Tajkistan

Construction of Yovon-Levakant gas pipeline starts in Khatlon

Construction of a 56-kilometer gas pipeline from Yovon to Levakant (formerly Sarband) has begun, Levakant Mayor, Ms. Zarina Davlatzoda, told reporters yesterday.

10:33, february 18, 2021

Power rationing reduced by 1 hour in Tajikistan

An electricity rationing introduced in rural areas of Tajikistan in early January has been reduced from seven to six hours.

10:09, february 18, 2021

Tajikistan plans to increase electricity deliveries to Afghanistan eight times this year, says Barqi Tojik head

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) has concluded agreements with energy companies of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan on the supply of electricity to these countries this year

16:23, february 17, 2021

Dushanbe and Tashkent intend to work out mechanism of supply of water from Tajik reservoirs to Uzbekistan

Deputy prime ministers of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have held a virtual meeting to discuss prospects of further expansion of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

15:28, february 17, 2021

INCIDENTS

Private taxi driver brutally killed in Dushanbe

A 21-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Jaihun (formerly Qumsangir) district has been detained on suspicion of committing murder with extreme cruelty, according to the Interior Ministry’s

14:46, february 17, 2021

Two peaks renamed in the Pamirs

Two peaks located in the western part of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been renamed.

10:51, february 17, 2021

SECURITY

Tajik security chief meets high-ranking Afghan state officials to discuss joint fight against terrorism

During his visit to Kabul, the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), Colonel-General Saimumin Yatimov has participated in international conference entitled

10:08, february 17, 2021

POWER

Rahmon gets acquainted with the pace of construction Istiqlol Square in Dushanbe

On Tuesday February 16, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali got acquainted with the pace of construction of Istiqlol (Independence) Square in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik

09:45, february 17, 2021

Tajikistan sells its debt-ridden and loss-making fertilizer plant

A tender for sale of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Azot (formerly TojikAzot – fertilizer plant) took place on February 15, Saadi Qodirzoda, the head of the State Committee on Investment and

09:25, february 17, 2021

Uzbek foreign minister to pay visit to Tajikistan this week

Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry says Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov is making tour of three Central Asian nations – Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan – from February

16:52, february 16, 2021

FDI inflow into Tajikistan fell by 47 percent last year, says Tajik official

Foreign investment in Tajikistan’s economy last year amounted to 426 million U.S.

16:00, february 16, 2021

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan expected to resume border talks next month

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to resume negotiations on delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border in early March.

15:35, february 16, 2021

Industry minister concerned over slow pace of development of light industry in Tajikistan

The Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir has expressed concern about the slow pace of development of light industry in the country.

14:39, february 16, 2021

124.5 million somonis reportedly embezzled during the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant

During last year, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption detected untargeted use of 124.

14:15, february 16, 2021

Most corruption crimes committed by representatives of local authorities, says anticorruption chief

The head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Sulaimon Sultonzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 16 that according to findings by the anticorruption agency,

13:55, february 16, 2021

Agroinvestbonk head’s brother detained for nonpayment of loans

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Sulaimon Sultonzoda revealed on February 16 that the brother of

11:17, february 16, 2021

World Bank approves additional financing to support COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Tajikistan

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on February 11 approved additional financing for the Tajikistan Emergency COVID-19 Project in the amount of US$8.

10:42, february 16, 2021

Germany charges five Tajiks over IS membership

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says German prosecutors say they have charged five Tajik men with being members of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, accusing them of preparing acts of

10:16, february 16, 2021

Promoters and top managers of two companies detained for tax evasion

The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has initiated criminal proceedings against promoters and top managers of two private companies, which are charged with tax evasion.

09:50, february 16, 2021

Russia may be using crisis in Tajikistan to pressure Dushanbe in considering membership in EAEU

Eurasianet says Tajikistan has come knocking again at the Kremlin’s door in a bid to restore transportation links interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

09:28, february 16, 2021

CSTO secretary-general to pay working visit to Tajikistan

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General is arriving in Tajikistan today on a working visit.

16:49, february 15, 2021

SECURITY

Tajik security chief visits Afghanistan to discuss bilateral security collaboration

The Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), Saimumin Yatimov, has met in Kabul with the Chairman Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr.

16:02, february 15, 2021

Somon Air lowers passenger fares on charter flights from Russia to Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s privately owned carrier Somon Air has lowered passenger fares on charter flights from the Russian Federation to Tajikistan by 30 percent, Ikrom Subhonzoda, Director of the Civil

15:31, february 15, 2021

INCIDENTS

Suicide case of DIA security guard reportedly moves to court

The Transportation Prosecutor’s Office has completed investigation into the suicide case of security guard of Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) Sherafgan Khojaqulov and the case has moved to

14:55, february 15, 2021

Utility rates will not be raised this year, says KMK head

Water supply prices and garbage removal fees will not be raised this year, Jamshed Tabarzoda, the head of the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Khojagii Manziliu Kommunali (KMK -- the state holding

14:24, february 15, 2021

Patent for individual entrepreneurship rises in price in Tajikistan

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan have signed a joint regulation on indexation of the rates of patent fee.

13:27, february 15, 2021

Tajik police report arrest of woman allegedly trafficking women to India

Tajik law enforcement authorities reported on February 15 that they have a woman in Dushanbe who was allegedly involved in traffic local young women to India.

11:05, february 15, 2021

Little known charity donates ten ambulances to Dushanbe hospitals

A little known charity Sitorai Faizbakhsh has donated ten ambulances equipped with the state-of-the-art medical devices to Dushanbe hospitals.

10:39, february 15, 2021

INCIDENTS

Five injured as bus rams into taxi car in Dushanbe

Five persons were injured on February 14 as a bus rammed into a taxi car in Dushanbe, the Interior Ministry press center says.

10:23, february 15, 2021