01/08/2009
War Between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan \'Only a Matter of Time (Moldova.org)
Paul Goble Vienna, January 7 – Both the situation along the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and political imperatives in their respective capitals mean that a serious military conflict between the two countries is "only a matter of time," according to an analyst who serves as an advisor to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. In an article posted online at the end of last week, ...
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01/07/2009
Tajikistan: Tajik Officials Hope They Don’t Receive a Shock in Tashkent (EurasiaNet)
Tajik and Uzbek officials are trying to work out a deal to allow the resumption of Turkmen electricity supplies to beleaguered Tajikistan.
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01/07/2009
Tajikistan: Remittances Take a Dive (EurasiaNet)
Remittances to Tajikistan’s remote eastern autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan have fallen by 50 percent in just three months, an official from the Tajik National Bank revealed.
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01/07/2009
Tajikistan concerned about Gaza situation (People's Daily)
Tajikistan said Tuesday it was seriously concerned about the situation in the Gaza Strip and urged the parties involved in the conflict to resume peace talks as early as possible. The Arab-Israeli conflict cannot be solved by resorting to military force, according to a statement issued by the Tajik Foreign Ministry. Several hundred people have been killed and thousands wounded in the 11-day ...
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01/05/2009
Tajikistan: A New Year Means Sharply Higher Gas and Electricity Prices (EurasiaNet)
The cost of gas and electricity in Tajikistan have risen 60 percent and 25 percent respectively as of January 1, news agencies report.
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01/05/2009
Tajikistan: Construction Boom in Dushanbe Masks Economic Reality (EurasiaNet)
A EURASIANET PHOTO ESSAY BY GEORGE CAMM It’s an open secret that Tajikistan’s economy is in trouble. Yet despite dire predictions, Dushanbe will soon boast at least four new five-star hotels. The complexes scattered around the city center are part of a building surge that started two years ago when money from Russia’s energy-driven boom began trickling down to the Central Asian country.
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01/05/2009
Turkmenistan: Ashgabat Turns Off the Switch to Tajikistan (EurasiaNet)
Turkmenistan has suspended electricity exports to Tajikistan because Dushanbe has failed to sign a transit agreement with Uzbekistan that would see Tashkent levy a 10 percent transit fee on its impoverished neighbor.
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01/05/2009
Moderate earthquake rocks Tajikistan, no casualties reported. (Itar-Tass)
DUSHANBE, January 5 (Itar-Tass) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 points rocked Tajikistan in the small hours on Monday. Local seismologists said the quake nested in Afghanistan, 300 kilometers of the republican capital.
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01/04/2009
Resurgence of Islam in Tajikistan celebrated by many (International Herald Tribune)
When Tajikistan was part of the Soviet Union, religion was banned; now, expressions of faith are flowering.
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01/06/2009
Tajikistan: Agricultural Reforms Urgently Needed -- Expert (EurasiaNet)
A leading Tajik political analyst is calling on the government to carry out urgent reforms in the Central Asian nation’s beleaguered agricultural sector. A collectivized approach is no longer viable, the expert contends.
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