Tajkistan, Incidents

11:22, february 24, 2011

One killed, two injured in Dushanbe traffic accident

One person was killed and at least two others were injured yesterday as two vehicles collided in Dushanbe.

12:27, february 23, 2011

Series of new snow-slides hit Maikhoura area blocking Dushanbe-Khujand highway

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe-Khujand highway has been closed for traffic again as a series of new avalanches have poured down on a stretch of the highway in the

12:12, february 22, 2011

Two-year-old girl killed in house fire in Shahrinav

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A two-year-old girl has been killed in a house fire in Shahrinav district.

10:47, february 22, 2011

Five killed, one injured in Sughd traffic accident

Mitsubishi Pajero has fallen over precipice into a river: five persons have drowned.

08:19, february 14, 2011

Panjakent resident to stand trial for illegally crossing border

KHUJAND, February 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 20-year-old resident of Panjakent district in Sughd province, Furqat Mukhtorov, was killed after a land mine along the Tajik-Uzbek border exploded.

14:51, february 13, 2011

Lake Sarez is 100 years of age

KHOROG, February 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- One hundred years have passed since Lake Sarez formed in Gorno Badakhshan.

18:37, february 12, 2011

Four killed, one injured in Sughd traffic accident

DUSHANBE, February 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed and at least one other was injured on February 11 as two vehicles collided in Sughd province.

13:25, february 11, 2011

Four more avalanches hit Maikhoura area last night

Four more avalanches hit the Maikhoura area Thursday night, blocking the Dushanbe-Khujand highway.

16:37, february 10, 2011

Avalanches hit Maikhoura area in Varzob, trapping 35 vehicles

A series of avalanches have poured down on a stretch of the Dushanbe-Khujand highway in the Maikhoura area. 35 vehicles, mostly trucks, got trapped in the avalanches.

11:15, february 10, 2011

UN General Assembly stresses need to invest in disaster mitigation measures

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- With earthquakes, heat waves, floods and snowstorms affecting 208 million people, killing nearly 300,000, and costing $110 billion in losses last

08:36, february 9, 2011

The body of missing driver found yesterday

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rescuers from the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) found the body of Sattor Aliyev, who was driving Musso that fell over

11:21, february 8, 2011

Tajik law enforcement authorities promise to find IRP official’s assailants

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov and chief of the police department in Dushanbe’s Sino district have promised to detect and detain persons who

10:53, february 8, 2011

One person killed, two reported missing as car falls over precipice into river in Sughd

One person has been killed and two others have been reported missing after the car they were moving in fell over a precipice into a river in Sughd province.

09:52, february 8, 2011

12 Tajik nationals wounded in the Domodedovo blast already out of hospitals

Twelve Tajik nationals wounded in a January 24 bombing attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport have already been discharged from hospitals.

16:52, february 7, 2011

Interior Ministry internal security department chief reportedly died of sudden cardiac arrest

DUSHANBE, February 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry press service reports that the Interior Ministry internal security department chief, Colonel Saydullo Pirov, has died of a

16:00, february 7, 2011

IRP board condemns attack on IRP spokesman

The IRP board has applied to law enforcement authorities with solicitation to take measures to detain persons who severely beat Sayfulozoda.

15:33, february 7, 2011

Tajik resident wounded by Uzbek border guards while pasturing cattle in border area

DUSHANBE, February 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the village of Jomi in Zafarobod district, Sughd province has been hospitalized after he has been wounded by Uzbek border guard while

12:31, february 7, 2011

IRP spokesman severely beaten in Dushanbe

Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, member of the Islamic Revival (IRP) board, was found severely beaten near his house in Dushanbe today morning.

10:00, february 7, 2011

Interior Ministry internal security department chief found dead at hotel in Khujand

Colonel Saydullo Pirov has died at Tavhid Hotel in Khujand under uncertain circumstances.

12:00, february 4, 2011

Three killed, two injured in Khatlon traffic accident

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and two others were injured on February 3 as two cars collided in Khuroson district, Khatlon province, according to the

13:55, february 3, 2011

Eight poisoned by eating pickled eggplants in Danghara; three of them die

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Members of one family in Danghara district numbering eight people have been poisoned by eating pickled eggplants, three of them have died, according

13:45, february 2, 2011

The number of Tajiks killed in Domodedovo blast rises to three

Specialists from the Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute have done all that they can to pull Tajik national, who was seriously wounded in the January 24 blast at Moscow’ Domodedovo airport, to health,

09:40, february 1, 2011

Reckless drivers main violators of traffic regulations in Kulob

KULOB, February 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- One fatal traffic accident has been reported in Kulob region this month.

17:04, january 31, 2011

Three children die from carbon monoxide poisoning in Sughd

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Three children died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Sughd province last Saturday.

09:51, january 29, 2011

Some of Tajiks wounded in Domodedovo blast discharged from Moscow hospitals

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik woman that was wounded in a bombing attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport is already out of hospital.

14:30, january 27, 2011

Domodedovo blast was probably response to the riot on Manezhnaya Square, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- If consider possible consequences of a bombing attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, I do not think that it will lead to further increase in xenophobia in

12:35, january 27, 2011

Number of Tajik wounded in Domodedovo blast rises to 19

Three Tajiks wounded in a bombing attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport are critical.

12:15, january 27, 2011

Bodies of two Tajiks killed in the Domodedovo blast transported to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The bodies of two Tajik nationals that were killed in a January 24 blast at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport were transported to Dushanbe today morning.

11:55, january 27, 2011

Russian doctors struggle to save Tajik wounded in the Domodedovo blast

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Russia Abdumajid Dostiyev is continuing to visit Moscow hospitals, where Tajik nationals wounded in the January 24 blast at the

16:02, january 26, 2011

2010 disasters leave 61 dead in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus // -- Natural disasters that hit Tajikistan in 2010 left 61 dead, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) Khaybullo Latipov told a news