Tajkistan, Incidents

11:44, july 3, 2015

PM gets acquainted with rehabilitation of flood protection embankment in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzod yesterday visited the Hamadoni district in Khatlon province.

14:37, july 2, 2015

Tajik rescuers not involved in search for Russian soldiers felling into Vakhsh River

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik rescuers have not been involved in search operation for three servicemen of the Russian military base who fell into Vakhsh River three days ago during a

12:45, july 1, 2015

Four killed, five injured in Roudaki traffic accident

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Four people were killed and at least five others were injured on June 29 as two cars collided in the Roudaki district, according to the Interior Ministry’s

16:00, june 30, 2015

EC allocates €54 608 to help people affected by floods and landslides in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan notes that the European Commission (EC) is providing EUR 54,608 in humanitarian funding to assist affected

10:04, june 17, 2015

Four Tajik soldiers return home after six-month captivity in Afghanistan

Tajik authorities yesterday confirmed that the Taliban militants have handed over four Tajik soldiers whom they captured in December last year.

10:31, june 16, 2015

Triple killing reported in Tursunzoda

A triple killing has taken place in Tursunzoda.

10:01, june 16, 2015

Employee of Orienbonk’s branch in Ishkashim reported missing

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Gulborsho Vatanshoyev, the head of the service center of Orienbonk’s branch in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been

11:45, june 15, 2015

Qatari mediation helps release four Tajik border guards from Taliban captivity

Qatari mediation has helped release four Tajik border guards from Taliban captivity.

09:21, june 15, 2015

Floods cause damages to Isfara and Jabborrasoulov districts in Sughd

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) reports that an avalanche that occurred in Kyrgyz territory near the Karavshin River on June 7 caused

15:56, june 8, 2015

Former deputy interior minister killed in traffic accident in Varzob

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – The former Deputy Interior Minister, Mahmadsid Juraqulov was killed on June 6 as his car collided with Chinese-made heavy truck Dulan in the Varzob district.

16:05, may 31, 2015

The body of missing warrant officer found in the river on the outskirts of Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2015, Asia-Plus – The body of the 46-year-old Warrant Officer Jourabek Doustov, who had served as an inspector with the Special Department at the Penitentiary System of the

12:21, may 27, 2015

Tajik rescuers participate in CSTO disaster relief exercise in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – A group of rescuers from the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan is participating in a disaster relief

10:49, may 20, 2015

Quite a strong earthquake hits Rasht Valley

Quite a strong earthquake has struck Rasht Valley with no initial reports of major damage or injury.

16:57, may 18, 2015

Mudslide leaves at least two dead in Roudaki district

DUSHANBE, May 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A mudslide has killed at least two in the Roudaki district, according to the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of

15:08, may 18, 2015

Driver inflicts three stab wounds on traffic police officer in Kulob

A driver has inflicted three stab wounds on a traffic police officer in the Tajik southern city of Kulob.

14:17, may 12, 2015

Mudslides cause serious damage to Qubodiyon and Jilikul districts, says CES spokesman

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Torrential rain on May 11-12 caused a number of mudslides that damaged Qubodiyon and Jilikul districts in Khatlon province, Orif Nozimov, a spokesman for the

14:04, may 12, 2015

Nine other Tajik nationals evacuated from conflict-torn Yemen

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2015, Asia-Plus – Nine other nationals of Tajikistan, including five minors, were evacuated from the conflict-torn Yemen under support of the Tajik Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12:39, may 12, 2015

Mudslides reportedly damage households in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Mudslides have reportedly damaged a number of households in the southern province of Khatlon.

16:59, may 7, 2015

Tajik national detained in Moscow oblast on suspicion of kidnapping

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russia’s Investigative Committee’s office in Moscow Oblast says a 20-year-old Tajik national has been arrested in the Lyubertsy District on suspicion of

10:12, may 4, 2015

Tajik drug control officers who were detained by Kyrgyz border guards were released

Four Tajik drug control officers, who were detained by Kyrgyz border guards in a neutral zone along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border on April 30, were released on the same day.

17:35, may 2, 2015

Four Tajik drug control officers detained by Kyrgyz border guards

Four Tajik drug control officers have reportedly been detained by Kyrgyz border guards while preventing smuggling of 80 kilograms of mercury into the Tajik northern province of Sughd.

14:21, april 28, 2015

Mild tremor could be felt in Gorno Badakhshan today morning

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A mild earthquake measuring 3.

10:26, april 28, 2015

Tajikistan takes measures to evacuate Tajik nationals from Nepal

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is taking measures to evacuate Tajik nationals from Nepal that was hit by devastating earthquake last Saturday.

11:42, april 23, 2015

Eight other Tajik nationals evacuated from conflict-torn Yemen

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Embassy in Moscow says eight other Tajik nationals have been evacuated from the conflict-town Yemen.

16:19, april 22, 2015

Kazakhstan ratifies agreement on emergency response cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 215, Asia-Plus – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a government-to-government agreement between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan on cooperation in the field of civil

10:09, april 20, 2015

Six Tajik national reportedly remain in conflict-torn Yemen

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs says six Tajik nationals still remain in the conflict-town Yemen.

15:03, april 16, 2015

16 other Tajik evacuated from Yemen arrive in Dushanbe on April 16

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Sixteen other Tajik nationals evacuated from conflict-torn Yemen arrived in Dushanbe on April 16, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

09:14, april 14, 2015

29 other Tajik nationals evacuated from Yemen on April 12

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Tajik MFA information department reports 29 other Tajik nationals were evacuated from conflict-torn Yemen on April 12.

11:43, april 10, 2015

Parents of border guard ask to help release their son from Taliban captivity

Parents of border guard Mehrojiddin Shodiyev have applied to media sources asking to help release their son from Taliban captivity.

14:09, april 9, 2015

51-year-old resident of Khujand arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A 51-year-old resident of the northern city of Khujand has been detained on suspicion of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl.