Tajikistan News » Gorno Badakhshan News Tajikistan » Gorno-Badakhshan » Life: Amid Chinese Investments in Tajikistan, Pamiris Are Losing Their Agency
The river near Kishti Poyan, bordering GBAO, May 2022. Credit: Oliver Reschreiter Amid the fervor surrounding China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Tajikistan stands out as a staunch supporter.
News Tajikistan » Gorno-Badakhshan » Life: Tajikistan: Rights group documents persistent abuses in mountainous autonomous region
A leading rights watchdog group has released a report documenting an ongoing government crackdown on the poorest of the poor in Central Asia’s least economically developed state. Persistent repression ...
News Tajikistan » Gorno-Badakhshan » Life: Tajikistan to Boost Community Livelihoods, Infrastructure, and Resilience with Additional Financing from the World Bank
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2025 – The World Bank has approved additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to benefit local communities, including youth, women, and vulnerable ...
News Tajikistan » Gorno-Badakhshan » Life: Tajikistan Turns to Russia After Deadly Cross-Border Militant Raids
Two militant raids from Afghanistan have killed five Chinese workers in Tajik border regions, prompting emergency security actions. Tajikistan is negotiating joint border patrols with Russia while ...
News Tajikistan » Gorno-Badakhshan » Life: Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia
On September 2, 2023, on the orders of President Emomali Rahmon, border markets in Khorog, Darvaz, Vanj, and Ishkashim districts of Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan region opened for business with ...