Panji Poyon ( tg, Панҷи Поён), also known since the times of the Soviet Union"Remote Tajik outpost on front line of drugs war"
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, Afghanistan. It is the last point on the

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. The outpost witnesses the increase of drug traffic. Within the framework of international cooperation, in 2008 the new customs facility was built with the help of the United States at the outpost. Panji Poyon has recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in Tajikistan: .

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{{reflist Geography of Tajikistan Afghanistan–Tajikistan border crossings