Tajkistan, Incidents

11:19, february 1, 2017

Barqi Tojik attributes the last year’s black out to malfunction in anti-damage system of Regar substation

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Mirzo Ismoilzoda, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company), noted on January 31 that an electricity

11:47, january 26, 2017

Two killed, two inured in traffic accident in Roudaki district

Two persons were killed and two others injured today as two vehicles collided in Roudaki district, Umeda Yusupova, a spokeswoman for the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES),

14:34, january 24, 2017

Tajik border service accuses head of Kyrgyz village of provoking clash near Tajik border

Tajikistan’s border service accuses Ms. Raziya Osorova, the head of Kyrgyz village of Kok-Tash near the border, of provoking a clash near Tajik border on January 22.

16:58, january 23, 2017

Kyrgyz village head reportedly hospitalized after clash near Tajik border

The chief of a Kyrgyz village near the Kyrgyz-Tajik border says she has been hospitalized after a clash between Kyrgyz and Tajiks living near the two Central Asian nations' frontier.

11:35, january 23, 2017

Tajik, Kyrgyz village soccer players pelt each other with stones after match in Kyrgyz village

A friendly soccer match between youth of the Tajik village of Chorkuh (Sughd province) and the Kyrgyz village of Koktash (Batken region) has reportedly ended with a brawl involving soccer players and

10:46, january 19, 2017

Senior military adviser dies in traffic accident in Dushanbe

Zarif Sharifzoda, an adviser to defense minister, who had previously served as chief of the general staff of Tajikistan’s armed forces, has died in a traffic accident in Dushanbe.

10:27, january 12, 2017

Accident involving three heavy dump-trucks paralyzes traffic through Shahriston Tunnel

An accident involving three heavy dump-trucks has paralyzed traffic through the Shahriston Tunnel in the northern Sughd province for more than four hours.

11:45, january 11, 2017

Three killed, three injured in two traffic accidents

Three persons were killed and three others injured in two fatal traffic accidents that took place in Tajikistan on January 9 and 10, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

11:20, january 11, 2017

One killed by avalanche in Rasht district on Tuesday

Warmer temperatures have increased the risk of snow-slides in Tajikistan.

16:20, january 4, 2017

Two killed in knife-fight involving students of three Dushanbe high schools

Two teens have been killed in a knife-fight involving senior students of three Dushanbe high schools.

15:22, december 28, 2016

Three members of one family killed in Sughd traffic accident

Three persons were killed and four others injured on December 26 as two vehicles collided head-on in Asht district of Sughd province.

11:03, december 16, 2016

Ex-head of Tajik Diaspora in Russia’s Chelyabinsk oblast killed

Ex-head of Tajik Diaspora in Russia’s Chelyabinsk oblast, Asadullo Mahmoudov, has been killed.

15:17, december 12, 2016

Blast destroys fueling station in Bokhtar district

A blast has destroyed a fueling station in Bokhtar district, Khatlon province. The accident reportedly took place at around 2:00 pm of December 10; fortunately no injured was reported.

10:46, december 12, 2016

Head of Tajik Composers’ Union killed in traffic accident in Roudaki district

Head of Tajik Composers’ Union, Shuhrat Ashourov, was killed and his brother sustained minor injuries on December 10 as their car fell into a 70-meter ravine in Roudaki district.

10:35, december 8, 2016

Kidnappers reportedly demand US$100,000 for teen’s release

A kidnapped teenager has been freed in a police operation and several people have been detained on suspicion of being involved in that crime.

17:00, december 2, 2016

The term of the investigation into fatal car crash involving vice-premier’s son extended

The term of the investigation into a Dushanbe fatal car crash involving the First Deputy Prime Minister’s son has been extended for two months, a source at the Interior Ministry told Asia-Plus

16:28, december 1, 2016

Quake strikes Afghanistan and Tajikistan border

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0-4.0 reportedly struck Afghanistan not far from its northeastern border with Tajikistan at 11:46 am of December 1.

15:11, november 30, 2016

Tajik border service says Kyrgyz border guards were the first to fire warning shots

The Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan has denied a report by Kyrgyzstan’s State Border Guard Service that a group of Tajik border guards

14:10, november 30, 2016

Konibodom patricide sentenced to 19 years in jail

A resident of the northern city of Konibodom has got a lengthy jail term for killing his father. The Sughd regional court has sentenced Jamshed Sharipov, 30, to 19 years in prison.

11:24, november 29, 2016

Exchange of warning shots reportedly occurred along Kyrgyz-Tajik border yesterday

Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reports gunfire has been reported along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.

16:11, november 28, 2016

Khujand’s fugitive prisoner detained

The Interior Ministry says a convict who escaped from Khujand high-security penal colony in the evening of November 24 has been detained.

10:41, november 28, 2016

Quake strikes China, Tajikistan border killing at least one

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.

11:48, november 25, 2016

Convict serving long jail term escapes from Khujand high-security penal colony

A convict serving a long jail term has escaped from Khujand high-security penal colony.

10:42, november 23, 2016

Dushanbe sends note to Moscow over recent fire in Tyumen oblast that leaves seven Tajiks dead

The incident that took place at the construction site of the poultry farm in Russia’s Tyumen oblast in the early morning of November 19 has evokes bitterness, pain and alarm in Tajik society,

15:11, november 1, 2016

Tajik border guard officer killed in clash with Afghan drug smugglers along Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

A Tajik border guard officer has been killed in an armed clash with Afghan drug smugglers along the Tajik-Afghan border in the Tajik southern Khatlon province.

14:45, october 28, 2016

One receives several stab wounds in brawl between school students

One has received several stab wounds in his leg during a brawl between school students in Dushanbe, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

11:08, october 20, 2016

Officer killed and soldier injured as APC overturns in Gorno Badakhshan

An officer has been killed and a soldier has been injured as armored personnel carrier (APC) of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has overturned.

15:43, october 14, 2016

Person suspected of murder during Khorog mass brawl detained

A person suspected of murder during the recent mass brawl in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), has been detained.

11:00, october 4, 2016

Vice-premier’s son involved in fatal Dushanbe car crash gives written undertaking not to leave the place

The First Deputy Prime Minister’s son involved in a fatal Dushanbe car crash has given a written undertaking not to leave the place.

14:33, september 28, 2016

Uzbek woman held for Moscow child beheading to be sent for compulsory treatment

Moscow’s Investigative Committee has completed investigation into the case of a 39-year-old Uzbek woman Gulchehra Boboqulova, who was detained in February this year after she waved the severed