ocr: Russia has a common interest with the communist government in T'ajildstan in sidelining Islamic fundamentalism and. lends military support;it provided border guards in 1993 to prevent cross-border incursions from neighboring Atghanistan. l'acit support also comes from the USA, which is eager to limit the intluence of ranian-backed fundamentalists worldwide. The govemment does not stress the link with the USA, however, fearing that this may encourage Iran, and possibly Palastan, to promote the Islamic fundamentalist IRP.
