Tajkistan, Incidents

10:38, april 11, 2016

Strong earthquake hits northern Afghanistan close to its border with Tajikistan

A strong earthquake hit northern Afghanistan close to its border with Tajikistan yesterday afternoon.

11:13, april 7, 2016

Two killed, three injured in a rockfall in Khorog

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Two were killed and at least three others injured in a rockfall that occurred in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

09:57, april 6, 2016

Minor tremor felt in Tajik capital yesterday evening

DUSHANBE, April 6, 2016, Asia-Plus – A minor tremor measuring 2.

10:01, april 5, 2016

Tajik emergency management agency chief, Chinese ambassador discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – Lieutenant General Rustam Nazarzod, Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under Government of Tajikistan, has received

09:47, april 5, 2016

Virginia National Guard’s delegation visits Tajik emergency management agency

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzod, Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the government of Tajikistan, yesterday met

16:44, march 28, 2016

Tajik nationals kidnapped by Afghan smugglers last Friday released

Two Tajik nationals who were kidnapped by Afghan smugglers last Friday were released on Monday.

10:44, march 28, 2016

Afghan armed smugglers kidnap two Tajiks and wound another one

Afghan armed smugglers have kidnapped two Tajik nationals and wounded another one in an area adjacent to the border.

14:02, march 10, 2016

One Afghan drug smuggler killed and two others wounded in shootout on Tajik-Afghan border

It is already the third deadly clash along the Tajik-Afghan border over the past five days.

12:57, march 10, 2016

U.S., Saudi ambassadors visit Tajikistan’s CES

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan, Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzoda, has met with U.S.

16:42, march 7, 2016

Afghan drug trafficker killed on Tajik-Afghan border in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Afghan drug trafficker has been killed on the Khorog stretch of Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan, Mohammad Ulughkhojayev, a spokesman for the State

10:45, march 7, 2016

One Tajik border guard and one trespasser killed in Saturday’s clash on Tajik-Afghan border

Tajik border guards killed a member of an armed group who had crossed over from Afghanistan and lost an officer during a clash along the border.

15:04, february 22, 2016

Tajikistan, UN discuss disaster risk management problems

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan, has met

14:45, february 19, 2016

Entrepreneur killed in Dushanbe

Entrepreneur Zafar Azimov, who is known in certain circles as “Zafar Bednyak” (Zafar the Pauper), has been killed in Dushanbe.

14:15, february 12, 2016

Kyrgyz remove their flag from a Tajik-owned private house

Kyrgyz have removed their flag from a Tajik-owned private house.

17:16, february 9, 2016

Tajik MFA calls actions of Kyrgyz nationals ‘arbitrariness’

Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called actions of Kyrgyz nationals ‘arbitrariness’.

09:56, february 9, 2016

Kyrgyz border guards install Kyrgyz national flag on a Tajik-owned private house

Kyrgyz border guards installed their national flag on a Tajik-owned private house, claiming that the building was on Kyrgyz territory.

11:30, january 20, 2016

Resident of Shahritous district beats his wife to death

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2016, Asia-Plus – A resident of the Shahritous district (Khatlon province) has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife.

13:31, january 15, 2016

Teacher from Sughd detained on suspicion of killing his daughter-in-law

Dushanbe, January 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – A 67-year-old resident of the Bobojonghafourov district in Sughd province, has been detained by local police on suspicion of killing his daughter-in-law.

11:00, january 14, 2016

Dushanbe, Kabul discuss disaster relief issues

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2016, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 13, senior representatives of Tajikistan’s Committee for Emergency Situations (CES), Major-General Rustam Shohiyon and Colonel Jamshed

10:09, january 13, 2016

Another quote a strong quake jolts Tajikistan again

Another quite strong earthquake jolted the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) today early in the morning.

13:21, january 7, 2016

Five killed in two traffic accidents in Dushanbe Wednesday

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Five people have been killed in two separate traffic accidents in Dushanbe.

16:40, december 28, 2015

Azerbaijan sends humanitarian aid to Tajikistan for earthquake victims

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Azerbaijan has reportedly sent a humanitarian aid to Tajikistan for earthquake victims.

09:44, december 28, 2015

Quite a strong earthquake jolts Gorno Badakhshan Friday

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Quite a strong earthquake jolted some districts of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) on December 26, at 00:14 am.

11:49, december 22, 2015

Woman from Jilikul district stabs her two underage sons to death

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – A woman from the Jilikul district in Khatlon province has stabbed her two underage sons to death, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

10:56, december 15, 2015

More than 500 quake-affected people evacuated from Bartang so far

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 500 quake-affected people have been evacuated from the Bartang Valley in the Rushan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) so

13:50, december 11, 2015

The helicopter of the Defense Ministry has finally delivered help to Bartang

The helicopter of Tajik Defense Ministry this morning did its first flight to the ruined after the earthquake Bartang, which remained blocked from the ground and from the air for several days.

13:31, december 10, 2015

Amonatbonk opens special bank account for victims of the December 7 earthquake

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – Khovar news agency reports Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, has opened a special bank account for victims of a strong earthquake that hit the

11:50, december 10, 2015

Bartang valley remains cut off from Rushan

The Bartang Valley still remains cut off from the Rushan district as rockfalls caused by a December 7 strong earthquake blocked the road connecting the valley and the administrative center of the

11:16, december 9, 2015

Rahmon orders to use Defense Ministry’s helicopters to carry humanitarian aid to Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2015, Asia-Plus – By president’s order two transport helicopters of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) will be used to carry humanitarian aid to the quake-affected residents of the

14:36, december 8, 2015