Tajkistan

Tajikistan toughens control over its common border with Afghanistan amid coronavirus fears

Tajikistan has toughens control at border crossing points (BCPs) along its common border with Afghanistan following the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in that country.

14:25, february 25, 2020

Russia will help Tajikistan address terrorist threat emanating from northern Afghanistan, says Russian chef diplomat

Russian will help Tajikistan and its neighbor address threat emanating from terrorist groups that concentrated in northern Afghanistan.

09:47, february 25, 2020

Restaurant suspended from functioning following request of residents of nearby apartment buildings

Residents of apartment buildings located close to Abricol Restaurant in Dushanbe have applied to Interior Minister Ramazon Rajhimzoda complaining about the noise and fuse in the restaurant, which is

17:54, february 24, 2020

Children of government officials must serve in the army without fail, says the president

President Emomali Rahmon has called on government officials to strictly observe the country’s law on universal military duty and military service.

16:56, february 24, 2020

Expensive bank loans impede development of Tajikistan’s industry, says say industry minister

The Minister of Industry and New Technologies Zarobiddin Faizullozoda says that bank loans carrying high-interest rates impede development of the country’s economy.

15:48, february 24, 2020

Tajikistan suspends flights to Iran amid coronavirus fears

Tajikistan has suspended flights to the Islamic Republic of Iran amid fears about a coronavirus outbreak in IRI.

15:17, february 24, 2020

Tajik foreign minister visits Moscow to discuss cooperation

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin began a two-day official visit to Moscow today, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

14:38, february 24, 2020

Tajikistan, Switzerland and AKAH launch data sharing platform to provide information on disaster hazards and risks

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and its partner the State Agency for Hydrometeorology (Hydromet), with the financial support of the Government of Switzerland, successfully launched the

11:28, february 24, 2020

Dushanbe, Bishkek reportedly reach agreement on land swap along a disputed segment of the mutual border

Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission for delimitation and demarcation of the shared border reportedly met in the Kyrgyz city of Batken over the last weekend.

10:41, february 24, 2020

Government orders communications service agency to improve speed and quality of Internet connection

The Government has ordered the Communications Service to improve speed and quality of Internet connection in the country.

10:17, february 24, 2020

Tajik power-wielding structures to be put on high security in connection with parliamentary elections

Tajikistan’s law enforcement authorities and power-wielding structures will be put under high security conditions on February 28, an official source within the Tajik Interior Ministry told

18:38, february 21, 2020

FMFB implemented VISA International cards

We are delighted to announce that The First MicroFinanceBank Tajikistan has joined Visa International as an Associated Member and is now offering international Visa cards to all customers.

17:35, february 21, 2020

SECURITY

Dozens of followers of Tajik mutinous colonel reportedly seek 'legal status' in Uzbekistan

Dozens of followers of renegade Tajik Colonel Mahmud Khudoyberdiev are seeking legal residence in Uzbekistan, according to Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service .

16:54, february 21, 2020

Tajikistan waits for compensation from downstream countries for its water

More than 60 percent of water resources of Central Asia are formed in Tajikistan but they mostly used by downstream countries of the region (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan).

14:50, february 21, 2020

Tajikistan will take over Victory Relay Race in early May

Tajikistan will take over the Victory Relay Race from Kyrgyzstan in early May, according to the press center of the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)

14:28, february 21, 2020

Tajik PM, Salini Impregilo CEO discuss the process of construction of the Roghun HPP

On Thursday February 20, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda received Mr. Pietro Salini, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Salini Impregilo S.p.A.

11:52, february 21, 2020

Newly-appointed Afghan ambassador presents his credentials to Tajik foreign minister

On Thursday February 20, the newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan to Tajikistan, Mohammad Zahir Aghbar, presented his credentials to Tajik Foreign Minister

11:05, february 21, 2020

Amnestied former member of Group 24 returns to Tajikistan

Amnestied former member of Tajik opposition organization Group 24, Sobir Valiyev, has returned to Tajikistan. He thanked his friends for helping him to return to homeland.

10:07, february 21, 2020

Over 1,120 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January this year

Twenty-two countries of the world provided 1.841.3 million U.S. dollars’ worth of 1,120.

10:04, february 21, 2020

Germany will help Tajikistan facilitate trade

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has concluded an agreement on simplification of trade

10:00, february 21, 2020

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 383 million U.S. dollars last month

In January 2020, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan amounted to 383.5 million U.S. dollars, which was 117.9 percent of the January 2019 level or 58.3 million U.S.

09:57, february 21, 2020

Emomali Rahmon receives IFC vice-president

On Thursday February 20, President Emomali Rahmon received Ms. Georgina Baker, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice-President for Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

16:28, february 20, 2020

SECURITY

Military parade dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the formation of Tajik national army will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow

A military parade dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the formation of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces will take place in Dushanbe on February 21, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

16:08, february 20, 2020

Emomali Rahmon receives IFC vice president

On Thursday February 20, President Emomali Rahmon received Ms. Georgina Baker, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President for Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

15:43, february 20, 2020

IFC loan will help finance micro-housing and small businesses in Tajikistan

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a loan of $2 million equivalent in Tajik Somoni to microcredit deposit-taking organization Humo in Tajikistan to help underserved populations

14:44, february 20, 2020

One more snow leopard saved in GBAO

One more snow leopard has been saved in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:33, february 20, 2020

Chinese leader expresses readiness to expand collaboration with Tajikistan

On Wednesday February 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a telegram to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon expressing gratitude for condolences and assistance to the Chinese people, according to the

10:37, february 20, 2020

Most complaints Tajik MPs receive concern housing shorting and unfair division of property during divorce

Most complaints Tajik parliamentarians received last year concern housing shortage and the unfair division of property during a divorce.

09:46, february 20, 2020