It has been a decade since Tajikistan ceded part of its territory to China in lieu of loan repayments. Is history about to repeat itself?
Tajikistan’s woes, and Chinese loans, pile up
It has been a decade since Tajikistan ceded part of its territory to China in lieu of loan repayments. Is history about to repeat itself?
Russia says it will protect Tajikistan in case of incursion from Afghanistan
Russia is ready to protect its ally Tajikistan in the event of any incursions from neighbouring Afghanistan, a senior diplomat was quoted on Friday as saying, amid Russian media reports of a militant …
Will Tajikistan Turn The Taliban’s Power Off?
Tajikistan has found itself in a curious position since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is vehemently opposed to Afghanistan’s new rulers but must export its power to avoid a humanitarian …
Why all eyes are on the Afghan-Tajikistan border
Afghanistan and Tajikistan share a 1,400-kilometer border. Recently, a war of words erupted between Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the Taliban g …
Afghan resistance has sanctuary in Tajikistan, but fighting Taliban a ‘non-viable prospect’
The Financial Times reported last week that numerous Afghan opposition leaders such as the famous Panjshir Valley commander Ahmad Massoud have fled to neighbouring Tajikistan and that they hope to …
‘For The Sake Of The Future’: Afghan Couple Fled Taliban Threats To Have Child In Tajikistan
Tahmina Talash and her husband, Tamim, both worked for civil society organizations in Afghanistan’s Takhar Province as the Taliban gained power there. Fearing for their lives amid death threats, they …
In Tajikistan, an Afghan Resistance Movement Simmers
Tajikistan’s objections to the current Taliban government include the potential for it to export radicalism to other countries.
Russia urges calm between ally Tajikistan, Afghanistan
Russia urged Tajikistan and Afghanistan to resolve any dispute in a mutually acceptable manner, saying it had heard reports they were sending troops to their common border, TASS quoted the Russian …
WFP inaugurates bakery in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN — (WFP) recently joined local authorities in Isfara, a city in the Sughd Region in northern Tajikistan, to inaugurate a new bakery. The bakery is the sixth that the WFP has …