Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Border conflict

Subject : International Relations

Context: Nearly 100 people have been killed and scores injured in violent border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over the last week.

Concept :

Border Conflict

The current configuration of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border is the product of Soviet mapmakers drawing the dividing lines for Soviet republics after the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in late 1991.
The meandering boundary between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is particularly tense as over a third of its 1,000-km length is disputed. Almost half of its 1000 km border is disputed.
Historically, the Kyrgyz and Tajik populations enjoyed common rights over natural resources.
While regular talks have tried to resolve the issue, one of the crucial points of disagreement remains over the map which should be used for demarcation purposes.
Restrictions on access to land and water resources that communities regard as theirs have often led to deadly clashes in the past.

Map

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan belong to the central asia region. Other countries of the region are Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan borders Uzbekistan and China.
Communism peak is a mountain between Kyrgyztan and Tajikistan.
Aral Sea is shrinking and it is between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Amu Darya and Syr Darya drain in Aral Sea.
Ust-Urt plateau is between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Only Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan borders Caspian sea.