the 881.6 kilometer Pamir section.
Russian border guards handed over the final 100 kilometers of the Pamir section of the Tajik-Afghan border to their Tajik colleagues on 5 December. Aleksandr Kondratev, a spokesman for Russia\'s Federal Border Service in Tajikistan, confirmed that the Tajik flag replaced the Russian flag on the border, completing the handover of the 881.6 kilometer Pamir section. Russian border forces will cede jurisdiction of the Moscow and Panj sections in 2005. (Asia Plus-Blitz)