Tajkistan, Incidents

13:55, october 30, 2009

Another sensible tremor jolts Tajik capital yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A tremor measuring 5.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe yesterday night at about 10:45 pm.

19:42, october 24, 2009

Woman in Shuroobod tried to poison her sister-in-law’s baby

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Following family quarrel, a young woman in Khtalon’s Shuroobod district has tried to poison a three-month-old baby of her sister-in-law (the wife of

12:17, october 23, 2009

Tremor jolts Tajik capital Friday early in the morning

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A tremor measuring some 4.0-5.

19:12, october 21, 2009

Sughd OMON serviceman’s condition remains hard but stable

KHUJAND, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khairullo Mirzoyev, a serviceman of the Sughd OMON (special police unit), who was wounded during a three-hour raid on a house in Isfara, where the IMU

11:59, october 21, 2009

Natural disasters cause some TJS 100 mln worth of damage to Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Natural disasters that have hit Tajikistan since the beginning of the year have caused some 100 million somoni (TJS) worth of damage to the country’s

11:46, october 20, 2009

Alleged drug addict shoots police officer in Dushanbe

Unidentified person has shot police officer to death in Dushanbe

11:49, october 19, 2009

Four alleged IMU member killed, one Tajik OMON officer wounded in skirmish in Isfara

As a result of skirmish that took place in the northern city of Isfara yesterday evening, four alleged members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) were killed and one officer from the Sughd

16:50, october 17, 2009

Fire breaks out near Dushanbe’s Korvon market Friday night, no injuries reported

12 firefighting crews were involved in extinguishing the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

12:54, october 12, 2009

Three killed in Khatlon traffic accident

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons, including two minors, were killed on October 11 as a car fell into the Vakhsh River in the Khatlon province, according to the Ministry

10:30, october 8, 2009

Physical fight involving some 50 high school students reported in Dushanbe on Tuesday

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A mass physical fighting involving some 50 high school students took place in Dushanbe’s neighborhood 102 on October 6, according to the Ministry of

11:33, october 2, 2009

FOCUS completed Seismical Retrofitted Schools

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) with financial support from the United States Department of Agriculture implemented the School Safety Initiative

10:10, october 2, 2009

Kulob blast reportedly caused by hell for grenade launcher

KULOB, October 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A September 30 blast in Kulob was reportedly caused by a shell for the hand anti-tank grenade launcher RPG-5.

11:56, october 1, 2009

Six wounded in blast in Kulob

KULOB, October 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Six persons have been wounded in a blast in Kulob. The explosion occurred on the outskirts of Kulob yesterday evening.

15:02, september 30, 2009

Two killed in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed in the traffic accident in the northern Sughd province yesterday, according to the Sughd police directorate.

17:39, september 26, 2009

Tajik national killed in Moscow region following quarrel after football match

KHUJAND, September 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body the 21-year-old resident of Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district Ghafurjon Yuldoshev was returned home from Russia this week.

13:47, september 25, 2009

One injured in domestic gas blast in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2009, Asia-Plus - A gas explosion damaged a part of an apartment in multi-story residential building in Dushanbe Thursday evening, injuring one person.

13:03, september 24, 2009

Employee of currency exchange office killed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An employee of the currency exchange office has been killed in the center of Dushanbe.

13:25, september 22, 2009

Two killed, one injured in Sughd traffic accidents yesterday

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed and at least one other was injured in two traffic accidents that took place in northern Tajikistan yesterday, according to

19:06, september 18, 2009

Isfara criminal investigation squad chief killed

KHUAJND, September 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The chief of the criminal investigation squad within the Isfara police department Saidumar Saidov has been killed.

14:20, september 17, 2009

Wildfire reportedly damages 1.3 hectares of forests in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A wildfire that broke out in Sughd’s Shahriston district on September 14 has reportedly damaged some 1,3 hectares of forests in the district.

13:29, september 17, 2009

Two killed in traffic accident in Dushanbe Wednesday night

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed Wednesday night as two cars collided in Dushanbe, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

19:30, september 16, 2009

New details emerge about Khatlon accident involving Russian servicemen

According to Russiaâ€™s news agency Interfax, two servicemen of the Russian space-surveillance center in Norak and three Tajik nationals working for the center as civilian personnel were killed in

17:03, september 16, 2009

Four Russian servicemen and four others injured in Khatlon traffic accident

Four Russian servicemen have been killed and four others have been injured in a Khatlon traffic accident.

14:10, september 15, 2009

Two killed, five others injured in Kulob traffic accident

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed and at least five others were injured on Monday as two vehicles collided in Kulob, according to the Tajik traffic police

17:03, september 14, 2009

Arson-caused fire damages shopping center in Muminobod

KULOB, September 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke out in a shopping center in Khatlon’s Muminobod district on September 10, at around 2:00 am, seriously damaged the building that

13:08, september 10, 2009

Three killed, two others injured in Ayni traffic accident yesterday

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and two others were injured on Tuesday as a sedan GAZ-31 fell over the precipice in Sughd’s Ayni district.

17:02, september 5, 2009

Six young hooligans attack family in Hissor, cause fatal traffic accident

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of hooligans numbering six persons have attacked a family and caused a fatal traffic accident in the Hissor district, according to the

13:09, september 3, 2009

One Tajik killed, one other seriously injured in attack in Russia’s Leningrad region

A group of unidentified persons attacked three Tajik nationals in the city of Volkhov, Russiaâ€™s Leningrad region on August 31, 2009.

14:18, september 1, 2009

Employee of China’ company dies in fatal accident in northern Tajikistan

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10:15, september 1, 2009