Tajkistan, Incidents

16:55, august 16, 2016

TSB employee files application against TSB crisis administration head in SCNS

TSN employee has filed an application against the TSB crisis administration head, accusing him of attempted murder and slander.

17:13, august 12, 2016

Two residents of Dushanbe arrested on suspicion of stabbing attack

Two young men from Dushanbe have been arrested on suspicion of stabbing attack.

13:43, august 8, 2016

Missing official with the Accounts Chamber found dead in Varzob

The head of the personnel department at the Accounts of Chamber of Tajikistan, Kenjaboy Jourayev, who had been reported missing since July 22, has been found dead not far from the Khoja Obi Garm

11:49, august 5, 2016

Two killed, three injured in Gorno Badakhshan traffic accident

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2016, Asia-Plus Ă˘€“ Two people were killed and three others injured on August 3 as a rockfall swept a car into the river in the Rushan district of the Gorno

10:43, august 4, 2016

Tajik teen brutally killed in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik teenager has been brutally killed in St. Petersburg.

14:41, august 3, 2016

Russian serviceman stabbed to death in fight in Qurghon Teppa

Russian serviceman has been stabbed to death in a fight in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the southern Khatlon province.

11:30, august 3, 2016

Tension arises between local Tajiks and Kazakhs in southern Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2016, Asia-Plus Ă˘€“ Radio Liberty reports police in the South Kazakhstan region have detained more than 30 local residents to prevent possible ethnic clashes amid

11:20, august 3, 2016

FOCUS, SCO in Tajikistan sign agreement for new phase of COSE project

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), and the Swiss Cooperation Office (SCO) in Tajikistan have

09:57, august 1, 2016

Downtown Dushanbe left without water last Saturday because of mudslide

Downtown Dushanbe was left without water on Saturday because of a mudslide that hit the Varzob district on Friday.

10:34, july 29, 2016

Mudslides damage roads and bridges in Asht and Rasht

Torrential rain on July 28 caused a series of mudslides that damaged roads and bridges in the districts of Asht (Sughd province) and Rasht (Rasht Valley).

15:48, july 28, 2016

Seven killed in traffic accident in Sughd

Seven people were killed on July 27 as rockfall swept a vehicle over the precipice into the river.

11:25, july 28, 2016

Heavy rains and thunderstorms expected to hit some areas in Tajikistan, windsquall possible

There is risk of mudslides in mountain areas and rivers may rise.

16:30, july 21, 2016

Ten people killed by natural disasters in Tajikistan in H1 2016

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2016, Asia-Plus – Ten people have been killed by natural disasters in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, Muhammadjon Salimzoda, the deputy head of the Committee

09:38, july 13, 2016

The CASC regional platform meeting takes place held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2016, Asia-Plus – Recent development in the Central Asia and South Caucasus region has been impressive. Fewer people live in poverty and many more have improved their lives.

09:46, july 11, 2016

One killed, 17 injured in fuel station explosion in Khatlon

One person was killed and at least 17 others injured on July 9 as an explosion occurred at a fuel station in the southern Khatlon province.

17:12, july 8, 2016

The CASC Regional Platform meeting expected to take place in Dushanbe next week

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction for Central Asia and South Caucasus (CASC) will take place in Dushanbe from July 12-14.

12:11, july 8, 2016

Caritas Switzerland builds food warehouses for Afghans in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – Issues related to further expansion of bilateral cooperation in reducing disaster risks were in the focus of a meeting of Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzoda,

10:38, july 7, 2016

Prime minister gets acquainted with the process of mitigation of effects of mudslides in Sughd

The purpose of the visit was for the prime minister to get acquainted with the process of mitigation of effects of floods and mudslides in the region.

11:36, july 5, 2016

Fifteen homes completely destroyed in Rasht district by recent earthquake

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – An earthquake that hit the Rasht district last Friday has completely destroyed fifteen homes in Hijborak and Aksalon jamoats and partially damaged 30 other

09:36, july 4, 2016

Dozens of homes destroyed by earthquake in eastern Tajikistan; no casualties reported

Dozens of homes have been destroyed by an earthquake in eastern Tajikistan (Rasht Valley), although no casualties have been reported.

10:27, june 29, 2016

Two killed in gold mine landslide in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2016, Asia-Plus – Two have reportedly been killed in a gold mine landslide in Khatlon province.

13:58, june 28, 2016

Mass brawl breaks out between Dagestanis and Central Asians at construction site in Leningrad oblast

A mass brawl occurred broke out between ethnic Dagestanis and guest workers from Central Asia at the construction site in Kudrovo, Leningrad oblast on June 27.

09:50, june 23, 2016

The ninth disaster preparedness project launched in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Disaster risk management at the community level in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) of Tajikistan, Naryn and Osh oblasts of Kyrgyz Republic will be

09:53, june 21, 2016

Tajik cadet at the East-Siberian Institute of the Russian Interior Ministry killed

A Tajik cadet at the East Siberian Instituted of the Russian Interior Ministry has been killed in Irkutsk.

17:10, june 20, 2016

Several people injured in a mass brawl in Danghara

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2016, Asia-Plus – Law enforcement authorities of Khatlon’s Danghara district have launched an investigation into a mass brawl that took place in the district on the night of June

10:29, june 20, 2016

Breakout from Khujand jail linked to radical Islamism

A source at one of Tajik law enforcement agencies has linked a prison breakout in Khujand to radical Islamism.

14:39, june 16, 2016

World Bank, Japan expected to strengthen potential of Tajik emergency management agency

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2016, Asia-Plus – Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan, has held meetings with

10:32, june 8, 2016

UNDP project’s cross-border disaster training conducted in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Under the rubric ‘prepare today, survive tomorrow’, UNDP’s EU-BOMNAF project, in collaboration with UNDP’s JICA-BMP project, last week implemented a joint

15:28, may 31, 2016

Russian court extends detention for 5 Tajiks involved in mass brawl at Moscow’s cemetery

Russian law enforcement authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against five Tajik nationals involved in a mass brawl that took place at Moscow Khovanskoye cemetery on May 14 this year.

15:38, may 26, 2016

Tajik army described as the weakest one within the post-Soviet area

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan ranks 112th out of a total of 126 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2016 Global Firepower (GFP) list.