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This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, says a new report published by the World Bank, UNESCO, and UNICEF on December 6. asiaplustj.info »
Vesti.ru reported on November 21 that Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has said in an exclusive interview with Russia 24 (a state-owned Russian-language news channel) that the Moscow authorities are working on a program for the gradual replacement of migrants by Russians at key projects in the capital. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan has given a significant update on the Islamic State’s expansion within the country. The U.N. asiaplustj.info »
World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook: Urbanization and Commodity Demand (October 2021) prices continued to surge in the third quarter of 2021 while most non-energy prices plateaued following steep increases earlier in the year. asiaplustj.info »
The weather is turning from early autumn warmth to a sharp chill in Afghanistan. Several areas are reporting drought, which adds to the sense of growing catastrophe. If the weather is as bad as experts are predicting this winter, the expectation is that large numbers will be threatened with acute hunger and widespread famine. asiaplustj.info »
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Ibrahim Raisi received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, who is in Tehran on a working visit, Tuesday (October 26) evening. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban has stated that it will not let anyone use the territory of Afghanistan to threaten China. During the two days of high-level talks in the Qatari capital city of Doha, the Chinese delegation and Islamic Emirate officials agreed to work on strengthening diplomatic relations and implementing Chinese projects in Afghanistan. TOLOnews reported on October 26. asiaplustj.info »
The combined shocks of drought, conflict, COVID-19 and an economic crisis in Afghanistan, have left more than half the population facing a record level of acute hunger, says a report released by the United Nations on October 25. asiaplustj.info »
Despite recent welcome reforms, the lack of genuine pluralism and meaningful engagement between candidates or with citizens meant that Uzbekistan’s presidential election was not truly competitive, while significant procedural irregularities were noted on election day, says a statement released by the OSCE on October 25. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan’s 24.kg news agency reported on October 25 that Kyrgyz Minister of Energy Doskul Bekmurzayev has said that Tajikistan suspended electricity deliveries to Kyrgyzstan four days after the start of deliveries because the countries failed to conclude an appropriate agreement. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 13 that battle-hardened militants from Iraq and Syria are “actively” entering Afghanistan, “The situation in Afghanistan is not easy,” Putin said during a video conference with security service chiefs of the CIS member nations, according to RIA Novosti . asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Justice denies rumors that Hikmatullo Saifullozoda, a spokesman for the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), has allegedly been subjected to torture at panel colony 3/1 as absolutely baseless. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov says Russia does not want to see U.S. troops in Central Asia because it would make the region a target for attacks. Kommersant says Lavrov remarked this while speaking to reporters in Budapest yesterday after holding talks with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto. Russian top diplomat said Moscow did not want to see U. asiaplustj.info »
Political obstacles to Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have been removed, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Wednesday, according to IRNA . asiaplustj.info »
Sputnik says the Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem told Afghan media outlets about the group’s plans regarding Panjshir, the only province of Afghanistan, which is currently not under their control. Naeem noted that Panjshir was not an acute problem and it had no military solution. asiaplustj.info »
Russia is in contact with Taliban officials via its Embassy in Kabul, President Vladimir Putin's special representative on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday, a day after the Afghan government collapsed and the capital fell to the Islamist insurgent group. asiaplustj.info »
The US Department of State notes that a joint statement issued by more than 60 countries on August 15 says Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports and border crossings must remain open. The U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan’s border with Tajikistan will reopen as border issues are resolved. Kyrgyzstan’s Security Council Secretary Marat Imankulov has remarked this at a roundtable meeting in Bishkek, 24. kg news agency reported yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas during a working visit to Armenia noted the growing tension along the perimeter of the CSTO area of responsibility, CSTO press secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov reported on Monday, according to TASS news agency. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban offensive in Afghanistan is "gradually running out of steam" as the group lacks resources to take over major cities, Izvestiya quoted Alexander Bikantov, the Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian MFA, as saying on August 5. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reports that Iranian Parliament (Majlis) speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said during a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda in Tehran on Wednesday that economic and trade cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan would benefit both countries. asiaplustj.info »
As of July 1, Tajikistan’s public debt has amounted to 3.8 billion U.S. dollars, which is equal to 44.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), Tajik Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on August 2. asiaplustj.info »
The bilateral trade with Kyrgyzstan has decreased by 4 million U. S. dollars, Khurshed Karimzoda, the head of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 30. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Huma Siddiqui posted on Financial Express website notes that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has all the regional powers that have security and financial stakes in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Citing Mohammad-Reza Manafi, IRNA says irresponsible withdrawal of the US and NATO military forces from Afghanistan has created an undeniable necessity for the regional and neighboring countries to play a key role in strengthening security and stability in the war-torn country. asiaplustj.info »
