November 10 , 2025
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- India has completed its withdrawal from the Ayni airbase in Tajikistan.
- The exit follows the expiry of a bilateral agreement between India and Tajikistan.
- The Ayni airbase, located near Dushanbe, was India’s only overseas military facility.
- India had upgraded the base with a strengthened runway, fuel depots, and air traffic control systems.
- The base was used in 2021 for evacuating Indian nationals from Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover.
- Its closure ends India’s operational military presence in Central Asia.
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