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Taliban Push Ethnic Resettlement in Kunduz Through Controversial Land Allocations
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
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April 8, 2025
The Taliban have established a “Permanent Housing and Land Distribution Committee for Kunduz Migrants” in the northeastern province of Kunduz. This committee is tasked with distributing land to Taliban fighters and their families residing in...
Int'l dance festival opens in China's Xinjiang with 52 performances
Xinhua News Agency
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URUMQI, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The 7th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival opened on Sunday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, featuring 52 performances over 17 days until Aug. 5. The event brings...
In 2024 alone, USAID spent US$60.3 million on Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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11:12, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Among the countries of Central Asia and the EAEU, Tajikistan was the largest recipient of aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2024, followed by Armenia in second place....
From Malnutrition to Water Scarcity: UN Identifies Key Threats to Food Security in Tajikistan
Times of Central Asia
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April 4, 2025
A new United Nations report titled Food Security and Nutrition Outlook for Europe and Central Asia 2024 has outlined the major challenges facing Tajikistan in nutrition, public health, and sustainable agriculture. The report identifies chronic...
From dawn to dusk, eperience Urumqi's ethnic diversity
Beijing Review
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Can you wholly immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of ethnic cultures in Urumqi in just 12 hours? Here's a suggested itinerary: 10:00 a.m.: A Breakfast Bonanza Xinjiang locals typically start their day around 9:00 a.m., due to the later sunrise....
Saudi Arabia welcomes border treaty, ‘eternal friendship’ pact between Tajik-Kyrgyz-Uzbek
Madhyamam
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April 2, 2025
Saudi Arabia welcomed the landmark border agreement between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, hailing it as a major step toward regional peace and cooperation in Central Asia. The deal formalizes the shared border in the historically...
Tajikistan's President Signs Decree To Increase Salaries And Social Benefits
MENAFN
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February 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, February 8. Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon has decreed a series of salary and benefit increases effective September 1, 2025, Trend reports. The measures include raising the minimum wage...
Iran And Tajikistan Presidents Mull Over Cooperation Prospects
MENAFN
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April 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 1. The presidents of Iran and Tajikistan, Masoud Pezeshkian and Emomali Rahmon, discussed bilateral cooperation during a phone conversation, Trend reports via the Tajik presidential press...
What rights do immigrants have, and what do they not have?
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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April 1, 2025
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In a 2014 joint interview, former Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were asked a pressing legal question about immigrant rights. Do the five freedoms mentioned in the First Amendment –...
Tajikistan FM and EU envoy discuss Afghanistan’s Security threats
Khaama Press
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February 4, 2025
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a meeting between Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Tomas Niklasson, the European Union’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. According to the ministry’s statement, the two...
Trilateral meeting of Presidents of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Khujand
Pakistan Today
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April 1, 2025
KHUJAND: On March 31, in the city of Khujand, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, took part in a trilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the President of the Kyrgyz...
Presidents of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan create their portraits in drone show
Pravda.ru
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In the city of Khujand, Tajikistan, festive events were held to celebrate the signing of a historic agreement that determined the meeting point of the borders of three countries: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. This decision marked a...
Will science and culture unite to revitalise the Aral Sea Region?
Euronews
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Most visitors to Uzbekistan stick to the Silk Road tourist trail, exploring the mosques and madrasas of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, and perhaps the intriguing mix of Islamic and Soviet modernist architecture of the capital, Tashkent. Amid the...
In pics: ethnic charm of young dancer glows on stage of Pamir Plateau
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 08:30, March 31, 2025 Amangul Wapik (R) and her brother prepare milk tea for guests in Sarijilga Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu) The...
Presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan hold trilateral talks
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyec held trilateral talks on March 31 in Khujand prior to start of celebrations of the Nooruz Holiday, the Kyrgyz...
Earthquake in Tibet: Quake of Magnitude 3.7 on Richter Scale Jolts Himalayan Region, No Casualties Reported
Latestly
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July 20, 2025
Tibet, July 20: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Tibet on the morning of Sunday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres on latitude 28.70 N and 87.54 E at...
New CSTO plan to stop illegal immigration in Russia
Asia News
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March 31, 2025
The Eurasian military alliance has presented new guidelines for law enforcement operations to be applied in all member states to prevent ‘terrorist infiltration’. Last year 420 illegal organisations were identified, but there were also many...
Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees: UN
Business Recorder
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January 27, 2025
DUSHANBE: Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees, the UN refugee agency has told AFP, after the reclusive Central Asian state sent dozens of people back to the Taliban-controlled country last month. Thousands of Afghans have sought refuge...
Tajikistan deputy FM visits Tehran amid efforts to establish new era of ties
Tehran Times
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February 2, 2025
TEHRAN – The Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan arrived in Iran on Sunday to participate in an event related to the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). During his stay in Tehran, Nasriddin is also scheduled to hold separate meetings with...
Tajikistan, Japan discuss preparations for Central Asia-Japan Summit
Kazinform
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February 4, 2025
During the conversation, the parties exchanged views on wide-ranging issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, paying special attention to the upcoming Summit of the Heads of State Dialogue «Central Asia + Japan». Interlocutors discussed...