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Tajik Interior Ministry officers take data recovery training in Turkiye

A group of officers from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs completed a training course titled “Data Recovery from Dashcams,” held in Ankara, Turkiye.

09:26, november 26, 2025

Tajik leader to participate in CSTO summit in Bishkek

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is set to participate in the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), scheduled for November 26–27 in

16:42, november 25, 2025

German company to help Tajikistan train workers for Germany’s labor market

Tajikistan and Germany are strengthening their partnership in workforce development. Tajikistan’s Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment, Ms.

16:17, november 25, 2025

Tajikistan orders cellular companies to ensure stable internet and cellular service

Tajikistan’s communications service agency has instructed mobile service providers to improve network quality and ensure uninterrupted access to internet and cellular services, amid growing

15:44, november 25, 2025

LAW-ORDER

Fake police officer arrested in the southern Khatlon province

Police in the southern Khatlon province have arrested a 38-year-old resident of Vakhsh district, Gholibshoh Burkhonov, for posing as a law enforcement officer and deceiving citizens out of money and

15:27, november 25, 2025

Russia’s new rules for foreign soldiers: protection or a migrant trap?

The Russian government has submitted a legislative package to the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) aimed at redefining the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless

15:08, november 25, 2025

Tajikistan to allocate over 22% of 2026 state budget to energy sector

In 2026, nearly a quarter of Tajikistan’s total state spending will be directed toward the fuel and energy sector (FES), according to the draft law “On the State Budget of the Republic of

13:24, november 25, 2025

Tajikistan expands pomegranate plantations amid rising yields

Tajikistan is rapidly expanding its pomegranate production, with plantation areas now covering around 2,700 hectares, according to the Institute of Botany, Plant Physiology and Genetics of the

13:05, november 25, 2025

WORLD

Russia revives controversial plan to divert Siberian river to Central Asia

The Russian Academy of Sciences is reportedly seeking Kremlin funding to conduct a feasibility study for a massive infrastructure project that would divert water from the Ob River in Siberia to the

12:59, november 25, 2025

CENTRAL ASIA

Electricity for water: three Central A sia’s nations agree on mutual support amid hydrological crisis

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan have reached a mutual agreement to support each other in managing water and energy resources, as the region faces worsening hydrological conditions.

10:59, november 25, 2025

Tajikistan and Taliban move cautiously toward cooperation amid border tensions

Tajikistan and Afghanistan's Taliban leadership have intensified diplomatic engagement in recent months in a cautious effort to de-escalate tensions and prevent further armed incidents along

10:29, november 25, 2025

Tajik and Iranian foreign ministry officials hold talks in Dushanbe

On November 24, Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met here with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi.

10:11, november 25, 2025

WORLD

U.S. peace plan reduced to 19 points, key issues deferred to presidential level

The U.S. peace plan for resolving the war in Ukraine, originally proposed by former President Donald Trump, has undergone significant revisions following negotiations in Geneva.

09:58, november 25, 2025

Unified business standard: Tajikistan shapes a culture of entrepreneurial thinking

On November 27, Tajikistan will unveil its Unified Business Education Standard — the country’s first comprehensive document aimed at building a modern entrepreneurial environment.

09:20, november 25, 2025

Natural disasters cost Central Asia's agrarian sector up to 3% of GDP, says FAO new global report

Central Asia’s agrarian sector loses up to 3% of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually due to natural disasters, according to a new global report by the Food and Agriculture Organization

09:00, november 25, 2025

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan temporarily restricts rail freight transportation to Central Asian countries

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways, or KTZ), the national railway company, has imposed a ban on the transportation of all types of cargo to stations in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

16:52, november 24, 2025

SECURITY

Tajik security forces use drone to eliminate Afghan drug smugglers in border operation — a first for the country

Tajikistan’s border forces have reported the successful elimination of a group of drug smugglers from Afghanistan using a domestically produced drone — marking the country’s first

16:39, november 24, 2025

LAW-ORDER

Three fake police officers arrested in Dushanbe over extortion and assault on a young woman

Law enforcement officers in Tajikistan have detained three young men accused of impersonating police officers and extorting money from drivers on highways outside the capital.

16:20, november 24, 2025

LAW-ORDER

Child removed from mother for forcing him into street vending and vagrancy

Police in Tajikistan’s capital have removed a young boy from his mother after discovering he was deprived of basic education and forced into street vending and vagrancy.

16:03, november 24, 2025

Why Tajik beef costs more than imported — and how Belarusian & Kazakh beef taste

In Dushanbe, a kilogram of locally produced beef with bones has already exceeded 100 somonis, while a good quality boneless cut is priced at 120–145 somonis.

15:17, november 24, 2025

Orienbonk at the C5+1 Summit: from financial engagement to Tajikistan’s largest aviation deal

Tajikistan’s participation in the C5+1 “Central Asia – U.S.

14:45, november 24, 2025

Tajik and Italian doctors perform complex joint heart surgeries

A series of complex heart surgeries have been successfully performed at the Republican Scientific Cardiac Surgery Center in Dushanbe as part of a medical cooperation initiative between Tajikistan and

14:29, november 24, 2025

WORLD

Only 19% of migrant children admitted to Russian schools under new rules, says Rosobrnadzor Head

Just 19% of migrant children have been admitted to Russian schools following the introduction of new entry requirements, Anzor Muzayev, head of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and

11:17, november 24, 2025

Tajikistan to increase benchmark rate for fines, taxes, and payments starting January 1, 2026

According to the recently approved State Budget Law for 2026, Tajikistan will raise its official benchmark calculation index from 75.00 somonis to 78.00 somonis starting January 1, 2026.

10:55, november 24, 2025

100 years of Tajikistan’s Narodnaya Gazeta: a century of national chronicle

In November 2025, Tajikistan’s Narodnaya Gazeta celebrates its 100th anniversary.

09:55, november 24, 2025

President Rahmon meets Chinese foreign minister to strengthen strategic ties

President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan met with Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, to discuss the ongoing expansion of strategic cooperation between the two

09:40, november 24, 2025

POWER

President congratulates Tajikistanis on National Flag Day

Tajikistan marks National Flag Day today with patriotic fervor and public celebrations in the capital, commemorating a symbol that has come to represent unity, heritage, and national identity since

16:43, november 21, 2025

Geothermal system launched in Dushanbe: heating and cooling directly from the ground

A geothermal heat pump system has been installed in Dushanbe at the National Academy of Sciences.

16:23, november 21, 2025

Tajikistan receives TJS415 million in Fines over the first nine months of this year

Tajikistan’s state budget received 415 million somonis (TJS) in fines over the first nine months of 2025, exceeding the government’s expectations by nearly 50%.

16:07, november 21, 2025