Border disputes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan gradually escalated to such an extent that eventually led to armed clashes. The Kyrgyz side in all the media considered the Tajik side guilty and declared itself innocent and injured. On the one hand, the feeling of curiosity, on the other hand, thinking of truthseeking makes every person to seek for justice and to give a real assessment of the process of border disputes.

            Abdulla Rahnamo's article "The position of Tajikistan or why the Republic of Tajikistan is not an aggressor country?" touched upon the topic of border disputes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and very realistically, fairly and with reliable historical facts revealed the reality. It turns out that the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan in the amount of 211 thousand hectares is currently under the control of the Kyrgyz Republic.

            During the period of the Soviet Union, when fifteen republics were united to a centralized state, the Kyrgyz side was constantly interested in the lands of Tajikistan in order to effectively promote the economic life of their people, and local authorities and governments in some sectors in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan came to agreement and fulfilled their wish. That is, the transfer of these large territories took place at the level of the consent of the administration of the border regions or the administration of the sectors and was not decided at the level of the highest bodies of state power. So, logically, after the collapse of the USSR, the transferred lands should be returned. However, the Kyrgyz side does not intend to return these lands, which is contrary to international legal norms. In addition, In Kyrgyzstan without the consent of the opposite side, contrary to international standards, the transfer of land at the level of the highest bodies of state power was given a "legal" basis.

            In fact, the transferred lands are today considered lands, occupied by Kyrgyzstan. Today, in border disputes, the Tajik side is using a map, approved in 1924-1926 and accepted by the parties. That is, this map has a strong legal basis. However, the Kyrgyz side in border disputes wants to base on those documents that are sectorial or interregional in nature and cannot be a legal basis for dividing the border.

            Thus, the Kyrgyz side looks at the issue solely from the sphere of its territorial interests and does not take into account either the legal norms of the USSR, which were part of it, or the requirement of mutual consent in the territorial division at the highest state level. In addition to all this, the Kyrgyz side, at the base of expense of the lands of Tajikistan, created a new Botkand region and provides material incentives for the Kyrgyz to move there and settle. And what is alarming in this regard is that the population of Botkand are even armed with firearms. That is, the Kyrgyz side has usurped the Tajik lands and is preparing for a war so as not to return them.

            Indeed, it is very surprising that the Kyrgyz are constantly thinking about expanding their territory at the expense of foreign lands, and use various ways and methods to implement this plan. This action of theirs took place several times in the 20th century. True, Tajikistan also leased part of the land in the Murgob region from Kyrgyzstan, but the Tajik side returned these lands after the lease expired. Why is this quality not typical for the Kyrgyz side?

Now the reader must judge for himself: who is the invader and who is the victim?

Abdukhalilszoda K.A.