Tajikistan

Tajikistan continued with relatively limited clearance of cluster munition remnants (CMR) during battle area clearance (BAC) and mine clearance in 2024. Clearance output fell in 2024 compared to 2023 due to high levels of metal fragmentation, which slowed the pace of BAC, and also due to NPA’s focus on mined areas. As was the case in the three years previously, no cluster munition-contaminated areas were released through survey in Tajikistan during the year, but previously unrecorded areas were identified. At the time of writing, Tajikistan was still planning to complete all necessary survey for a baseline of CMR contamination by the end of 2025 and set time-bound plans for land release.

• Tajikistan should accede to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) as a matter of priority.

• Tajikistan should comply with its obligations under international human rights law to clear CMR on territory under its jurisdiction or control as soon as possible.

• The Tajikistan National Mine Action Center (TNMAC) should continue to seek to confirm the extent of CMR and ensure timely release of the contaminated areas.

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