Tajkistan, Incidents

10:29, april 3, 2017

Police reportedly disperse participants of education exhibition in Dushanbe

An international education exhibition that was scheduled to take place two days opened in Dushanbe Saturday morning.

09:09, march 30, 2017

Large rockfall damages four houses in Khorog

A large rockfall has damaged four houses in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

14:45, march 29, 2017

Tajik emergency management agency warns of avalanches and mudslides in mountain areas

Unsettled weather followed by torrential rain is expected to hit the country within the next three days that may lead to landslides, mudslides and floods, the Committee for Emergency Situations and

13:39, march 29, 2017

Avalanche hits six houses in Khorog

An avalanche has hit six houses in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

15:02, march 20, 2017

Tajikistan expresses gratitude to Uzbekistan for humanitarian aid

Tajikistan has expressed gratitude to Uzbekistan for humanitarian aid sent to disaster-affected people.

10:51, march 20, 2017

Fire occurs in parliament building

A fire occurred in the building of the parliament’s lower house (Majlisi Namoynadagon) on Saturday.

11:43, march 16, 2017

Prosecutor-general’s office confirms that lyceum guard was unfortunate bystander

According to the preliminary investigation results, a lyceum guard was a casual victim of Sunday’s blast near the military prosecutor’s office in Qurghon Teppa, a source at the

10:18, march 15, 2017

Dushanbe resident arrested on suspicion of double murder

A resident of Dushanbe has been arrested on suspicion of double murder.

14:10, march 14, 2017

Lyceum guard could be casual victim of Sunday’s blast in Qurghon Teppa

There are suppositions that a lyceum guard could be a casual victim of Sunday’s blast near the military prosecutor’s office in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province.

14:53, march 13, 2017

Blast near the military prosecutor’s office in Qurghon Teppa leaves one dead

A blast that occurred near the Khatlon military prosecutor’s office in the southern city of Qurghon Teppa has left one person dead.

10:44, march 13, 2017

Eight participants of funeral ceremony killed, 17 others injured in Vahdat traffic accident j

Eight persons were killed and at least 17 others injured on March 11 as a truck with some 30 people aboard crashed into a tree at high speed in the Romit Jamoat that is subordinate to Vahdat Township.

10:32, march 10, 2017

Tajik Air plane makes distress landing at Khujand airport

A Tajik Air plane has made an emergency landing at the airport of the Tajik northern city of Khujand.

14:23, march 9, 2017

Six killed, two injured in Danghara traffic accident

Six people were killed and two others injured Wednesday (March 8) as VAZ-21099 went into oncoming traffic in the Danghara district of Khatlon province.

11:45, march 3, 2017

Two drivers run into pedestrian in Spitamen district and escape

In the Spitamen district of Sughd province, a 32-year-old driver knocked down a pedestrian and escaped, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

11:37, february 27, 2017

Russian combat engineers help clear Dushanbe-Khujand highway of snow

Combat engineers of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan are helping clearing the highway connecting Dushanbe and Khujand, Tajikistan’s second largest city, Colonel Yaroslav

16:32, february 23, 2017

Search operation for three persons buried by avalanche last week under way

A search operation for three persons who were buried by an avalanche in the Varzob district last Friday is under way.

10:27, february 23, 2017

11-year-old boy killed by avalanche in eastern Tajikistan

An eleven-year-old boy has been killed by an avalanche in Sangvor (formerly Tavildara) district in Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan), according to the press center of the Committee on Emergency

15:06, february 22, 2017

CES chief flies by helicopter to Sangvor where avalanche buries several houses

The head of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES), Rustam Nazarzoda today morning flew by helicopter to Sangvor district (formerly Tavildara district) where a huge avalanche

16:52, february 20, 2017

Deadly avalanches hit Central Asia

Radio Liberty reports avalanches across Central Asia have claimed several lives in recent days.

13:58, february 20, 2017

Three roadmen killed by avalanche on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway

Three roadmen of the Branch of Innovative Road Solutions Ltd (IRS) in Tajikistan, which operates the toll on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway, have been killed by an avalanche on the highway connecting

11:25, february 20, 2017

Brutal rape, murder of teen rocks quiet village on the outskirts of the city of Tursunzoda

Prosecutors are investigating the brutal rape and murder of a Tajik schoolgirl, allegedly at the hands of her teenage classmates, a crime that has left the residents of one quiet village reeling in

11:34, february 15, 2017

Rescuers save five persons from snow captivity on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway

Rescuers have saved five persons from snow captivity on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway.

14:40, february 7, 2017

Dushanbe-Khujand highway reopened for traffic

The highway connecting two Tajikistan’s largest cities, Dushanbe and Khujand, has been reopened for traffic but the risk of further avalanches remains high.

16:24, february 3, 2017

Criminal case instituted against vice-premier’s son for fatal car crash dropped

A criminal case instituted against the 23-year-old Faromouz Saidov, the son of First Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Saidov, for fatal car crash has been dropped.

14:48, february 2, 2017

Police officer killed in rescue operation for people buried by avalanche

Police officer has been killed in a rescue operation for people buried by an avalanche on the highway connecting Tajikistan’s two largest cities, Dushanbe and Khujand, raising the avalanche

11:05, february 2, 2017

Tajik emergency management agency warns of the risk of further avalanches in the coming days

Heavy snowfalls are expected to hit the mountain areas of Tajikistan in the coming days and the risk of further avalanches is reportedly high.

11:19, february 1, 2017

Barqi Tojik attributes the last year’s black out to malfunction in anti-damage system of Regar substation

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Mirzo Ismoilzoda, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company), noted on January 31 that an electricity

11:47, january 26, 2017

Two killed, two inured in traffic accident in Roudaki district

Two persons were killed and two others injured today as two vehicles collided in Roudaki district, Umeda Yusupova, a spokeswoman for the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES),

14:34, january 24, 2017

Tajik border service accuses head of Kyrgyz village of provoking clash near Tajik border

Tajikistan’s border service accuses Ms. Raziya Osorova, the head of Kyrgyz village of Kok-Tash near the border, of provoking a clash near Tajik border on January 22.

16:58, january 23, 2017

Kyrgyz village head reportedly hospitalized after clash near Tajik border

The chief of a Kyrgyz village near the Kyrgyz-Tajik border says she has been hospitalized after a clash between Kyrgyz and Tajiks living near the two Central Asian nations' frontier.