Tajikistan News News Tajikistan » People: Five people killed in firefight on Tajik-Afghan border, Tajikistan says
Five people have been killed in a firefight between border guards and intruders on Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, the Tajik border protection agency says. Heavily armed raiders from Afghanistan ...
News Tajikistan » People: 8 People From Tajikistan With Possible IS Ties Arrested In U.S.
Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group have been arrested in the United States in recent days, multiple people familiar with the matter told AP on ...
News Tajikistan » People: Tajikistan's hijab ban latest in decades-long religious freedom violations
Experts acknowledge the country’s long-standing security issues but say the state uses them as a pretext for imposing excessive rules to control the population.
News Tajikistan » People: Tajikistan: Dissent targeted at home and in exile in 2024
"In 2024, the Tajik government reinforced its crackdown on dissent, jailing public figures, journalists, and bloggers. It also sought the deportation or extradition from other countries of people ...
News Tajikistan » People: Tajik National Soccer Team's Asian Cup Exploits Give People Something To Shout About
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- If keeping the public placated is according to ancient Roman wisdom about "bread and circuses," then Tajikistan's national soccer team is holding up its side of the bargain with ...
News Tajikistan » People: Ambassador: Tajikistan is grateful to Belarus for preserving memory of Tajik soldiers - heroes of war
MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) - The memory of the Great Patriotic War lives in the hearts of people, although more than 80 years have passed since the world achieved victory over fascism, Ambassador ...
News Tajikistan » People: Court in Tajikistan jails over 30 people for attempted mass poisoning linked to Islamic State offshoot
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A court in Tajikistan has handed down prison sentences of between eight and 20 years to more than 30 people ...
News Tajikistan » People: Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert shooting - source
DUSHANBE, March 29 (Reuters) - Tajikistan's State National Security Committee has detained nine people this week who it believes have links to the Russian concert hall shooting suspects as well as ...
News Tajikistan » People: Belarus’ Belaya Rus, Tajikistan’s People’s Democratic Party sign cooperation agreement
MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) – The Belarusian party Belaya Rus and the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan signed a friendship and cooperation agreement in Dushanbe, BelTA has learned. A delegation of ...