Relationship dossier

France Tajikistan

Relationship assessment

Cooperation around French military operations in Afghanistan marked France–Tajikistan ties

France toward Tajikistan

+30

France deployed military personnel at Dushanbe airport in support of operations in Afghanistan, forming a concrete security relationship with Tajikistan.

Tajikistan toward France

+30

Tajikistan permitted French military personnel to use Dushanbe airport in support of operations in Afghanistan, providing concrete bilateral security cooperation.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship includes practical security cooperation linked to French operations in Afghanistan, particularly the use of Dushanbe airport. The known cooperation is concrete but does not establish the breadth of the wider bilateral relationship.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

France and Tajikistan have maintained cooperative bilateral ties, including French military use of facilities at Dushanbe airport in support of operations in Afghanistan. This arrangement involved cooperation by both governments, but the breadth and durability of other bilateral cooperation are less clear.

Key developments

Major uncertainties

Choose another pair