Tajkistan, Incidents

18:24, september 17, 2008

48 fires reported in Kulob this year

KULOB, September 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, 48 fires have been reported in Khatlon’s Kulob region, Fayzullo Atoyev, an officer with the Kulob firefighting

12:26, september 17, 2008

1,168 traffic accidents reported in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 1,168 traffic accidents have been reported in Tajikistan since the beginning of this year, which 25 cases fewer than in the same period of last

11:15, september 17, 2008

118 killed in Sughd traffic accidents in Jan-Aug 08

KHUJAND, September 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, 301 traffic accidents have been registered in the northern Sughd province, which is only four cases more

18:36, september 15, 2008

Three killed in traffic accident in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed Sunday as two vehicles collided in the Fayzobod district, eastern Tajikistan, according to the Tajik traffic police

14:10, september 15, 2008

Black box data from Aeroflot crash to be analyzed in 3-4 weeks

The black boxes from the plane that crashed near the Urals city of Perm killing 88 people will be decoded in three or four weeks, Russian Transportation Minister Igor Levitin said Monday.

14:00, september 15, 2008

Suspect in August 28 attack on two police officers in Isfara detained

An operation carried out by a special investigation group of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in the northern city of Isfara on September 14 led to the arrest of a person suspected of having been

11:34, september 15, 2008

Two borer guards killed in Saturday skirmish at Tajik-Afghan border in Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two border guards have been killed in a skirmish on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district.

18:11, september 13, 2008

FOCUS implements fifth community-based disaster preparedness project under agreement between ECHO and AKF

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and Aga Khan Foundation UK (AKF UK) on September 12 signed an agreement to implement

10:45, september 12, 2008

Operation, dubbed Children, launched in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An operation, dubbed Children, has been launched in the southern Khatlon province.

10:15, september 12, 2008

Resident of Panjakent faces charge of raping 5-year-old girl

KHUJAND, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 36-year-old resident of the northern city of Panjakent Jamshed Bobomulloyev faces charge of raping a five-year-old girl in Khujand, the capital of

10:33, september 11, 2008

Council of the CSTO emergency management agency heads to meet in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first session of the coordination council of heads of the emergency management agencies from member nations of the Collective Security

17:54, september 10, 2008

Another police officer wounded in armed attack in Isfara

Another police officer was wounded in an armed attack in the northern city of Isfara recently.

16:28, september 10, 2008

One teenager killed, another one injured in traffic accident in Qurghon Teppa

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- One teenager was killed and another one was seriously injured Tuesday night as a car hit them in Qurghon Teppa, Khatlon province.

15:29, september 7, 2008

Tremor hits Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tremor measuring 3.0-4.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Saturday (September 6) morning at 10:48 a.m.

13:50, september 5, 2008

Tremor shakes Dushanbe today morning

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus -- Tremor measuring 3.0-4.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe today at 9:24 a.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

12:17, september 4, 2008

Tajik national killed in Russia’s Leningrad region

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus – A Tajik national has been killed in Russia’s Leningrad region, Russia’s news agency Interfax reported.

10:17, september 4, 2008

Four killed, three injured in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed and at least three others were injured Wednesday morning as a car Mitsubishi fell into precipice in the northern Sughd

15:55, september 3, 2008

Police officer killed in Tursunzoda

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dead body of Warrant Officer Farhod Muminov, an officer with the Tursunzoda police department, with signs of violent death was found near his house

17:35, september 2, 2008

Firefighters put fire in Talco’s administration office

DUSHANBE, September 2, Asia-Plus -- 27 fires were reported in Tajikistan last week and damage caused by them amounted to a total of 16,000 somonis, according to the main firefighting

12:37, september 2, 2008

Tajik demining operator injured in GBAO’s Darvoz district

DUSHANBE, September 2, Asia-Plus -- Demining operator from Tajik Mine Action Cell (TMAC) Nouriddin Mavlonazarov, who is serving on a contractual basis, has been injured while carrying out

17:38, september 1, 2008

Two killed in traffic accident in GBAO’s Rushan district

KHOROG, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed on August 28 as a vehicle UAZ3962 (minivan) fell into the Bartang River in GBAO’s Rushan district, according to the GBAO police

17:17, september 1, 2008

Dushanbe’s market fire caused by arson: MoI’s firefighting service

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Investigation has determined that unidentified arsonists caused an August 13 fire at Dushanbe’s Korvon market, according to the main firefighting

15:22, september 1, 2008

Operation to detain gunmen wounding two police officers under way in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- New details emerged today about an August 28 attack on two police officers in the northern city of Isfara, Sughd province.

12:50, september 1, 2008

Strong tremor shakes Tajikistan today morning

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Quite a strong tremor jolted Tajikistan today morning. Tremor measuring 4.0 on a 12-point scale hit Dushanbe today at 9:24 a.m.

16:22, august 29, 2008

Gunmen wound two police officers in Isfara

KHUJAND, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Unidentified gunmen have wounded two police officers in Sughd’s Isfara district.

15:05, august 28, 2008

Skirmish, involving police and border officers, takes place in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district

KULOB, August 28, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings to investigate into a skirmish, involving border and police officers, in

11:44, august 26, 2008

Traffic accident leaves 10 dead in Khatlon

10 persons were killed and two others were injured Monday as two cars collided in Khatlonâ€™s Danghara district.

19:08, august 25, 2008

Three suicide cases reported in Sughd Sunday alone

KHUJAND, August 25, Asia-Plus -- Three suicide cases were reported in the northern Sughd province on August 24 alone.

10:30, august 23, 2008

One injured in cafe gas blast in Khujand

KHUAJND, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus - One person has been seriously injured in a café gas blast in Khujand, Sughd province.

17:38, august 22, 2008