Tajkistan

Dushanbe-Chanak highway reopens for traffic

The Dushanbe-Chanak highway connecting Dushanbe and northern Tajikistan has reportedly reopened for traffic.

10:24, january 18, 2022

Six Tajik school students become medalists of the Copernicus 2022 Olympiad

Six students from the Khujand-based Lyceum for Gifted Children have become medalists of the Copernicus 2022 Olympiad that took place in Huston, Texas USA from January 8-16, 2022.

09:56, january 18, 2022

Tajikistan tightens control over its common border with Uzbekistan over omicron variant fears

Tajikistan has tightened control over its common border with Uzbekistan to reduce the risk of importing the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Sughd sanitary and epidemiological station says.

18:50, january 17, 2022

Enforcement actions will only exacerbate the crisis, says Tajik political scientist

Tajik political scientist Parviz Mullojonov has shared his thoughts on ways to resolve the situation in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

16:52, january 17, 2022

INCIDENTS

GBAO civil society activists ask the president to take the situation under his personal control

Representatives of civil society of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have applied to President Emomali Rahmon asking him to take the situation in the region under his personal control.

15:46, january 17, 2022

LAW-ORDER

32-year-old woman from Tajikistan detained in Ukraine on suspicion of terrorist activity

A 32-year-old woman from Tajikistan has been detained in Ukraine on suspicion of terrorist activity. Ukraine’s border service says she was detained at the Odessa airport on January 16.

15:01, january 17, 2022

Tajik civil aviation authorities claim they against rise in air ticket prices

Top managers of the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan says it will take measures to prevent unfounded increase in airfares.

11:50, january 17, 2022

Dushanbe-Chanak highway temporarily closed for traffic due to avalanches

The Dushanbe-Chanak highway has been temporarily closed for traffic due to avalanches.

11:19, january 17, 2022

Three Turkish companies to take care of interior design of Ismoili Somoni Hotel in Dushanbe

Three Turkish companies, namely Kreatif Architecture and Construction Limited Company (design), Dinamik Proje Muh. Ve Mus. Hiz.

10:26, january 17, 2022

Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan visits Russian military base in Tajikistan

Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan yesterday visited the Dushanbe-based subunit of the Russian 201st military base deployed in Tajikistan.

17:36, january 14, 2022

The Taliban says traffic through Panji Pyon – Sherkhan Bandar BCP increases unprecedentedly

The Taliban interim government says traffic through the Sherkhan Bandar (Afghanistan) -- Panji Pyon (Tajikistan) border crossing point (BCP) has increased unprecedentedly to either side over the past

16:36, january 14, 2022

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan discuss the issue of full resumption of bus service between their cities

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have discussed the issue of full resumption of bus service between their cities.

15:46, january 14, 2022

Tajik peacekeepers withdraw from Kazakhstan

Peacekeeping troops with the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) began withdrawing from Kazakhstan on January 13 just as the government lifted its state of emergency in several

11:38, january 14, 2022

Tajik authorities identify risks that may lead to rise in prices

Tajikistan authorities project inflation in 2022 and in the medium term (2023-2024) to stand at 6.0 percent, says Tajikistan’s Monetary Policy Forecast for the mentioned period.

10:30, january 14, 2022

UCA researchers identify drought tolerant varieties of common beans

Scientists working at the University of Central Asia (UCA) have recently published a paper about common beans that can adapt to harsh climatic conditions.

10:17, january 14, 2022

POWER

President orders 25 percent rise in wages of military personnel and law enforcement officers

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree on measures aimed at strengthening the level of population's social security and increasing the minimum wage, public sector wage, pensions and

15:52, january 13, 2022

In winter period, Tajikistan reportedly delivers electricity to Afghanistan in small volumes

In winter period Tajikistan delivers electricity to Afghanistan in small volumes, “solely for the safety of the power transmission lines and other equipment,” a source within Barqi Tojik

14:34, january 13, 2022

Tajikistan’s human rights record continues to deteriorate, says HRW report

A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Tajikistan’s human rights record continued to deteriorate amid an ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression and the political opposition, as well as

11:13, january 13, 2022

Tajik peacekeepers leaving Kazakhstan

An organized withdrawal of a peacekeeping contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from Kazakhstan has begun today.

09:55, january 13, 2022

A COVID-19 revaccination campaign launched in Tajikistan

A COVID-19 revaccination campaign has been launched in Tajikistan, Navrouz Jafarov, an official with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), told Asia-Plus

16:35, january 12, 2022

Tajik leader emphasizes the necessity of creating a security belt around Afghanistan

Speaking at an extraordinary online summit of the Collective Treaty Organization (CSTO), Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said on January 10 that there are more than 6,000 militants in the north-east

15:47, january 12, 2022

The Word Bank predicts the sharp slowdown in Tajikistan

A flagship report by the World Bank notes that output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is estimated to have expanded by 5.

11:32, january 12, 2022

I had no purpose to call for forcible seizure of power, says detained Tajik MMA fighter

“I had no purpose to call for forcible seizure of power.

10:25, january 12, 2022

Over 6,000 militants located near CSTO southern border, says Tajik leader

There are over 6,000 militants located near the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) southern border - in Afghanistan’s northeast, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon was quote by TASS

10:08, january 12, 2022

Russian police are checking after the threat of blasts inside Tajik and Kyrgyz embassies in Moscow

Moscow police conducted a check after anonymous reports of the laying of mines inside Tajik and Kyrgyz embassies in Moscow with the demand of the withdrawal of the troops of these countries from

17:07, january 11, 2022

Tajikistan has reportedly lost 65 percent of its gold reserves over the past three years

Goldmania.ru , citing the World Gold Council, notes that Tajikistan’s gold reserves decreased from 22.3 tons in 2019 to 8 tons in 2021.

11:55, january 11, 2022

Total authorized capital stock of Tajikistan’s insurance companies almost doubled last year

Last year, total assets of Tajikistan’s insurance companies increased by 28 percent and their total equity increased by 49.8 percent.

09:52, january 11, 2022

POLITICS

Rahmon and Putin hold phone call to discuss the situation in Kazakhstan and Afghan problems

President Emomali Rahmon held a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin yesterday following an extraordinary online session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Collective Security

09:37, january 11, 2022