BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) - An armed attack killed three Chinese citizens in Tajikistan on the Central Asian nation's border with Afghanistan, China's embassy in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe said on ...

Three Chinese workers in Tajikistan were killed in an attack launched from Afghanistan near the border, Tajik authorities said on Thursday. Tajikistan has strained relations with the Taliban in ...

Minister of Defence of Tajikistan Colonel General Sobirzoda Emomali Abdulrahim called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Friday at the General Headquarters (GHQ). During ...

Readers of this column know that Central Asia has been a particular focus in recent years. The region took on added importance with the end of the Afghan war freeing up the direction neighboring ...

Tajikistan's economy has been growing rapidly, underpinned by significant remittance inflows. Real GDP growth was 8.4% in 2024, almost matching the rate in 2023, with services and industry leading the ...

Without guarantees that observers would be accredited, and an apparent lack of engagement by Dushanbe, the OSCE has chosen to cancel its monitoring mission. “We deeply regret that our observation of ...

"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 ...

Tajikistan has selected Iranian director Behrouz Sebt Rasoul’s drama Melody as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. It marks the second time the ...

Since August 2021, all Central Asian republics have been, in one way or another, contending with Taliban rule in Afghanistan. While treading cautiously, each Central Asian government faces a host of ...

DUSHANBE -- Qadam Ismatov has no country to call home. The 60-year-old ethnic Tajik, who was once known for criticizing the Tajik government, has been left stateless and stranded in Tajikistan after ...

Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Universitié Concordia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. It has emerged that the four ...

State television in Tajikistan is worried about women’s clothes. Earlier this week, Khatlon, a channel based in the eponymous southern region, broadcast a report lambasting pop music performers for ...