Relationship dossier
Tajikistan
United States
Relationship assessment
Practical security and development cooperation, alongside US concerns about rights and political freedoms
Tajikistan toward United States
+20Tajikistan has cooperated with US-supported counter-narcotics and border-security efforts, including programs focused on the Afghan border. This practical security cooperation is a concrete feature of Tajik government policy toward the United States.
United States toward Tajikistan
+25The United States has provided Tajikistan with development assistance and security support, including assistance for border security and counter-narcotics. US policy has also raised concerns about human rights and political freedoms in Tajikistan.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines practical cooperation on security and development with recurring US concern about political freedoms and human rights in Tajikistan. Cooperation around border security and counter-narcotics is substantial enough to characterize ties as generally cooperative, though the relationship is not a close strategic partnership.
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
Overview
Tajikistan and the United States have cooperated on security, counter-narcotics, and regional stability, particularly concerning Afghanistan. The United States has provided development and security assistance, while Tajikistan has engaged in US-supported border-security and counter-narcotics efforts. Cooperation is tempered by US concerns about human rights and political freedoms in Tajikistan.
Areas of tension
- US concerns about restrictions on political freedoms and human rights in Tajikistan
Key developments
The United States provided development and security assistance to Tajikistan, including support for border security and counter-narcotics efforts.
Tajikistan engaged in US-supported border-security and counter-narcotics programs focused in part on the Afghan frontier.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of current US security and development assistance are unclear.
- The extent of Tajikistan's continuing participation in US-supported security programs is unclear.