Teachers toil in cotton fields as Tajikistan tries to fix trade imbalance Farmers are forced to grow it. Teachers are forced to pick it. And though everyone loses, the government still thinks cotton will fix its lopsided balance of trade. Nov 14, 2019
Tajik security forces mistake hunters for militants The government is eager to preserve the narrative that threats are external. Nov 11, 2019
As ever, Tajikistan responds to bloodshed with obfuscation The government says the Islamic State attacked a remote border outpost this week, but was successfully repelled. Its story is already crumbling. Nov 8, 2019
Tajikistan: 17 killed in attack on border outpost Authorities pinned the assault on the Islamic State group. Nov 6, 2019
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan reportedly reach border settlement Tajiks are angered by reports that the government is giving away a gold mine. Nov 5, 2019
Tajikistan renews accreditation for some RFE/RL journalists, not leadership Eleven journalists are still without papers. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 31, 2019
Tajikistan approves Chinese $360 million grant for highways These gifts do not come without strings attached, however. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 30, 2019
Tajikistan says it will release 20,000 prisoners But nobody knows how many people are even behind bars. Oct 25, 2019
Tajikistan: Another Chinese company gets tax exemptions TBEA is getting the perks in return for building a power plant. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 24, 2019
Borrowing blind: Why we don’t know how much Eurasia owes China Dissecting what a groundbreaking new economics paper means for Central Asia. David Trilling Oct 23, 2019
Tajikistan’s prison system claims victims and makes monsters This past year has seen a spate of largely unexplained mass deaths among convicts. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 16, 2019
Tech fiddles target Tajikistan’s lonely independent media The government denies blocking Asia-Plus, but only the authorities have such tools inside the country. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 11, 2019
Why is Tajikistan pawing migrant laborers’ cash? The central bank says it wants to improve efficiency in the remittance transfers system. Sam Bhutia Oct 10, 2019
Tajikistan: National Bank takes hold over cash transfer business Officials say the measure is intended to protect local banks. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 5, 2019
Tajikistan gifts silver mine license to Chinese company The terms of the arrangement are undisclosed. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 3, 2019
Who wins in China’s great Central Asia spending spree? China’s Belt and Road Initiative seems to benefit only Central Asia’s richer countries. Sam Bhutia Oct 2, 2019
Tajikistan: Domestic violence goes ignored And the country has only four women’s shelters. Sep 20, 2019
Tajikistan: More presidential family members sell off assets The business holdings controlled by at least three of the Tajik president’s relatives are showing signs of distress. Sep 19, 2019
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan flounder in finding fix for border woes In a worrying departure from how these incidents typically unfold, government troops appear to have been involved in fighting from the start. Sep 18, 2019
Four killed in Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border clash Both sides accuse one another of triggering the unrest Sep 17, 2019
Tajikistan: Company close to presidential family set for liquidation Critics of Faroz say it has grown only thanks to its owner's family ties. Sep 13, 2019
Data show Kyrgyzstan weathering debt load Despite overtaking Tajikistan in the scale of its external debt, Kyrgyzstan seems to be managing better. Sam Bhutia Sep 13, 2019
Tajikistan slides deeper into indebtedness Dushanbe’s hope to pay for a giant dam using funds from electricity exports is wishful thinking. Sam Bhutia Sep 11, 2019
Tajikistan: Roghun inches forward, but money is scarce The second generating unit of six planned has been put into operation. Sep 9, 2019
