It considers itself a branch of the larger Islamic State, or IS, in what it calls the Khorasan, a reference to the historic region comprising parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, …
Uzbek Man Says Tajiks Beaten After Moscow Police Rounded Up Central Asians
An ethnic Uzbek living in Russia told Current Time how he and other migrants from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were detained by Moscow police and interrogated following the attack on an entertainment …
Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert shooting – source
DUSHANBE – 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 Islamic State …
Exclusive: Russian investigators question Moscow attack suspects’ families in Tajikistan
Russian investigators were in Tajikistan on Tuesday, questioning the families of four men charged with carrying out a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow, three Tajik security sources told …
Harnessing Hydroelectric Power The Impending Completion of Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower Plant
In the rugged terrain of Tajikistan, nestled amidst the formidable Alay and Palmir mountains, lies a symbol of progress and potential – the Rogun Hydropower Plant. As the project nears its …
Russian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife
The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by the Russian government as citizens of Tajikistan.
The Moscow terror attack could drive a wedge between Russia and one of its longtime allies
Russia said four of the suspects in the Moscow attack are from Tajikistan, which could raise tensions between the two longtime allies.
Moscow terror attack: Gunmen were recruited via messaging app from Tajikistan?
Suburban Moscow music hall attacked by gunmen, death toll surpasses 130. Russian authorities arrest suspects trying to escape to Ukraine, but Kyiv denies involvement. IS claims responsibility, Putin …
Tajikistan Going All In On Hydropower, Doubters Be Damned
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — When it comes to energy bets, Tajikistan is all-in on hydropower. Having spent much of the last decade and several billion dollars building the Roghun “megadam,” the project …
EBRD and Tajikistan hold talks on current state of collaboration
and the financial sector. The current loan portfolio of the EBRD in Tajikistan amounted to 482 million euros for 69 active projects as of January 31, 2024. As of the reporting date, the EBRD’s …