Tajkistan

Tajikistan hosts Russian combat training

The press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said yesterday that servicemen of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan have begun a month-long combat training at the

17:10, august 17, 2021

ECONOMY

Rising fuel prices leads to increase of some transport fares and interruptions in the operation of transport.

Tajikistan’s population is seriously concerned over increasing prices for petroleum products in the country because a fuel price hike inevitably leads to increase in the price of basic food

14:37, august 17, 2021

New legislation allows Tajik men to forgo military service by paying 25,200 somonis to the government

Tajik men will be able to legally avoid serving their mandatory two-year military service by paying a fee to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

11:40, august 17, 2021

Demarcation of the Tajik-Uzbek border reportedly nearing completion

The next meeting of working groups of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan within the framework of the joint Tajik-Uzbek commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual

11:19, august 17, 2021

54 new officially confirmed cases of СOVID-19 and one coronavirus-linked death reported in Tajikistan yesterday

One more officially confirmed coronavirus-linked death was reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the coronavirus-linked deaths officially confirmed in the country since June

10:37, august 17, 2021

CSTO will not yet use its mechanisms at the Tajik-Afghan border

The Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Stanislav Zas, yesterday held phone talks with Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo and Tajikistan’s Security

09:57, august 17, 2021

Tajik MFA: We receive a SOS signal from Afghanistan

“We have received a SOS signal, after which, in accordance with the country's international obligations, it has been decided to allow the Afghan military to land at the airport in the city

11:30, august 16, 2021

124 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan over the past weekend

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSSP) says 124 new officially confirmed of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) were reported in Tajikistan on August 14-15, bringing a

11:19, august 16, 2021

135 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan on August 12-13

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSSP) says 135 new officially confirmed of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) were reported in Tajikistan on August 12-13, bringing a

10:54, august 16, 2021

Tajik MFA denies report that Afghan president leaves Kabul for Dushanbe (supplemented)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has denied report that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew through Tajikistan to a third country as unfounded. “The plane with Mr.

10:38, august 16, 2021

Tajik MFA denies report that Afghan president leaves Kabul for Dushanbe

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has denied report that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew through Tajikistan to a third country as unfounded. “The plane with Mr.

17:08, august 13, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajikistan learns from Uzbekistan's customs best practices

The International Trade Center (ITC)’s Office in Tajikistan says a Tajik delegation in the early morning of August 12 arrived in the Uzbek capital Tashkent for an intense one- day study tour.

16:05, august 13, 2021

Turkmen president to attend SCO and CSTO summits as a guest invited personally by Tajik president

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay a visit to Tajikistan in mid-September this year, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus Friday afternoon.

15:04, august 13, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Young woman from Faizobod suspected of inflicting stab wounds on her infant son

A 24-year-old woman from Faizobod district, some 56 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe, has been arrested on suspicion of causing harm to the health of his three-year-old son.

14:42, august 13, 2021

Russia delivers 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Tajikistan

Russian has delivered 50,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

14:13, august 13, 2021

INCIDENTS

Five killed as car falls into river in GBAO’s Darvoz district as

Five persons were killed on August 12 as a car fell into the Panj River in Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:44, august 13, 2021

Tajik capital launches development of the City Resilience Strategy and Action Plan

On 11-12 August, the City of Dushanbe in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNDRR ROECA), conducted the first

11:27, august 13, 2021

UN jointly with Tajik authorities intends to develop special program for admission of Afghan refugees

The United Nations jointly with Tajik authorities intends to develop a special program of preparations for admission of potential refugees from Afghanistan. Ms.

10:06, august 13, 2021

Kyrgyz official says Kyrgyzstan will reopen its border with Tajikistan as border issues are resolved

Kyrgyzstan’s border with Tajikistan will reopen as border issues are resolved.

09:38, august 13, 2021

Tajik Foreign Minister holds phone talks with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on August 11 had a phone conversation with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Adel Al-Jubeir.

09:21, august 13, 2021

Tajik foreign minister meets Chinese ambassador to discuss cooperation

On Wednesday August 11, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin received China’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Liu Bin, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

09:10, august 13, 2021

Media reports say Tajik Embassy in Kabul has suspended issuance of visas to Afghan nationals

Media reports say Tajik Embassy in Kabul has suspended the issuance of visas to Afghan nationals. Tajik Foreign Ministry denies this information as baseless.

17:16, august 12, 2021

Russia to finance construction of a new outpost on Afghan border

Russia has provided 1.1 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan for construction of a new outpost on the Tajik-Afghan border, a senior Russian diplomat said, amid worsening conflict in Afghanistan as U.S.

16:05, august 12, 2021

Police in Dushanbe burn a large consignment of narcotic drugs

Police in Dushanbe burned 1,126.95 kilograms of narcotic drugs on August 12, according to the Interior Ministry press center. A totaled reportedly included 34.390 kilograms of heroin, 214.

15:15, august 12, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Russia extradites eight criminal suspects to Tajikistan

Russia has extradited eight criminal suspects to Tajikistan.

14:50, august 12, 2021

Outgoing British ambassador bids farewell to Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin

Outgoing British Ambassador to Tajikistan Matthew Lawson conferred here on August 11 with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin at the end of his tenure to Tajikistan, according to the Tajik

11:41, august 12, 2021

POWER

Public transport fares expected to rise in Dushanbe

Public transport fares are expected to rise in the Tajik capital.

10:37, august 12, 2021

Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine may get UN health agency’s approval in September

Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is currently going through legal procedures to secure an approval of the World Health Organization (WHO), WHO Assistant Director General Mariangela Simao

10:18, august 12, 2021