Tajikistan Experiences BGP Disruption Lasting 1.7 Hours

Tajikistan experienced a disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on August 15, 2026. The event, which affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), lasted approximately 1.7 hours, from 22:50 UTC until 00:30 UTC on August 16. A severity score of 163 was recorded for the BGP signal during the event window.

Technical Details

The disruption was characterized by a degradation in the BGP.median signal, which measures the control plane visibility of network prefixes. The signal recorded a peak drop magnitude of 2% from its baseline. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed less significant deviations during the same observation period.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 00:30 UTC on August 16.