NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has left the states of Central Asia – Tajikistan especially – exposed to renewed Taliban offensives.
EBRD appoints new Head of Tajikistan
Rika Ishii has been appointed Head of Tajikistan for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). She will be based in the country’s capital, Dushanbe, and is due to take up her duties …
Afghan government losses custom revenue; dry port at Tajikistan border held by Taliban
The Afghan government has been losing around $32000 in daily custom revenue as the Taliban insurgents seized a dry port on its northern border with Tajikistan. The port fell to the insurgent group …
Afghan government losses custom revenue; dry port at Tajikistan border held by Taliban
The Afghan government has been losing around $32000 in daily custom revenue as the Taliban insurgents seized a dry port on its northern border with Tajikistan. The port fell to the insurgent group …
EBRD Joins Foreign Investor In Hostile Takeover of Tajikistan’s Leading Microfinance Institution, Pushing Out Founders
Imon International, Tajikistan’s most prominent microlender, was built over two decades to help women entrepreneurs. Its local founders were pressured by the country’s National Bank to sell to a …
EBRD Joins Foreign Investor In Hostile Takeover of Tajikistan’s Leading Microfinance Institution, Pushing Out Founders
Imon International, Tajikistan’s most prominent microlender, was built over two decades to help women entrepreneurs. Its local founders were pressured by the country’s National Bank to sell to a …
How Tajikistan’s Leading Microlending Organization Allowed a Suspicious Client to Funnel Millions Abroad
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and several other foreign investors own a leading Tajik microlending organization that’s celebrated for its social mission. But that …
Taliban gains drive Afghan government to recruit militias
For two days the fighting was blistering. Rockets and heavy machine gun fire pounded Imam Sahib, a key district on Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan. When the explosions died down and Syed …
At Tajikistan Security Summit, Ajit Doval Calls For Action Plan To Combat Terror
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday addressed top regional security officials during a meeting of the member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tajikistan …
Taliban still in control of Tajikistan border crossing: Afghan officials
The Taliban remain in control of Afghanistan’s main crossing with Tajikistan, local officials said Wednesday, a day after the insurgents seized a vital inland transit hub and sent government forces …