Tajkistan, Incidents

15:02, february 15, 2013

Tajik MFA names the freed Ukrainian hostages

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Some details of the recent hostage-taking incident in Dushanbe have emerged.

10:56, february 15, 2013

The freed Ukrainian nationals will go home soon

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Three Ukrainian hostages who were freed in Dushanbe on January 31 are making preparations for going home, Ukrainian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

09:26, february 12, 2013

Head of TajikAir: Situation with “Boeing” was not case of emergency

Tajik air company “TajikAir” told the reporters about the details of a recent situation with its Boeing 737-300.

10:08, february 7, 2013

The freed Ukrainian nationals are in good condition, says Ukrainian ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- Three Ukrainian nationals who were being held hostage in Dushanbe have been released, Ukrainian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

12:51, february 6, 2013

One wounded in attack on currency exchange office in Khujand

KHUJAND, February 6, 2013, Asia-Plus -- One person has sustained several stab wounds in an attack on a currency exchange office in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd.

09:59, february 5, 2013

Mild tremor could be felt in Gorno Badakhshan Monday night

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An earthquake measuring 3.

16:03, february 4, 2013

Afghan drug trafficker killed in border skirmish in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik border guards have reportedly warded off an attempt by Afghan armed drug traffickers to cross into Tajik territory.

13:03, february 4, 2013

Four killed in Khuroson traffic accident

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed on February 3 as two cars collided in Khatlon province.

10:11, january 28, 2013

Two Tajik nationals killed in fire in a housing estate in Moscow

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Nine people, including two citizens of Tajikistan, have been killed and fourteen others have been injured in a fire in a housing estate in Moscow,

16:20, january 15, 2013

Car belonging to US Embassy involved in fatal traffic accident in Dushanbe

Representatives of the U.S. Embassy say the Government of Tajikistan has informed them about the investigation launched into the accident.

10:41, january 15, 2013

Member of terrorist group killed in gunfire exchange at traffic police checkpoint in Konibodom

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan has released an official statement regarding the yesterday’s incident at the traffic police checkpoint near the

10:09, january 15, 2013

Tajik police officer Killed, another wounded at traffic police checkpoint in Konibodom

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Unknown gunmen have killed one police officer and wounded another one at the traffic police checkpoint in the northern province of Sughd.

17:15, january 14, 2013

Two killed by avalanche in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Two persons have been killed by an avalanche in the Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan).

10:51, january 14, 2013

Tajik national killed by Moscow police

Tajik national was fatally wounded as Moscow police officers opened fire.

15:34, january 8, 2013

One Tajik border guard killed and one other wounded in a skirmish on Afghan border

An armed skirmish between Tajik border guards and Afghan drug traffickers took place on January 1.

10:17, january 3, 2013

Three killed, two injured in gas blast in Sughd

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Three persons, including two kids, were killed and at least two others were injured on January 1 in a gas blast at a house in the Zafarobod district,

10:40, january 2, 2013

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital Tuesday evening

DUSHANBE, January 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Tuesday evening, at 20:43 pm, according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

15:36, december 22, 2012

There were reportedly Tajiks among 11 killed along Pakistan-Iran border

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Eleven people described as illegal immigrants were reportedly shot dead in Pakistan''s Pothar area, near the Iranian border, RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal

11:40, december 19, 2012

Three killed in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, December 19, 012, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed on December 18 as two vehicles collided in the northern Sughd province, according to the Sughd traffic police department.

11:31, november 27, 2012

The body of Tajik national killed in Sudan air crash transported to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The body of Tajik national Akram Hoshimov, 43, who was killed in an air crash in Sudan on August 19, was transported to Tajikistan on November 24,

09:36, november 15, 2012

Body of Tajik, brutally killed in Moscow in early October, returned home

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus – The body of the 24-year-old Akhtamsho Sharipov, resident of the Panj district in Khatlon province, who was brutally killed in Moscow in early October, was

14:01, november 14, 2012

Theater.doc actor Abdul Bekmamadov beaten up in Moscow

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Ferghana.news reports a Tajik national, Abdul Bekmamadov, actor of Moscow’s Theater.doc, was beaten up by football fans on November 3.

13:35, november 5, 2012

Fatal traffic accident reported in the Shahriston Tunnel

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2012, Asia-Plus – A fatal traffic accident has been reported in the Shahriston Tunnel that links the northern part of Tajikistan within the center.

14:13, november 3, 2012

Informal leaders of Gorno Badakhshan wanted via Interpol

Tolib Ayombekov, Yodgorsho Mamadaslamov, Mamadboqir Mamadbogirov and even late Imomnazar Imomnazarov have been included in Interpol’s database on wanted persons.

14:58, november 2, 2012

Nobody has yet been detained for arson following Korovon marketplace fire

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law enforcement authorities have not yet detained anybody for arson in connection with a September 5 fire that seriously damaged the Korvon

11:32, october 29, 2012

Three wounded in knife fight in Chkalov

DUSHANBE, October 29, Asia-Plus – Three young men have been wounded in a knife fight in the northern city of Chkalov (formerly Chkalovks).

11:15, october 29, 2012

Car driven by 7th grade student crashes woman to death in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A car driven by the 7th grade student has crashed an aged woman to death in Dushanbe.

17:07, october 24, 2012

Celebrating International Disaster Risk Reduction Day

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- To mark the International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) jointly with the Institute of Professional Development of

13:52, october 16, 2012

Traffic police thoroughly investigate the traffic accident in which BBC reporter was injured

Traffic police has lunched through investigation into the traffic accident, in which reporter for BBC’s Persian Service in Tajikistan, Iskandar Firouz, was badly injured.

09:33, october 15, 2012

Tajik embassy takes investigation into brutal murder of Tajik national in Moscow under its control

DUSHANBE, October 15 2012, Asia-Plus -- A beheaded body found in Moscow in early October has been identified as 24-year-old resident of the Panj district in Khatlon province, Akhtamsho