WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10290) on March 28, 2025, by Asian policy analyst Maria A. Blackwood. Here are excerpts: * * * Tajikistan Overview Tajikistan is a landlocked Central Asian country that borders four other states, including the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China) and Afghanistan, and maintains close ties with Russia. Formerly a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan became independ  more