Taliban accidentally wires money to Tajikistan-based opposition The embassy says it refuses to give back the cash. Kamila Ibragimova Dec 20, 2021
Tajikistan: Little person’s bigtime courts controversy A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family. Dec 13, 2021
Tajikistan: Authorities go back on their word in deal with GBAO residents State TV has smeared the victim of a police shooting as a hotheaded vigilante. Dec 10, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: A stranded village on Tajik border struggles for survival Efforts to stop border trade are causing ethnic Kyrgyz to abandon a remote southern region. Peter Leonard Dec 9, 2021
Tajikistan press-gangs an army to defend long Afghan border The conscripts, generally Tajikistan’s poorest young men, are brutalized into service. And they are the country’s first line of defense. Kamila Ibragimova Dec 2, 2021
Standoff in eastern Tajikistan ends peacefully Both sides have agreed to initiate a joint investigation into a recent police shooting. Nov 29, 2021
Tajikistan: Testy demonstrations in the Pamirs drag into third day At least three people have reportedly been killed by government forces to date. Kamila Ibragimova Nov 27, 2021
‘Expect less water next year,’ Kyrgyzstan warns downstream neighbors Relations between upstream and downstream Central Asian countries can be tense. This won’t help. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 5, 2021
Memoir | A tale of two cities and many mountains Even in the late 1990s, there were already signs that President Rahmon would ignore the peace accords, writes the former U.S. ambassador. Robert Finn Oct 29, 2021
China to build Tajik police base on Afghan border It will not be the first border facility China has built for Tajikistan. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 27, 2021
Kyrgyzstan fortifies border as negotiations with Tajikistan drag on Bishkek is buying armed drones while pressing Dushanbe to finalize border talks. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Oct 26, 2021
Afghan refugees hope Tajikistan is just a pit stop Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 15, 2021
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan stand united on Afghanistan That sets them apart from Afghanistan’s other post-Soviet neighbor, Tajikistan. Oct 6, 2021
Taliban, Tajikistan embroiled in battle of words, saber-rattling Dushanbe has irked the Taliban by offering a haven to its foes. Sep 30, 2021
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan diverge on approaches to Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan has sent a delegation to the Taliban, while neighbor Tajikistan flirts with the Afghan resistance. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva, Kamila Ibragimova Sep 24, 2021