Tajkistan, Incidents

16:36, july 25, 2012

Unofficial source says Shoh Iskandarov killed in Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – According to unofficial data, Muhammadshoh (Shoh) Iskandarov, deputy chief of the Interior Ministry’s department in Rasht Valley, has allegedly been killed

16:11, july 25, 2012

Tajik government declares unilateral truce in Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has reportedly declared a unilateral truce in a bid to end fighting between government forces and militants in eastern Tajikistan that

14:44, july 25, 2012

Russia concerned over the events in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russia hopes that Tajikistan will ensure security of Russian citizens, who can happen to be in the zone of a special operation by the Tajik security

13:59, july 25, 2012

Ceasefire declared in Khorog

GBAO governor Qodir Qosim has held a meeting with regional administrators.

10:20, july 25, 2012

At least 42 killed in clashes in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik officials say 12 government troops and 30 militants were killed on Tuesday in clashes in Khorog, the administrative center of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous

11:29, july 24, 2012

Chief prosecutor of Rushan district seriously wounded in terrorist act

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus – Nafasbek Dilshodov, chief prosecutor of the Rushan district in Gorno Badakhshan was seriously wounded in a terrorist act in Khorog, the administrative center of

15:47, july 23, 2012

Nobody yet detained over General Nazarov’s killing, says Tajik chief prosecutor

Criminal proceedings over the killing of General-Major Abdullo Nazarov have been instituted under the provisions of three articles of Tajikistan’s Penal Code.

15:19, july 23, 2012

Disquiet felt in Khorog; additonal security forces sent to the region

Confederates of the chief of the Ishkashim border unit Tolib Ayombekov, who was former field commander of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), are suspected of killing General Abdullo Nazarov.

10:28, july 23, 2012

Ministry of Defense: No additional forces sent to Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Defense has denied rumors that additional forces have allegedly been sent to Gorno Badakhshan following the murder of Major-General

10:16, july 23, 2012

Chief of SCNS’s office in GBAO stabbed to death in Ishkashim

Major-General Abdullo Nazarov, chief of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office in Gorno Badakhshan, has been stabbed to death.

15:50, july 21, 2012

Details in murder of president’s relative secrecy of investigation

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2012, Asia-Plus – Not all persons involved in murder of Kholmumin Safarov, chief of the Forest and Hunting Agency under the Committee for Environmental Protection, have been

15:02, july 21, 2012

Oxfam GB in Tajikistan, CES sign MoU on partnership in disaster risk reduction

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Oxfam GB and the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)

13:52, july 17, 2012

25 persons killed by natural disasters in Tajikistan in H1 2012

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2012, Asia-Plus – Twenty-five persons were killed by natural disasters that hit Tajikistan in the first half-year of this year, Khayriddin Abdurahimov, head of the Committee for

09:47, july 16, 2012

Alleged killer of president’s brother-in-law detained in Dushanbe

The name of the alleged killer of Kholmumin Safarov is not disclosed in the interest of investigation.

16:43, july 14, 2012

Afghan authorities free the remaining five Tajik pilots

Five pilots working with Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, who were held in Afghanistan for a month and half, returned home on July 13.

15:31, july 13, 2012

Tank truck carrying diesel fuel falls over precipice into river in Varzob district

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – A tank truck carrying diesel fuel has reportedly fallen over a precipice into a river in the Varzob district.

15:55, july 11, 2012

New details of recent St. Petersburg incident emerge

New details of recent St. Petersburg incident, involving representative of Tajik national carrier in St. Petersburg, have emerged.

15:30, july 10, 2012

Afghan authorities reportedly continue holding five Tajik pilots

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – Seven of twelve crew members of two helicopters belonging to Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, that have been held by the Afghan authorities for already

14:39, july 10, 2012

Tajik Air representative in St Petersburg severely beaten by police

Representative of Tajik Air in St. Petersburg Qiyomiddin Saidov, who is also co-founder of the regional public organization “Youth Association of Tajik Students in St.

10:05, july 9, 2012

15-year-old boy beaten to death by a group of teens at Dushanbe’s amusement park

A group of teenagers from Dushanbe have beaten 15-year-old boy from the Roudaki district to death.

09:08, july 2, 2012

EC provides Grant for Disaster Risk Reduction in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Communities in Tajikistan are frequently affected by natural disasters such as floods, landslides and mudslides.

17:52, june 30, 2012

Tajik Air denies report about detention of its helicopters in Afghanistan as baseless

Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, says its helicopters were not detained in Afghanistan and the crew members are still on business in Afghanistan

11:21, june 29, 2012

Minor tremor could be felt in Tajik capital today morning

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A minor earthquake measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Tajik capital today morning, at 7:07 am, the Dushanbe seismological station said.

15:39, june 28, 2012

Two Tajik helicopters detained in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – Two Mi-8 helicopters belonging to Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, and twelve crew members have been held by the Afghan authorities for a month.

11:12, june 28, 2012

Three killed in Sughd traffic accident

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – Three persons were killed on June 27 as a car fell into the river in the northern Sughd province.

14:31, june 25, 2012

IRP leader’s son sentenced to pay large fine for fatal auto accident

IRP leader’s son has been sentenced to pay a large fine for a fatal auto accident.

13:34, june 25, 2012

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to jointly combat crime in border areas

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from local authorities of the Tajik Isfara district and the Kyrgyz Batken district who gathered in the Tajik northern city of Isfara

14:51, june 22, 2012

Tajik nationals taken hostage by residents of Kyrgyz village released

The local authorities of the Tajik Isfara district and the Kyrgyz Batken district have sat at negotiating table to discuss the hostage taking incident.

13:57, june 20, 2012

One killed, four injured in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, June 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least four others were injured on June 19 as two cars collided in the Zafarobod district, Sughd province.

10:22, june 20, 2012

Chief of Vahdat traffic police department dismissed for fatal traffic accident

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2012, Asia-Plus – Khokiro Sufiyev has been relieved of his post of chief of the traffic police department at the town of Vahdat for a fatal traffic accident in Dushanbe, an