Tajkistan, Incidents

13:04, february 17, 2014

Prison inmate kills Kulob pretrial detention center warden

KULOB, February 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Kulob pretrial detention facility chief’s request to cut his hair has ended in tragedy.

14:55, february 13, 2014

Prison inmate’s relatives intend to complain about SDP leader to the prosecutor-general’s office

DUSHANBE, February 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Relatives of prison inmate Mahmadrahim Saidov are going to complain to the Prosecutor-General’s Office about the Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader

14:58, february 6, 2014

Dushanbe prison inmate dies of exposure, says SDP leader

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – An inmate of Dushanbe prison, who was held in disciplinary cell, has died of exposure to cold, Rahmatillo Zoyirov, leader of the Social-Democratic Party of

14:32, february 6, 2014

At least 19 people killed as bad weather strikes Afghanistan, Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- At least 19 people have been killed after heavy snow blanketed parts of Afghanistan and neighboring Central Asian states, Radio Liberty reported on February

10:01, february 5, 2014

Avalanche blocks the main highway from Dushanbe to Khorog

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Heavy snowfalls on February 3 caused an avalanche near the village of Kurgovad in GBAO’s Darvoz district that blocked the main highway from Dushanbe to the

09:43, february 4, 2014

Extreme weather in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan leaves 15 dead

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- At least 15 people have been killed after heavy snow blanketed parts of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, Radio Liberty reported on February 3.

11:11, february 3, 2014

Tajik emergency authorities advise to refrain from unnecessary travels to mountain areas

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik emergency authorities have advised people to refrain from unnecessary travels to mountain areas.

14:49, january 31, 2014

Woman from Dushanbe sets herself, three kids on fire

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Woman from Dushanbe has set herself and three daughters aged between nine months and nine years on fire.

14:48, january 31, 2014

Woman from Dushanbe sets herself, three kids on fire

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Woman from Dushanbe has set herself and three daughters aged between nine months and nine years on fire.

10:52, january 30, 2014

Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks expected to resume in Bishkek tomorrow

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – Negotiations between representatives of Tajik and Kyrgyz power wielding structures concluded in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on January 29, a source at

10:28, january 30, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz troops withdraw from disputed border area

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyz and Tajik military units have begun withdrawing from a disputed section of the two countries'' border, Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reports.

09:26, january 30, 2014

Switzerland reportedly ready to mediate in Tajik-Kyrgyz border incident

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – A delegation of the OSCE Center in Bishkek has gone to Batken to get acquainted with the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik-Kyrgyz, representative of the OSCE

10:41, january 29, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan decide to hold the next round of negotiations to lift tension

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will try once again to lift tensions in their bilateral relations.

14:55, january 28, 2014

Dushanbe agrees to jointly investigate border incident, says Kyrgyz official

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service (Azattyk) has quoted Kyrgyz Deputy Foreign Minister, Askar Beshimov, as saying that Dushanbe agreed to jointly investigate the

14:22, january 28, 2014

Construction of road through disputed territory not suspended?

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz builders have withdrawn most part of road-building equipment from the section of the Koktash-Aksai-Tamdyk road, which passes through the disputed

15:12, january 27, 2014

Kyrgyz border service: Manas International Airport open for Tajik nations

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Reports about the delay in letting Tajik nationals pass at Manas International Airport do not correspond to the facts, Ms.

11:14, january 27, 2014

Tajik nationals detained for several hours at Bishek airport yesterday

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Several Tajik nationals were detained at the waiting room of Manas International Airport in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek for several hours yesterday, Tajik

11:07, january 27, 2014

Kyrgyzstan reportedly suspends construction of bypass road through disputed area

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan has suspended the construction of the Koktash-Aksai-Tamdyk road, resident of the Tajik village of Khoja Alo, Farhod Safarov told Asia-Plus on

14:49, january 24, 2014

Tajik nationals reportedly not allowed crossing Kazakh-Kyrgyz border

DUSHANBE, January 24 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Embassy in Bishkek notes that they have received complaints from several Tajik nationals who had problems while crossing Kazakh-Kyrgyz border in recent

14:39, january 22, 2014

Three children killed in traffic accident in Roghun

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and at least two others were injured on January 21 as Opel-Astra fell into a 125-meter precipice in eastern Tajikistan, according

11:33, january 17, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz deputy prime ministers expected to meet to discuss reopening of BCPs

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- All five border crossing points (BCP) on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border still remain closed.

10:31, january 16, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan sign protocol on mitigation of tensions on disputed segments of mutual border

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – A meeting of Tajik and Kyrgyz delegations that took place in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on January 15 resulted in signing of a protocol on mitigation

14:23, january 15, 2014

Tajik authorities launch investigation into recent incident on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border

KHUJAND, January 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Khujand, Sughd chief prosecutor Sharif Qurbonov revealed on January 14 that an investigation has been

15:32, january 14, 2014

Tajikistan denies reports about concentration of troops along the border with Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has denied reports about concentration of troops along the border with Kyrgyzstan as absolutely baseless.

17:24, january 13, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan reach an agreement on joint patrol of disputed segments of mutual border

DUSHANBE, January 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly reached an agreement on joint patrol of the disputed segments of mutual border.

15:19, january 13, 2014

There ought to be careful on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border and not to succumb to provocations

DUSHANBE, January 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- There ought to be careful on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border and not to succumb to provocations, Khudoberdi Kholiqnazarov, Director of the Center for Strategic

14:50, january 13, 2014

Tajik-Kyrgyz commission discusses causes of recent border clash

DUSHANBE, January 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik government delegation, led by the Security Council Secretary Abdurahim Qahhorov, is currently in the administrative center of Kyrgyzstan’s Batken

16:05, january 9, 2014

Serviceman of Russian military base in Tajikistan reported missing

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – The family of a contract soldier of the Russian military base in Tajikistan Maxim Usov, last seen in Dushanbe on August 19, 2013, has reported him missing.

09:48, january 6, 2014

Fire in Moscow oblast kills five Tajik nationals

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – Five Tajik nationals, including 8-month-old baby and 4-year-old baby, were killed in a fire that broke out in residential building in the village of

10:31, january 3, 2014

Tajik national shot to death in Russia

The press center of Russia’s Investigative Committee’s office for Zabaikalsky Krai (Trans-Baikal Region) reports that the 29-year-old Tajik national, who worked at one of commercial stalls on the