Tajikistan

Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
Middle East

Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ
Middle East

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ

CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four Western cyclists when a car plowed…
Tajikistan accuses Iran of involvement in 1990s civil war: TV documentary
Culture

Tajikistan accuses Iran of involvement in 1990s civil war: TV documentary

Tajikistan on Wednesday accused Iran of sending assassins and saboteurs into the former Soviet republic in the 1990s, when it…
Tajikistan steps up battle against Islamic clothing
Life & Style

Tajikistan steps up battle against Islamic clothing

Clothing factories in Tajikistan are churning out brightly coloured national dresses amid a surge in sales, and it's not just…
Tajik leader strengthening grip on power in volatile region
World

Tajik leader strengthening grip on power in volatile region

Tajikistan's President seems certain to strengthen his power by referendum on Sunday in a country bordering Afghanistan and seen in…
Barely guarded Afghan border puts ex-Soviet Tajikistan in peril
Middle East

Barely guarded Afghan border puts ex-Soviet Tajikistan in peril

The three Tajik construction workers were quietly mending a road near the Panj River last month when they stumbled on…
Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools in festive season
Life & Style

Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools in festive season

Tajikistan has tightened restrictions on celebrations of the traditional festive season in schools in the Central Asian country, banning Christmas…
Kerry reassures Afghanistan’s neighbors over US troop drawdown
World

Kerry reassures Afghanistan’s neighbors over US troop drawdown

US Secretary of State John Kerry sought on Tuesday to reassure the rulers of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan that Washington remained…
Egypt sent Tajik students home, says official
Egypt

Egypt sent Tajik students home, says official

Dushanbe--Tajikistan on Tuesday said it had successfully repatriated more than 100 students who had been studying illegally in Egypt as…
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