U.S. and Kyrgyzstan officials jointly opened two border posts constructed by the Middle East District with ribbon cutting ceremonies at Aikol and Kulundu in the southern region of Batken in early December 2014.
The two new border posts were funded by the USCENTCOM Counter Narcotics Program, enabling a greater presence of the state border service in the remote regions and improving their capacity to interdict illicit trafficking.
Prior to construction of these posts, the living conditions for the State Border Service troops were extremely difficult in the winter months due to severe temperatures.
The facilities consist of residential and office buildings.