DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Russia's efforts to re-assert its influence in ex-Soviet Central Asia and gain advantage over the United States appear to have run into problems in Tajikistan, a country previously heavily dependent on Moscow.
Just two months after offering to reinforce Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, Russia has now pulled its troops in the opposite direction, a reversal which may mean Moscow's political clout is waning along with its economic power.
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