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70 percent of European Union’s adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The European Commission said on August 31 that 70% of the European Union's adult population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hitting a target it set at the beginning of the year.

15:57, september 1, 2021

Budget’s revenue part estimated at more than 15.4 billion somonis in January-July this year

The revenue part of Tajikistan’s national budget has been estimated at more than 15.4 billion somonis (equivalent to more than 1.3 billion U.S. dollars), which was 5.

14:18, september 1, 2021

Taliban to follow Iran model, appoint Supreme Leader as highest authority

The Taliban are designing a government based on Iran’s model through appointing the group’s leader Hibatullah Akhundzada as the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, CNN-News18 reported on

13:57, september 1, 2021

Tajik-Chinese JV finances rehabilitation of the road connecting Buston and Zarnisor

An official ceremony of rehabilitation of the road connecting Buston settlement, the administrative center of Mastchoh district, and the settlement of Zarnisor took place on August 28 under financial

11:31, september 1, 2021

EU project supports capacity building of experts, consultants, and state stakeholders on cluster approach in Central Asia

To promote competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Central Asia and foster innovative collaboration, trade promotion and job creation, a training module on clustering and

11:16, september 1, 2021

Uzbek Foreign Ministry denies reports on Taliban banning Uzbek language in Afghanistan

The leadership of the Taliban has reiterated that the Uzbek language will remain one of the official languages of Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Telegram on Tuesday, according to

11:00, september 1, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Fratricide from Roudaki district gets a jail term of 20 years

Resident of Roudaki district, Muhammadsho Biglyunov, has got a lengthy jail term for brutally killing his younger brother Ramazon Biglyunov.

10:34, september 1, 2021

Chinese company to rehabilitate the Hulbuk-Temurmalik-Kangurt highway

Chinese company has been selected to rehabilitation the Hulbuk-Temurmalik-Kangurt highway in Khatlon province. Tajik Minister of Transport, Mr.

16:47, august 31, 2021

Tajikistan offers temporary refuge to around 1,000 Afghan nationals

Around 1,000 Afghan nationals have been offered temporary refuge in Tajikistan pending onward travel to a third country under a U.S.-organized relocation program.

16:25, august 31, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmen president rejects refugees from Afghanistan pleading coronavirus crisis

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on August 29 held telephone talks with President of the European Council Charles Michel.

15:29, august 31, 2021

The United States suspends diplomatic presence in Afghanistan

The United States has suspended its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will conduct its operations out of Qatar, U.S.

15:12, august 31, 2021

One more consignment of Chiense coronavirus vaccines delivered to Tajikistan

One more consignment of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines has been delivered to Tajikistan.

14:58, august 31, 2021

SECURITY

Tajikistan hosts Russian military exercise

Referring to Russian media outlets Interfax and Izvestia , Radio Liberty reported on August 30 that about 500 of Russian troops are taking part in military drills in Tajikistan amid fears of

11:32, august 31, 2021

Taliban launches attacks on resistance forces in Panjshir

Afghan media reports say the resistance forces in Panjshir province have managed to repel Taliban attacks.

11:15, august 31, 2021

UNDP Tajikistan launches Mobile Civil Registration Office to issue birth certificates to vulnerable communities

UNDP Tajikistan has launched free Mobile Civil Registration sessions in rural areas, where children are most affected by non-registration or delayed birth registration.

11:05, august 31, 2021

POLITICS

Tajik president receives German foreign minister

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:08, august 31, 2021

POWER

Emomali Rahmon proposes bill on mass amnesty affecting 16,000 people

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has proposed a bill on mass amnesty affecting 16,000 people to mark the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, which is celebrated on September 9 this

09:39, august 31, 2021

Thirty-nine new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

Thirty-nine new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 3,434.

17:11, august 30, 2021

Supreme leader of Taliban arrives in Afghanistan

Khaama Press news agency reported on August 30 that the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Mullah Hebtullah Akhund arrived from an unknown place in Afghanistan’s

16:56, august 30, 2021

The Taliban shut down Internet in Panjshir valley to stop Northern Alliance from galvanizing support

Afghan media reports say that in a bid to curb the Northern Alliance’s increasing resistance in Panjshir, the Taliban has cut down the province’s internet connection.

15:41, august 30, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

The toughest challenges await Central Asia due to Afghan aggravation, says German foreign minister

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has given a press conference before his visit to Tajikistan and other Asian countries, EurAsia Daily said on August 30.

15:12, august 30, 2021

SECURITY

CSTO member nations are not going to deploy their troops in Afghanistan, says CSTO secretary-general

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas said on Sunday (August 29) that the fears of the CSTO member states deploying their troops in Afghanistan are baseless,

14:29, august 30, 2021

SECURITY

Russia-led security bloc to conduct military exercises in Central Asia due to situation in Afghanistan

The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) says it plans to conduct military exercises in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan due to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.

11:59, august 30, 2021

New express buses presented to President Rahmon at a bus assembly plant in Dushanbe

On Saturday August 28, President Emomali Rahmon together with Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali attended a presentation ceremony of express (intercity) buses Akia Oriyo assembled at a joint Tajik-Turkish

11:30, august 30, 2021

Nine family members killed in US airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber, relative says

Nine members of one family, including six children, were killed in a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead told a local journalist working

11:09, august 30, 2021

POWER

Rahmon extends condolences to Kazakh President over deadly blasts at military facility

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon expressed his deep condolences to his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, over the consequences of deadly blasts at a military facility in Jambyl region, the

10:45, august 30, 2021

INCIDENTS

Blast occurs at soft drink bottling plant in Dushanbe

A blast has occurred at a soft drink bottling plant located in Dushanbe’s Sino district.

10:28, august 30, 2021

Ready4Trade supports gender responsive trade facilitation in Tajikistan through training of border officials

The Ready4Trade Central Asia Project, financed by the European Union and implemented by the Intentional Trade Center (ITC), completed a series of awareness-raising workshops on gender-responsive

10:17, august 30, 2021

125 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan over the past three days

125 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) have been reported in Tajikistan over the past three days, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the

16:52, august 27, 2021