Central Asia

In 2002, the village of Dasht, located in the Pamirs of Tajikistan was completely destroyed by a glacial lake outburst flood, leaving dozens of residents of the village dead and…

As part of a new interview series, Dr Sharofat Mamadambarova discusses the recent opening of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Khorog; its construction, design, and the role it will fulfil…

Brussels, Washington DC (2/12 – 100). The Tajik government continues its repression against the Pamir minority group as part of Dushanbe’s efforts to quell the opposition to the ruling government…

The Commerce Bank of Tajikistan is one of the more recent additions to Faroz’s business empire. The bank was founded in 2002 as a microcredit lender in the city of…

Earlier this month, Tajikistan was once again the site of a violent incident swiftly attributed by the government to the Islamic State, which later claimed responsibility. But details are few,…

Rows of sturdy, almost unnervingly elegant poplars line the river Gunt, which divides the town of Khorog, Tajikistan in half until it flows into the neighbouring Panj. The Panj eventually…

The region has a storied past of resistance to Dushanbe, most recently during bloody clashes in 2012. For around a week, reports have been trickling out of Tajikistan’s remote eastern…

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Sadyr Japarov of Emomali Rahmon, on Thursday in Astana to discuss the border conflict between two Central…

Doha: HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will lead Qatar’s delegation to the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to…

MOSCOW – Azerbaijan and Armenia, with Russia as a mediator, agreed on Monday to actively prepare for the conclusion of a peace treaty in order to achieve long-term peace in…