A 64-year-old Qurbonbi Rahmonova, the sister of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, died on July 20, according to the Tajik president’s official website. The Government of Tajikistan extended condolences to Emomali Rahmon, families and friends in connection with the death of Qurbonbi Rahmonova. asiaplustj.info »
Unstable political situation in Afghanistan has not become an obstacle in the way of Tajikistan’s international road cargo transportation, the Minister of Transport Azim Ibrohim told reporters in Dushanbe on July 14. asiaplustj.info »
Asked about the United States intention to have a military foothold in Central Asia and doesn’t this contradict CSTO security agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of Sudan Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi in Moscow on July 12 following talks that moving the US troops from Afghanistan to other Central Asian countries will not asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the deputy head of the communications service agency, Ilhomjon Atoyev, said on July 12 that Internet speed is improving in Tajikistan from year to year. asiaplustj.info »
Bakhtovar Jumayev, a Moscow-based Tajik lawyer, says officials in Tajikistan have opened a case against him for inciting “extremist activity.” Jumayev told RFE/RL on June 25 that the Panjakent Organized Crime Control Department summoned his father a day earlier to inform him that they had opened the proceedings. asiaplustj.info »
Imam-khatib of Dushanbe’s Friday Mosque named after Mavlono Yaqubi Charkhi on June 25 told parishioners to come to Friday prayer only with a COVID-19 absence certification form or a vaccination certificate. asiaplustj.info »
During a joint meeting with participation of members of territorial defense zone No 1 that took place on June 20, we also discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan, because it borders our country and is our close neighbor, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban yesterday captured Afghanistan’s main border crossing with Tajikistan with Afghan security forces abandoning their posts and some fleeing across the border. asiaplustj.info »
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Selim Elekdag is currently on a virtual visit to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The coronavirus is not going to go away so we must learn to live with it, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s special envoy for COVID-19, David Nabarro has said, according to the BBC . He reportedly told Hardtalk's Stephen Sackur that it was not known how long it would take to develop a treatment or a vaccine. asiaplustj.info »
The Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan denies Kyrgyz media reports about violation by Tajikistan of an agreement with Kyrgyzstan as absolutely unfounded. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reported yesterday that Tajikistan’s Minister of Internal Affairs Ramazon Rahimzoda who is paying a visit to Iran said Dushanbe seeks expansion of ties with Tehran. asiaplustj.info »
Pakistani English-language newspaper noted in its website that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday stressed the need to improve defense ties with Tajikistan, as the two countries signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in various sectors, including the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to the Central Asian country. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday May 21, President Emomali Rahmon met with Tajik youth activists on the occasion of the Day of Youth of Tajikistan, which is celebrated on May 23. Rahmon noted that his first meeting with youth activists as head of state too place on March 17, 1994. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) presented the latest issue of the Macro Review of its member states on May 11. This is an intermediate issue between the projections published in March and June that monitors current macroeconomic developments in the EDB member states – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) has set the contribution for Zakat for Muslims having annual income of no less than 25,000 somonis (TJS) at TJS625. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan raised to 13 the number of people killed in clashes along a disputed segment of its border with Tajikistan before a cease-fire was announced by both sides, Radio Liberty reported on April 30. asiaplustj.info »
Economic growth in Tajikistan is expected to recover in 2021 and 2022 as coronavirus disease pandemic restrictions ease in the country’s main trading partners leading to the recovery in remittances, foreign direct investment, and overseas demand, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Agriculture has reviewed the results of work carried out over the first quarter of this year. Over the first three months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms has reportedly been more than 1. asiaplustj.info »
The wife of a suspected terrorist in Tajikistan, whose confession was shown on television nationwide, says her husband's admission of guilt was coerced by investigators, according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi . asiaplustj.info »
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, Lieutenant-General Emomali Sobirzoda, who is also the Frist Deputy Minister of Defense of Tajikistan, attended the next session of the Military Committee of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that took place in Moscow on April 14. asiaplustj.info »
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Mr. Hans Kluge, said on Sunday February 22 he believes the coronavirus outbreak will end in early 2022. Hans Kluge told Danish state broadcaster DR that COVID-19 will still be prevalent in 2021, but it will be more manageable than in 2020. asiaplustj.info »
In 2020, Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounted to 4. 557. 8 billion U. S. dollars, which was 100. 8 percent of the 2019 level or 34. 1 million U. S. dollars more, Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 19. asiaplustj.info »
As of January 1, Tajikistan’s public debt amounted to 3.7 billion U.S. dollars, which is equal to 46.8 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), Tajik Finance Minister Jamshed Karimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 19. asiaplustj.info »
Agnes Kalibata, the special envoy to the UN secretary general for the food systems summit 2021, said in an exclusive interview with The Guardian on February 15 that price rises and scarcity mean people in poverty are in more danger than last year She warned that people living in poverty around the world are in danger of food shortages as the coronavirus crisis continues Agnes Kalibata asiaplustj.info »
