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Khorog expected to host international investment forum next month

An international investment forum, Pamir Invest 2018, will take place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), for September 15-16, according to the Association of

09:59, august 28, 2018

Some neighborhood units of Dushanbe to be left without electricity for seven hours today

Some neighborhood units in Dushanbe will be left without electricity for seven hours today in connection with routine maintenance work on power stations in these areas, according to the Dushanbe

09:41, august 28, 2018

Driver dies after vehicle crashes into apartment building

A driver died as a vehicle crashed into apartment building around 1:05 am Tuesday on Lermontov Street in Dushanbe, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

17:11, august 27, 2018

Tajik or Russian plane carried out air strike in Afghanistan’s Takahr province, say Afghan officials

A Tajik or Russian plane carried out an air strike on August 26 in Afghanistan's northeastern Takhar Province after clashes erupted near Tajikistan’s border, Afghan officials said on August

16:26, august 27, 2018

Tajik-Sino Mining Company promotes expansion of cooperation between Tajik and Chinese universities

Tajik-Sino Mining Company is taking measures to promote further expansion of cooperation between the higher educational institutions of Tajikistan and China.

15:41, august 27, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Bobojon-Ghafourov district faces large-scale fraud charge

A resident of the northern Bobojon-Ghafourov district faces a charge of large-scale fraud as he cheated a resident of Vahdat Township for nearly 2.8 million U.S. dollars.

15:09, august 27, 2018

A 50-meter flagpole to be erected in the Tajik northern city of Buston

Rajabboy Ahmadzoda, the governor of the northern Sughd province, has visited the city of Buston (formerly Chkalvsk) to get acquainted with the process of work on building the National Flag Square in

14:30, august 27, 2018

Tajikistan did not launch air strikes in Afghan territory, says Tajik defense ministry

Tajik defense ministry denies a report released by an Afghan news agency that Tajikistan has allegedly launched air strikes in Afghan territory as absolutely ‘baseless’.

12:03, august 27, 2018

WORLD

ISIL leader in Afghanistan killed in air raid in Afghan eastern Nangarhar province

The leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed Orakzai, also known as Sad Arhabi, was killed along with 10 other members of ISIL's Afghan

11:30, august 27, 2018

Tajikistan abolishes transit fees for Uzbek vehicles passing through Tajik territory

Tajikistan has abolished transit fees for Uzbek vehicles passing through Tajik territory, according to the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan.

11:06, august 27, 2018

Dilshod Nazarov wins first Tajikistan’s medal at Asian Summer Games in Jakarta

Tajikistan’s Rio Olympic champion Dilshod Nazarov has grabbed silver medal, finishing second in the hammer throw at the Asiad-2018.

10:30, august 27, 2018

Two Tajiks killed and one wounded in shooting along Tajik-Afghan border

Two Tajik foresters were killed and one other wounded yesterday late evening as their vehicle was fired upon from across the border.

18:13, august 24, 2018

The U.S. Government supports women entrepreneurs in Farah 2018 competition

The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan (NABWT) has announced the winners of the Farah 2018 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year competition. According to the U.S.

17:40, august 24, 2018

Grand Prize winner of the Female Entrepreneur of the Year contest elected in Dushanbe

An awarding ceremony for the winnes of the “Female Entrepreneur of the Year” contest has taken place at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dushanbe.

16:31, august 24, 2018

"People call and ask questions even at night": how free lawyers work in the Tajik remote places

In several regions of Tajikistan, anyone can get free assistance from local lawyers - how does it work?

16:20, august 24, 2018

Central Asian guest workers help staunch the population decline in Kamchatka

Kamchatka is the definition of remote, even in a vast country like Russia. Government subsidies dried up after the Soviet Union collapsed, driving a sharp rise in prices for basic necessities.

15:54, august 24, 2018

Dushanbe, Tashkent discuss opening of new border crossing points along the mutual border

Border services of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have begun studying the issue of opening new border crossing points (BCPs) along the mutual border The initiative to open new BCPs along

15:26, august 24, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Tajik human rights lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov released

Tajik human rights lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov has been released. He has spent four years in Dushanbe-based penal colony # 3/4.

12:06, august 24, 2018

Main military prosecutor’s office launches probe into border guard suicide

The Main Military Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into cause of suicide of a border guard who has hanged himself while being on leave in his native village in the Vakhsh

11:29, august 24, 2018

POWER

President expected to unveil Avicenna monument installed in new place on September 1

President Emomali Rahmon is expected to unveil the Abu Ali Sino (Avicenna) Monument installed in new place on September 1 this year, an official source at the Dushanbe mayor’s office told

10:57, august 24, 2018

Tajikistan’s citrus exports increase while Tajikistan’s melon export decline

This year, fruit harvests in Tajikistan have reportedly increased nearly one-third compared to the last year. “This year, Tajikistan has produced 101,438 tons of various fruits, which is 31.

10:17, august 24, 2018

WORLD

Man shoots and wounds police officer in downtown Moscow

A police officer was shot and wounded near the Foreign Ministry building in Moscow yesterday evening.

09:36, august 24, 2018

Some areas of Dushanbe to be left without electricity for seven hours today

Some areas of Dushanbe will be left without electricity for seven hours today in connection with routine maintenance work on power stations in these areas, according to the Dushanbe electricity

18:11, august 23, 2018

Tajik tourist police officers now work at daily wage of 250 somoni; tourists will pay them

The cost of tourism package for Tajikistan will be raised and this can scare already few tourists away.

16:54, august 23, 2018

Nurek after the last month’s terrorist attack in Danghara; people fear persecutions

Nurek is one of tourist destination cities in Tajikistan, but today, it residents are scared and avoid talking.

15:55, august 23, 2018

LAW-ORDER

3 million undeclared Russian rubles seized at Khujand airport

Customs officers have seized 3 million undeclared Russian rubles at the Khujand airport, according to the press cente r of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan.

15:23, august 23, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh-Chinese JV turns recycled plastic bottles into yarn and fabric

Kazakh-Chinese joint venture to recycle thermoplastic into staple fiber, which is used for manufacturing yearn and nonwoven fabric, has been launched in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan oblast.

12:13, august 23, 2018

Rahmon to participate in summit of IFA founders in Turkmenistan

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will head to Turkmenistan tomorrow to participate in a summit of founders of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), a source in the Tajik government

11:43, august 23, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan participates in a multi-nation counter-terror war game in Russia

Tajikistan is participating in “Peace Mission-2018”, a multi-nation counter-terror war game, under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that is going on in the Russian

11:04, august 23, 2018