Tajkistan, Incidents

19:03, july 11, 2007

Nearly 800 traffic accidents registered in Tajikistan this year so far

DUSHANBE, July 11, Asia-Plus — 798 traffic accidents have been registered in Tajikistan since the beginning of the year.

11:17, july 3, 2007

U.S. embassy supports training for emergency situations

DUSHANBE, July 3, Asia-Plus — On June 29, 2007, the US Embassy in Dushanbe concluded a two-week training course during which American instructors from the Virginia National Guard and professionals

14:40, june 29, 2007

Fire at the Dushanbe Hotel extinguished

Fire has caused inconsiderable damage to the Dushanbe Hotel building. Four persons affected by carbon-monoxide poisoning are in good condition now, according to medical workers.

13:57, june 29, 2007

Another fire occurs at Dushanbe Hotel today

A fire occurred at the Dushanbe Hotel today. Four persons affected by carbon-monoxide poisoning have already been hospitalized.

12:55, june 29, 2007

One killed, one wounded in grenade explosion in Darvoz, border officer reported missing

KHOROG, June 29, Asia-Plus — One person was killed and one another was seriously wounded Thursday as a grenade RGD-5 exploded in a car UAZ-31519 in the Darvoz district, Gorno Badakhshan.

14:25, june 28, 2007

Another victim of anti-personnel mines in Tajikistan: TMAC

Although it is 10 years since Tajikistanâ€™s peace accord was signed, many areas are still contaminated with land mines and unexploded ordinances.

15:31, june 25, 2007

Number of Tajiks hospitalized with food poisoning in Moscow region rises 28 persons

DUSHANBE, June 25, Asia-Plus — The number of foreign workers affected by food poisoning at the construction of a new terminal at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport has risen to 319 people, Russia’s

12:19, june 25, 2007

Of 70 workers hospitalized with food poisoning, only 10 are Tajik nationals, says Tajik Embassy in Moscow

DUSHANBE, June 25, Asia-Plus - Of 70 workers hospitalized in the Moscow region last Thursday with symptoms of food poisoning, only 10 are Tajik nationals, Muhammad Egamzod, a spokesman for the

18:16, june 22, 2007

Tajik Consul visits Tajik workers hospitalized with food poisoning in Moscow region

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus — Tohir Ahmadov, the head of the consular department of Tajik Embassy in Moscow, has visited the city of Solnechnogorsk in the Moscow region to visit Tajik national

15:51, june 22, 2007

Two international staffs of OSCE Center in Dushanbe killed in overnight traffic accident

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus -- Two international staffs of the OSCE Center in Dushanbe became victims of an overnight traffic accident in Dushanbe, according to Tajik traffic office

13:37, june 22, 2007

Another tremor jolts Tajikistan today morning

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus - A mild tremor, measuring 3.0 on a 12-point scale, jolted Tajik capital today morning, at around 9:51 a.m., the Dushanbe seismological station said.

10:50, june 22, 2007

More than 40 Tajik labor migrants hospitalized with food poisoning in Moscow region

More than 40 Tajik labor migrants living in the village of Ozeretskoye, Dmitrov district of Moscow region, have been hospitalized with symptoms of food poisoning.

11:29, june 18, 2007

Explosion rocks the Supreme Court’s building in Dushanbe

Dushanbe prosecutor holds that an explosion that rocked the Supreme Courtâ€™s building Saturday evening was a terrorist act designed to intimidate the population.

17:02, june 13, 2007

CCDR launches training course on community based disaster risk

Dushanbe, June 13, Asia-Plus – On Monday June 11, the Center of Competence for Disaster Reduction (CCDR), funded and implemented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), jointly

13:30, june 13, 2007

Taleban militants kill two Afghan schoolgirls

DUSHANBE, June 13, Asia-Plus – Two militants of the Taleban Movement on a motorbike have killed two schoolgirls and wounded six others as they left their school in Qala-i Sayeed Habib area in Logar

15:21, june 8, 2007

Heavy rainfalls affect 200 hectares of sown areas in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 8, Asia-Plus - recent heavy rainfalls have caused serious damage to economy of the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan.

13:00, june 6, 2007

Disasters leave five dead in Tajikistan over the past five days

Heavy rainfalls as well as flooding and mudslides caused by them have left five dead in Tajikistan over the past five days.

16:54, may 29, 2007

Four killed, three injured in car explosion in Danghara

Four persons were killed and three seriously injured Saturday night as a car blew up in the Danghara district.

12:03, may 25, 2007

Rescue efforts in Siberian mine over, after blast kills 38

DUSHANBE, May 25, Asia-Plus – Rescue efforts have finished at a West Siberian coal mine torn by a methane explosion Thursday morning, which left 38 dead and seven injured, local emergency officials

17:06, may 24, 2007

Number of methane blast victims rises to 35 at mine

The number of the dead as a result of the methane blast at the Yubileinaya mine in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin (Kuzbass) reached 35.

15:05, may 24, 2007

Methane blast rocks Russian mine

A methane blast has rocked a Russian coal mine, killing at least 16 workers and leaving more than 40 trapped underground, officials said.

17:11, may 23, 2007

Another dismembered body found in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 23, Asia-Plus - Another dismembered body has been found in Dushanbe. Fragments of dismembered man were found in microrayon 63 of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district today morning.

13:35, may 23, 2007

Tajik physician detained by Yemen security authorities released

DUSHANBE, May 23, Asia-Plus - Tajik physician Juma Rajabov, who was detained by Yemeni security authorities on May 19, was released yesterday evening, Asia-Plus has learned from Saidahmad Bekov,

11:42, may 23, 2007

Six killed, 100 injured in Turkish capital blast

Six people have been killed and at least 100 hurt in an explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, officials say.

19:01, may 22, 2007

Tajik national detained by Yemen security authorities to be released soon

Tajik physician working in Yemen was detained by Yemen security authorities last Saturday, when he was purchasing medicine at drugstore.

13:08, may 21, 2007

Seven killed, 45 injured in traffic accidents in Tajikistan last week

DUSHANBE, May 21, Asia-Plus - Seven persons were killed and at least 45 others were injured in 35 traffic accidents that were registered in the country over the last week, according to Tajik

12:24, may 21, 2007

Suicide attack kills 10 civilians, injures more than 30 on market in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber has killed 10 civilians and injured more than 30 at a town in the southeast of Afghanistan.

19:33, may 18, 2007

Flooding destroys four residential buildings in Shahrinav

DUSHANBE, May 18, Asia-Plus -- A May 17 torrential rain caused flooding that affected the village of Ningtout in the Shahrinav district, some 25 kilometer west of Dushanbe, Asia-Plus has leaned at

16:23, may 17, 2007

Tajik border guard killed in landmine explosion at Afghan border in Panj district

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Another person has been killed in landmine explosion in Tajikistan.

14:26, may 17, 2007

Several districts in Tajikistan threatened with flooding

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Following recent heavy rainfalls, several districts in Tajikistan are threatened with floods, according to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense