The Latest Breaking News from Tajikistan

Ukraine war: Is Central Asia loosening ties with Russia?

After Uzbekistan’s unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.

Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2022

Egypt, Tajikistan Agree to Boost Cooperation, Combat Terrorism

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon agreed to enhance security cooperation, especially in fighting terrorism. This came during their meeting at the al-Ittihadiya Palace on Thursday. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed cooperation in training and technical support programs that Egypt provides to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

Far from Putin’s Russia, Tajikistan’s people feel sanctions pain

Remittances to Central Asian republic have plunged in value amid sanctions intended to hit Russia over war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2022

Reports of casualties as guards clash at Kyrgyz-Tajik border

Four Kyrgyz servicemen reported wounded while Tajikistan said there were casualties among its civilians, border guards.

Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2022

Focus on trade and connectivity as PM Modi set to host first India-Central Asia summit

PM to hold video conference with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

The Hindu · Jan 26, 2022

At the “Roof of the World,” solar power is a necessary evil

Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Tajikistan’s subsequent independence in 1991, neither state-supplied electricity nor state water has reached Alichur, a town of 2,000 people that sits 13,000 feet above sea level in the Pamir Mountains.

Inverse · Jan 20, 2022

Why meditation may boost your immune system on a molecular level

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read stories about how meditation improves your immune system, how the Webb telescope might find us a new home, and more.

Inverse · Jan 19, 2022

76 degrees below zero: Living through Tajikistan’s climate apocalypse

Last winter, temperatures in Alichur, Tajikistan and the surrounding areas nosedived to minus 140 degrees Fahrenheit. “The snow was very deep, and nine feet of ice shielded the ground — impossible for animals to graze. Many died of cold or starvation.”

Inverse · Jan 19, 2022

In Tajikistan, a deadly new type of climate crisis has already arrived

“We’d seen it coming for a few years, but last winter was the game-changer,” Bulbulov says. “Nothing’s been the same ever since.”

Inverse · Jan 18, 2022