Tajkistan

10:09, august 19, 2021

POLITICS

Rahmon holds phone talks with Putin to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon held phone talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

17:52, august 18, 2021

ECONOMY

Personal monopoly or why Tajikistan's budget remains nontransparent

Experts say Tajikistan’s budget is not transparent. They note that the number of secret budget items has only grown in recent years.

17:14, august 18, 2021

SOCIETY

AKDN supports development of sustainable architecture in Asia and Africa

Sustainable architecture" is now well known, especially as a reaction to the risks inherent in climate change, but the Aga Khan Award for Architecture has been giving out its prize to projects

17:06, august 18, 2021

SOCIETY

Khorog Center for Entrepreneurship brings new hope to local businesses

Businesses ravaged by the Covid pandemic found new hope in the opening of the Khorog Center for Entrepreneurship (KCE) on August 17.

16:53, august 18, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Khuroson district arrested on suspicion of raping and killing a nine-year-old girl

A 45-year-old resident of Hiloli jamoat in Khuroson district of Khatlon province has been arrested on suspicion of raping and killing a nine-year-old girl, according to the Interior Ministry’s

16:32, august 18, 2021

SOCIETY

Japan’s government supports enhancement of health sector in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2021, Asia-Plus – A signing ceremony for three new projects was convened at the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe on August 18.

11:44, august 18, 2021

SOCIETY

AKAH and Tajikistan’s Committee for Architecture and Construction partner to open an urban planning and design lab

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of Tajikistan Government of the Republic

11:26, august 18, 2021

SOCIETY

Forty-eight new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

Forty-eight new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country

11:11, august 18, 2021

SECURITY

Tajikistan hosts Russian combat training

The press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said yesterday that servicemen of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan have begun a month-long combat training at the

17:10, august 17, 2021

ECONOMY

Rising fuel prices leads to increase of some transport fares and interruptions in the operation of transport.

Tajikistan’s population is seriously concerned over increasing prices for petroleum products in the country because a fuel price hike inevitably leads to increase in the price of basic food

14:37, august 17, 2021

SECURITY

New legislation allows Tajik men to forgo military service by paying 25,200 somonis to the government

Tajik men will be able to legally avoid serving their mandatory two-year military service by paying a fee to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

11:40, august 17, 2021

POLITICS

Demarcation of the Tajik-Uzbek border reportedly nearing completion

The next meeting of working groups of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan within the framework of the joint Tajik-Uzbek commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual

11:19, august 17, 2021

SOCIETY

54 new officially confirmed cases of СOVID-19 and one coronavirus-linked death reported in Tajikistan yesterday

One more officially confirmed coronavirus-linked death was reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the coronavirus-linked deaths officially confirmed in the country since June

10:37, august 17, 2021

SECURITY

CSTO will not yet use its mechanisms at the Tajik-Afghan border

The Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Stanislav Zas, yesterday held phone talks with Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo and Tajikistan’s Security

09:57, august 17, 2021

POLITICS

Tajik MFA: We receive a SOS signal from Afghanistan

“We have received a SOS signal, after which, in accordance with the country's international obligations, it has been decided to allow the Afghan military to land at the airport in the city

11:30, august 16, 2021

SOCIETY

124 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan over the past weekend

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSSP) says 124 new officially confirmed of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) were reported in Tajikistan on August 14-15, bringing a

11:19, august 16, 2021

SOCIETY

135 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan on August 12-13

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSSP) says 135 new officially confirmed of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) were reported in Tajikistan on August 12-13, bringing a

10:54, august 16, 2021

POLITICS

Tajik MFA denies report that Afghan president leaves Kabul for Dushanbe (supplemented)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has denied report that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew through Tajikistan to a third country as unfounded. “The plane with Mr.

10:38, august 16, 2021

POLITICS

Tajik MFA denies report that Afghan president leaves Kabul for Dushanbe

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has denied report that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew through Tajikistan to a third country as unfounded. “The plane with Mr.

17:08, august 13, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajikistan learns from Uzbekistan's customs best practices

The International Trade Center (ITC)’s Office in Tajikistan says a Tajik delegation in the early morning of August 12 arrived in the Uzbek capital Tashkent for an intense one- day study tour.

16:05, august 13, 2021

POLITICS

Turkmen president to attend SCO and CSTO summits as a guest invited personally by Tajik president

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay a visit to Tajikistan in mid-September this year, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus Friday afternoon.

15:04, august 13, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Young woman from Faizobod suspected of inflicting stab wounds on her infant son

A 24-year-old woman from Faizobod district, some 56 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe, has been arrested on suspicion of causing harm to the health of his three-year-old son.

14:42, august 13, 2021

SOCIETY

Russia delivers 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Tajikistan

Russian has delivered 50,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

14:13, august 13, 2021

INCIDENTS

Five killed as car falls into river in GBAO’s Darvoz district as

Five persons were killed on August 12 as a car fell into the Panj River in Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:44, august 13, 2021

SOCIETY

Tajik capital launches development of the City Resilience Strategy and Action Plan

On 11-12 August, the City of Dushanbe in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNDRR ROECA), conducted the first

11:27, august 13, 2021

SOCIETY

UN jointly with Tajik authorities intends to develop special program for admission of Afghan refugees

The United Nations jointly with Tajik authorities intends to develop a special program of preparations for admission of potential refugees from Afghanistan. Ms.

10:06, august 13, 2021

POLITICS

Kyrgyz official says Kyrgyzstan will reopen its border with Tajikistan as border issues are resolved

Kyrgyzstan’s border with Tajikistan will reopen as border issues are resolved.

09:38, august 13, 2021

POLITICS

Tajik Foreign Minister holds phone talks with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on August 11 had a phone conversation with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Adel Al-Jubeir.

09:21, august 13, 2021

POLITICS

Tajik foreign minister meets Chinese ambassador to discuss cooperation

On Wednesday August 11, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin received China’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Liu Bin, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

09:10, august 13, 2021

POLITICS

Media reports say Tajik Embassy in Kabul has suspended issuance of visas to Afghan nationals

Media reports say Tajik Embassy in Kabul has suspended the issuance of visas to Afghan nationals. Tajik Foreign Ministry denies this information as baseless.