Tajkistan, Incidents

18:25, september 17, 2011

Tajik MFA concerned over increasing cases of killing of Tajik nationals in Russia

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is seriously concerned over increasing cases of killing of Tajik nationals in the Russian Federation.

09:26, september 16, 2011

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan jointly practice disaster relief

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz rescue teams are making preparations for a joint disaster response exercise that will be conducted in the Lakkon Jamoat of Sughd’s

11:51, september 15, 2011

Cause of fire at Dushanbe’s fitting-manufacturing plant under investigation

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry fire department has set up a special commission to investigate the cause of a fire that broke out at Dushanbe’s

17:30, september 13, 2011

One killed, two injured in Ayni traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least two others were injured on September 12 as a heavy truck KamAZ fell into an 80-meter precipice in Sughd province.

17:20, september 6, 2011

Four killed, one injured in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed and one other was injured on the night of September 5-6 as an economy car crashed into a truck in the northern Sughd province.

14:00, september 3, 2011

One of IRP functionaries killed in traffic accident

Head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization for districts subordinate to the center has been killed in a traffic accident on the Vahdat-Fayzobod highway.

11:43, september 2, 2011

One of journalist’s alleged attackers detained

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Khurshed Atovullo (Niyozov), the editor-in-chief of the Dushanbe independent weekly Farazh , was summoned to the Sino-2 police station for

11:20, september 1, 2011

Russia’s SBP officer dies in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the Russian Presidential Security Service (SBP), Lieutenant-Colonel Vladimir Kuznetsov, 38, died suddenly in Dushanbe.

10:08, september 1, 2011

Independent newspaper editor beaten in Dushanbe

Khurshed Atovullo (Niyozov), editor-in-chief of the Dushanbe independent weekly Farazh, and two his friends were beaten in Dushanbe while going from neighborhood # 102 to the Zarafshon area.

09:24, august 30, 2011

Six killed in three Sughd traffic accidents Monday

KHUJAND, August 30, Asia-Plus -- Six persons were killed in three traffic accidents reported in the northern Sughd province on August 28, according to the Sughd traffic police department.

15:13, august 26, 2011

Russian serviceman admits his guilt over fatal traffic accident

QURGHON TEPPA, August 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russian servicemen has admitted causing a crash that killed three members of the same family.

11:24, august 25, 2011

One killed, five others injured by short circuit in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2011, Asia-Plus - One person was killed and at least five others were injured by a short circuit. The tragedy took place in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district on August 24.

12:19, august 24, 2011

Police probe into death of six workers at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Interior has launched probe into death of six workers of the Dushanbe-based limited liability company Kuhandiz (Dushanbe tannery).

09:22, august 23, 2011

Mild tremor felt in Tajik capital Monday night

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 3.

17:09, august 18, 2011

Pregnant woman kills herself in Sughd

KHUJAND, August 18, 2011, Asia-Plus - Pregnant woman, a 26-year-old resident of Bobojongafurov region, reported killed herself on August 17. K.M.

14:12, august 18, 2011

Earthquake hits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2011, Asia-Plus - Today at 4:51 local time Tajikistan was hit by a 2-magnitude earthquake with epicenter located 240km south-east of Dushanbe on the territory of neighboring

11:52, august 16, 2011

Three citizens of Tajikistan drown in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2011, Asia-Plus - Last weekend Amonullo Umarov, a 24-year-old resident of Rokhan village of Vanj region of GBAO was found drown in one of reservoirs located in Dolgoprudny city

14:47, august 8, 2011

Another fire breaks out at Korvon

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large fire broke out this morning at the Dushanbe’s biggest market of “Korvon”. The fire broke out in “Elegant” section at 8 a.m.

10:36, august 8, 2011

Climber from St. Petersburg dies in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus - A Russian climber from St.Petersburg died on Saturday, August 6, in Jirgital.

10:10, august 4, 2011

Two Tajik labor migrants sustain burn wounds during construction work in Moscow oblast

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to information received by the representative office of Tajikistan’s Migration Service in Russia, two Tajik labor migrants were seriously

11:37, august 3, 2011

6-year-old girl fatally struck by truck driven by teen

KHUJAND, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A six-year-old girl is dead, after being struck by a teenage driver in the village of Obburdon, Mastchoh district in Sughd province.

10:37, august 3, 2011

PM holds meeting to discuss removal of effects of landslide in Ayni district

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A special commission, led by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, yesterday visited the section of the Ayni-Kuhistoni Mastchoh road that was damaged by a landslide.

11:21, august 2, 2011

Three killed, one injured in Qairoqqum traffic accident

KHUJAND, August 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and at least one injured in a traffic accident that took place in Sughd province on August 1.

10:50, august 2, 2011

Prime minister inspects Ayni district

Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov will get acquainted with the process of recovery work on the rod connecting Ayni and Kuhistoni Mastchoh districts that was affected by a landslide that occurred in the area

17:11, july 29, 2011

European Union provides assistance to flooded districts

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The European Commission allocated 175,000 somoni (€ 25,000) to bring relief to over 200 affected families, the victims of summer floods in the northern Sughd

15:32, july 29, 2011

MFA studies recent incident on Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan side has informed Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry of a recent incident on Tajik-Afghan border in which eight Afghan nationals have been killed.

14:40, july 28, 2011

Eight Afghan drug traffickers killed in border skirmish late Wednesday

A group of Afghan drug traffickers were trying to illegal cross the border river in Souroobod district late Wednesday; eight of them were killed.

10:48, july 27, 2011

CES asks government to hand anti-hail service over to its jurisdiction

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) has asked the Government to hand the anti-hail service, which is currently under

10:24, july 27, 2011

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital today morning

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 2.

17:47, july 26, 2011

Homidullo Yuldoshev is reportedly the last of 25 escapees on run

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2011, Asia-Plus – To-date, Tajik security forces have recaptured or killed 24 high-profile prison escapees, leaving just one of the 25 escapees still on the run, according to