Tajikistan is seeking Russia’s help in containing raids by Islamic militants operating out of Afghanistan. Two attacks within the past week have left five Chinese nationals working on road construction and gold mining projects in Tajik border areas dead. The Reuters news agency reported December 2 that Tajik officials are negotiating with their Russian counterparts on mounting joint patrols along the almost 850-mile-long frontier with Afghanistan. Moscow maintains military facilities housing thousands of troops in and around Dushanbe, the…