This Article Civil war in Tajikistan is composed of Creative Common Content.\n The Original Article can be location at WikiPedia.org.\n \n\nplace Tajikistan\nresult United Nationssponsored armistice\n Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed\n Rahmon wins the 1999 Tajik presidential election\n The UTO is promised 30 of the ministerial positions. Central Asias Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests CRS Report for Congressref\ncasusPolitical struggle between Tajikistans ruling elite and the opposition.\ncombatant1\nbrbr 15000 Russian troops in Tajikistan\nstrength2Estimated around 100.000200.000\ncasualties1\ncasualties2\ncasualties350000 to 100000 killedbr1.2 million displaced\nnotes Primarily aligned with the UTO though very briefly operated independently in 1997.\nThe Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which was headed by the Taliban who governed 90 of Afghanistan officially declared their neutrality in the conflict though several factions from the Taliban went on to fight on the side of the opposition nonetheless.\n\n\nThe Civil War in Tajikistan began in May 1992 when ethnic groups from the Garm and GornoBadakhshan reg