*** Welcome to piglix ***

Civil War in Tajikistan

Tajikistani Civil War
RIAN archive 466496 Rally on Shakhidon square.jpg
Rally at Shakhidon Square, Dushanbe in 1992
Date 5 May 1992 – 27 June 1997
(5 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location Tajikistan
Result
  • United Nations-sponsored armistice
  • "Comprehensive Peace Agreement" signed
  • Rahmon wins the 1999 Tajik presidential election
  • The UTO, which was mainly represented by Islamist fighters, is promised 30% of the ministerial positions.
Belligerents
 Tajikistan
 Russia
 Uzbekistan
Armenia Armenian mercenaries

United Tajik Opposition

Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Taliban factions1
Supported by:

al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
Uzbekistan Islam Karimov
Russia Boris Yeltsin

Sayid Abdulloh Nuri (UTO)
Mohammed Sharif Himmatzade (IRP)

Shadman Youssof (Democratic party)
Strength
Unknown Uzbek and Tajikistan forces; 15,000–25,000 Russian border troops stationed in Tajikistan Estimated around 100,000–200,000
Casualties and losses
50,000 to 100,000 killed
1.2 million displaced
1The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was headed by the Taliban and governed 90% of Afghanistan, officially declared their neutrality in the conflict, though several Taliban factions went on to fight on the side of the opposition nonetheless.

United Tajik Opposition

Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Taliban factions1
Supported by:

Sayid Abdulloh Nuri (UTO)
Mohammed Sharif Himmatzade (IRP)


...
Wikipedia

...