Shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda on the United States, Washington contacted officials in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to talk ...
European leaders concerned with Afghanistan's security situation may see Tajikistan as a useful partner to limit refugee flows to Europe. Tajikistan's president, Emomali Rahmon, has had a busy ...
In September 2007, he termed the expansion of the Tajik-Chinese ``partnership'' a priority of Tajikistan's foreign policy. Tajikistan's state-run news agency reported in January 2008 that ...
In May, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon visited Tehran for the first time since 2013. Despite the cultural and linguistic links between the countries, Tajik-Iranian relations have been ...
Trekking Tajikistan's Seven Lakes: The Haft Kul Updated October 2023, The Haft Kul Trek: Tajikistan's Seven Lakes was originally written in May 2018 Tajikistan's Fann Mountains are often overlooked in the shadow of the Pamir Highway by most paying a short visit to the country. For an alternative trip, these seven beautiful lakes that make up the Haft Kul …
Saimumin Yatimov, the chairman of Tajikistan's State Committee for National Security, ... On May 24, shots were fired in the contentious border area. And reportedly again on May 27. ...
Tajikistan's long-standing President Emomali Rahmon is 69 years old. ... Both sides may come to regret it. China Ignores North Korea's Provocations at Its Own Risk By Min-yong Lee.
Many of the answers to Tajikistan's current political riddles can be traced back to the civil war between 1992 and 1997, a bloody conflict that some estimates say cost more than 100,000 lives ...
This chart tracks estimated global repatriations from camps, prisons, and other detention facilities in northeast Syria since the start of 2019. The camps, prisons, and other detention facilities hold people found in former Islamic State territory. To read RSI's report on the fundamental human rights violations suffered by children and women ...
For lower altitudes the season runs from May till October. Summer in Tajikistan is the warmest time of the year, with temperatures ranging from around 25°C to 40°C (77°F to 104°F) in lowland areas. It's a great time for outdoor activities such as trekking, mountain climbing, and camping in the highlands.
For the small states of the region, this may represent fewer available alternatives to the Beijing and Moscow policy lines. Because of Tajikistan's size, small economy, and internal troubles ...
Tajikistan, with its long border with Afghanistan and ethnic ties to around 25 percent of Afghanistan's population, is also an attractive place from which to provide security and humanitarian ...
Travel insurance for Tajikistan I recommend IATI Insurance: 5% discount + wide adventure activities coverage Get your discount when buying through this link. The Pamir Highway is very safe. People are lovely and crime is unheard of. Therefore, the only danger you may encounter is anything related to trekking, mountains, and adventure in …
Tajikistan, a landlocked Central Asian country occupies an area of 143,100 sq. km. It is the region's smallest nation. As observed on …
Tajikistan, country lying in the heart of Central Asia with its capital in Dushanbe. Of the Central Asian states, it has the smallest land area but the highest elevation. Its population is predominantly ethnic …
In Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia, the climate is arid continental below 1,000 meters (3,300 feet), where the main cities are located, with relatively cold winters and very hot, sunny summers. In the mountains, the climate …
The Tajikistani authorities should swiftly end the violent crackdown and persecution of protestors in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO); allow urgent access to GBAO's western-central Rushan District for international humanitarian and human rights organisations; and reestablish internet and mobile phone connections to the region …
The drama around the Madumarov matter obscures the lack of tangible progress by the Japarov administration in coming to an agreement on the border with Tajikistan. Since 2020 Adakhan Madumarov and ...
Tajikistan, a landlocked Central Asian country occupies an area of 143,100 sq. km. It is the region's smallest nation. As observed on the physical map of Tajikistan above, almost the entire country (around …
Thu 19 May 2022 09.13 EDT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 11.35 EDT. ... Tajikistan's president of 28 years, Emomali Rahmon, who met the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on Monday, is seen by ...
By Catherine Putz. October 11, 2023. Credit: Illustration by Catherine Putz. On May 19, 2015, an outspoken 24-year-old critic of the Tajik government left his apartment in Moscow and disappeared ...
Abstract: A confluence of factors signals an increasing terrorism threat to Tajikistan from the Islamic State in the near future. In late July 2018, Islamic State attackers conducted the group's first attack in Tajikistan. An Islamic State Tajik spokesman threatened to increase attacks in Tajikistan the following week. Loss of Islamic State territory in Iraq and …
Iskanderkul lake was regarded to be the most beautiful mountain lake in the Soviet Union and remains a popular getaway for those that live in Dushanbe. It is relatively easy to reach from the capital and a perfect place for leisurely day hikes or more challenging hikes. Iskanderkul lake is beautiful, even on a rainy day.
The eastern part of Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region) is occupied by the spectacular mountainous region of Pamir, the "roof of the world", whose highest point is the Ismoil Somoni Peak (formerly Communism Peak), 7,495 meters (24,590 feet) high.The vast plateau is cold, desert and windswept, but in the vast areas located above 4,500 meters …
In May, Iran inaugurated a factory in Tajikistan for manufacturing its Ababil-2 drones, single-use loitering munitions that crash into their targets and explode. In late 2021, Kyrgyzstan also ...
In May, Tajikistan has opened a facility for the production of Iranian-designed Ababil-2 tactical drones, while after some weeks Rahmon paid an official visit to Teheran (after 9 years) meeting the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and discussing about security cooperation.
In 2021, Kyrgyzstan reached a border accord with Uzbekistan by exchanging small parcels of land (see EDM, March 18, 2021). Many observers expressed the hope that something similar could be worked out between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan regarding Vorukh ( Window on Eurasia, March 20, 2021). Several factors cast doubt on the realistic …
The term "stan" is derived from the Persian suffix "-stan", which means "land of". It is used to refer to a group of Central and South Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These countries are all culturally and historically linked, sharing commonalities in language, …
The climate of Tajikistan is sharply continental and changes with altitude. In the warm-temperate valley areas, summers are hot and … See more
Eric Lob. On May 17, 2022, Iran inaugurated a drone factory in neighboring Tajikistan. The factory is officially Iran's first drone production facility abroad and will …