Tajkistan, Incidents

16:43, february 17, 2023

Power rationing expected to be introduced in GBAO

The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) government has written on its Facebook page that a power rationing is expected to be introduced in the region.

10:10, february 17, 2023

Avalanches claim 16 lives in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Avalanches in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, claimed at least 16 lives as of the evening of February 16.

14:48, february 16, 2023

Avalanches caused by heavy snow leave 16 dead in Tajikistan

Avalanches caused by heavy snow have killed at least 16 people in Tajikistan.

14:04, february 16, 2023

AKDN responding to avalanches that have hit Tajikistan-Afghanistan border region

Following heavy snowfall over the last few days, over 50 avalanches have hit the Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, says press release issued by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)

09:53, february 16, 2023

Avalanches caused by heavy snow kill at least 15 in Gorno Badakhshan

Avalanches caused by heavy snow have killed at least 13 people in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

16:48, february 15, 2023

Three police officers reportedly punished over the death of Kulob resident

Three officers of the Kulob police department have been punished over the death of a 37-year-old resident of the city of Kulob, Abduqahhor Roziqov.

16:22, february 15, 2023

Death toll from Khorog avalanche rises to eight, says Emergencies Committee

The Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan reports the death toll from Khorog avalanche has risen to eight. Ms.

15:51, february 15, 2023

Death toll from Khorog avalanche Wednesday’s avalanche reportedly rises to at least five

Death toll from the avalanche that hit the Shosh-Kharagh area in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Wednesday morning has reportedly risen to five.

14:44, february 15, 2023

Two killed in Khorog avalanche

A heavy snowfall that there has been in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) since Monday has caused a series of avalanches in the area.

11:18, february 15, 2023

Nineteen people killed in fires in Tajikistan last year

The Interior Ministry’s official website reported on February 13 that 1,262 fires were registered in Tajikistan in 2022, 66 cases more compared to the previous year (1,196 fires were

11:09, february 10, 2023

Tajik rescuers launch search-and-rescue operation in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras

Tajik rescuers, who have arrived in Turkiye to help eliminate the consequences of the devastating earthquake, today morning began search-rescue operations in the quake-hit province of Kahramanmaras,

16:06, february 7, 2023

Damage caused by natural disasters to Tajikistan last year estimated at more than 53 million somonis

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the deputy head of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Emomali Ibrohimzoda, noted on February 7 that damage caused by

13:44, january 24, 2023

One dies in GBAO’s Roshtqala district after slipping on an icy mountain path

Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures in mountainous areas have increased the risk of avalanches and rockfalls as well icing of highways, pedestrian roads and mountain paths.

16:48, january 23, 2023

Four killed, two others injured in traffic accident in Hamadoni district

Four persons were killed and two others injured on January 22 as a car crashed into a tree in Hamadoni district, Khatlon province.

11:03, january 23, 2023

Three small children die after falling through ice on frozen artificial pond in Muminobod

Three small children died Saturday (January 21) evening after falling through ice on a frozen artificial pond in Balkhob village of Muminobod district in the southern province of Khatlon.

10:28, january 19, 2023

Wife of regional official who committed suicide says her husband was under pressure

An official with the Directorate for Social and Protection and Pensions in Panjakent City of Sughd Province, Asadjon Bahromoov, was found hanged in his apartment on January 11.

15:39, january 9, 2023

The couple poisoned by carbon monoxide in Devashtich district while warming themselves around sandali

Elderly spouses have been poisoned by carbon monoxide in Devashtich district of the northenr province of Sughd while warming themselves around traditional ‘sandali’ stove.

15:34, december 12, 2022

Wolf pack kills 28 head of sheep and goats in GBAO’s Roshtqala district

A wolf pack has killed 28 head of sheep and goats in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)’s Roshtqala district, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of

16:33, december 6, 2022

One killed and four others injured in Vahdat traffic accident

One person was killed and four others injured on December 5 as Lexus RX350 SUV fell off a bridge into water not far Vahdat Township, the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan says

16:01, october 20, 2022

Kyrgyz authorities reject the statement leased by Tajik border guard service’s office in Sughd

Kyrgyz authorities have rejected the statement released by Tajik border guard service’s office in the Sughd province, it "absolutely does not correspond to the real situation.

09:49, october 18, 2022

Tajik authorities investigate media reports saying that Tajik nationals were Involved in deadly shooting in Russia

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported yesterday that Tajik authorities are investigating media reports that say at least two Tajik nationals were involved in

10:41, october 11, 2022

Bishkek sends delegation to Dushanbe

Citing Kamchybek Tashiyev, the chief of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, AKIpress reported yesterday afternoon that Kyrgyzstan’s delegation has gone to Dushanbe.

17:04, october 10, 2022

Residents of border villages of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan live in fear after the latest clashes in September

CABAR.asia says that despite the end of the clashes, residents on the both sides of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border still live in fear and dream of peace.

10:40, october 7, 2022

Inmates planning to create a radical group in Khujand prison detained, says Penitentiary Directorate head

Head of the Main Penitentiary Directorate of the Ministry of Justice, Mansourjon Umarov, has confirmed information about detention of group of prison inmates who were planning to create an organized

12:29, october 6, 2022

Two people killed in a head-on collision on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway

Two people were killed, two others injured on October 4 as two Opel-Astra cars crashed head-on on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reports.

16:15, october 5, 2022

Two people died in a head-on collision on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway

Two people were killed, two were injured as a result of a head-on collision of two Opel-Astra cars on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway.

14:05, september 28, 2022

«The body was taken to another village, because the cemetery was shelled». Residents of Chorkishlok told how they collected the bodies of the dead

The population of the village of Chorkishlok in the city of Isfara is more than 5,000 people. On September 14-16, their peace and peaceful life were violated by shelling from the Kyrgyz territory.

13:35, september 27, 2022

Tajik rescuers rescued three tourists in the Varzob mountains

Three tourists on September 25 in the mountains of the Varzob region, one of whom was injured in a fall, found themselves in a helpless situation.

10:45, september 26, 2022

A teenager drowned in a river in Panjakent

As the press service of the Committee for Emergency Situations of Tajikistan notes, despite repeated warnings and preventive measures, the death of people in the water bodies of the republic

16:53, september 14, 2022

Shooting in three border areas. Two Tajik soldiers killed, 11 wounded

As a result of today's shooting in three border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, 2 Tajik servicemen were killed, 11 people, including 6 border guards and 5 local residents, were injured and