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Significance
An Afghan government spokesman afterwards described Mehruddin's comments as "attention-seeking" and "exaggeration". The exchange exemplifies the tense relationship that persists a year on from the Taliban takeover.
Impacts
Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashes will recur as long as both governments' responses are half-hearted.
The reported emergence of Tajik irregular forces in clashes with Kyrgyzstan should cause alarm given Tajikistan's history of civil war.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is grooming his son for succession, so stability is doubly important at the moment.
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