Unfamiliar calm along Central Asia's long-disputed borders<br /><br />As barbed wire goes up on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border — a controversial Soviet-era demarcation leaving thousands of Tajiks in exclaves surrounded by Kyrgyz territory — so too does a monument designed to denote a fresh start between the recently warring nations. Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed in March the last of a series of deals to formalize the long-disputed borders between the Central Asian countries in the Fergana Valley, a region that has ignited several violent clashes. <br /><br />AFP VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br />Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud <br /><br />#themanilatimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#worldnews
