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The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country. "We are deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and the impact on the country's development prospects, especially for women," World Bank spokesperson Marcela Sanchez-Bender said in a statement to CNN Business . asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the 20th congress of the United Russia Party (Russian ruling party), Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on August 24 that threats emanating from the Taliban group (the terrorist organization banned in Russia) in Afghanistan are absolutely real, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Over the first seven months of this year, Tajikistan has exported more than US$55 million worth of electricity, which was 25 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday August 24, Tajik Foreign Minister met here with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China of Tajikistan, Mr. Liu Bing. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the two discussed a range of issues related to the bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China, providing regional security, and the supply of Chinese coronavirus vaccines to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A batch of new anti-tank missile systems has entered service with the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, the press center of Russia’s Central Military District reported on August 24. "A batch of modern anti-tank missile systems Kornet (Cornet) has entered service with the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday August 23, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Farhod Salim held an online meeting with the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. asiaplustj.info »
On August 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan held a Youth Forum dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan entitled “The Role of Youth During 30 Years of Independence: Achievements and Prospects. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Zahir Aghbar, posted a message to his Facebook account on August 18 pledging allegiance to the de jure Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who has said he is assuming the role of “legitimate caretaker president” following the flight of deposed President Ashraf Ghani from Kabul. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan denies report about sending weapons for the anti-Taliban army in Panjshir as absolutely baseless. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan denies reports in Afghan media outlets on the smuggling of weapons and ammunition out of Tajikistan into Afghanistan’s Panjshir province as unfounded. asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) leaders have agreed on additional measures to enhance security in the light of the situation in Afghanistan, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas told an online news briefing on Monday, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Presided over by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, an extraordinary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective Security Council took place yesterday through video conferencing, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Ninety-one new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) have been reported in Tajikistan over the past two days, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 3,131. asiaplustj.info »
The Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against the man suspected of raping and killing a 9-year-old girl in Khuroson districts of Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
Within the framework of cooperation between Switzerland and Tajikistan, the Swiss Government represented by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as SECO) provides financial assistance on a grant basis for the Construction of 110kV substation Sebzor, Component 1.4 of the Pamir Private Power Project III. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin on August 21 had a telephone conversation with the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Heiko Maas. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the parties discussed bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Germany in political, security and humanitarian spheres. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Tweeter-account of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Commission for Prevention of Victims Among Civilians and Consideration of Civilian Complaints, Fergana says “A few days later, the first intermediary transporting commercial goods arrived in Afghanistan from Uzbekistan today [August 20]. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban group has urged Ahmad Massoud to surrender Panjshir, which is Afghanistan's last remaining holdout against the Taliban. “If they surrender within the stipulated time, everything will be fine. asiaplustj.info »
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A report by the RHIPTO Norwegian Center for Global Analyses says the Taliban have begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people they believe have worked in key roles with the previous Afghan administration or with U. asiaplustj.info »
About hundred Tajik servicemen will participate in the International Army Games that will be held this year in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from August 22 to September 4, Colonel Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Any damage or loss of cultural heritage will only have adverse consequences on the prospects for lasting peace and humanitarian relief for the people of Afghanistan, says a statement released by UNESCO yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday August 17, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the joint Thrive Tajikistan: Partnership for Socio-Economic Development project, officially opened a new drinking water supply system and a latrine at School #19 in Hamadoni district of Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
Fuel crisis has come to Tajikistan – the country is experiencing an acute shortage of the liquefied natural gas (LNG). More than 60 percent of the country's motor vehicles use liquefied gas as fuel and a sudden spike in LNG prices has led to increase of some public transport fares in the country and interruptions in the work of transport. asiaplustj.info »
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on August 18 that Afghanistan will not be able to access IMF resources, including a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights reserves, due to a lack of clarity over the recognition of its government after the Taliban seized control of Kabul. asiaplustj.info »
Mr. Joshua Keating, a foreign policy analyst, staff writer and author of the World blog at Slate , and a former writer and editor at Foreign Policy magazine, noted on August 18 that the Taliban’s initial pledges that it will not seek to punish those who worked for the U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon held phone talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Experts say Tajikistan’s budget is not transparent. They note that the number of secret budget items has only grown in recent years. Tajikistan was at the bottom of the list in the global Open Budget Survey Index for 2020. asiaplustj.info »
Sustainable architecture" is now well known, especially as a reaction to the risks inherent in climate change, but the Aga Khan Award for Architecture has been giving out its prize to projects that are good for people and the planet for at least 40 years. asiaplustj.info »
DUSHANBE, August 19, 2021, Asia-Plus – A signing ceremony for three new projects was convened at the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe on August 18. Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe sys the grant contracts were signed between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Tajikistan Takayuki Miyashita and the representatives of the recipient organizations. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of Tajikistan Government of the Republic of Tajikistan’s Committee of Architecture and Construction and announced plans to set an urban planning and design lab within the Committee. asiaplustj.info »
The press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said yesterday that servicemen of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan have begun a month-long combat training at the Lohour and Sumbula training grounds. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union has no immediate plans to recognize the Taliban after their sweeping victory in Afghanistan but will talk with the militants to ensure that European citizens and Afghans who have worked with the EU can leave safely, the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said Tuesday. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say that citing the provisions of the Constitution of Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s Frist Vice-President Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that he is now the caretaker president after Ashraf Ghani fled the war-torn country. asiaplustj.info »
Al Jazeera says the turmoil spills into Pakistan’s markets as investors worry it will be isolated in its alleged support of the Taliban. Afghanistan’s central bank acting governor reportedly departed the country as Taliban fighters took control of the capital, with the rising political turmoil pushing the nation’s currency to a record low. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the Taliban declared a "general amnesty" for all government officials on August 17 and urged them to return to work. They also urged women to join the government. The promises of amnesty from Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, were the first comments on how the Taliban might govern on a national level. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik men will be able to legally avoid serving their mandatory two-year military service by paying a fee to the Ministry of Defense (MoD). A government resolution enforcing legislation allowing Tajik men between the ages of 18 and 27 to pay 25,200 somonis (equivalent to 2,200 U. asiaplustj.info »
Russia will not rush to recognize the Taliban in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday, explaining that the decision will depend on the Taliban's behavior, according to CNN . asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSSP) says 124 new officially confirmed of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) were reported in Tajikistan on August 14-15, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since April 30, 2020 to 16,121. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSSP) says 135 new officially confirmed of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) were reported in Tajikistan on August 12-13, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since April 30, 2020 to 15,997. asiaplustj.info »
Five persons were killed on August 12 as a car fell into the Panj River in Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). The accident took place in the morning on the 390th kilometer of the Dushanbe-Kulob-Khorog highway near the village of Vishkharv. asiaplustj.info »
On 11-12 August, the City of Dushanbe in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNDRR ROECA), conducted the first Self-Assessment Workshop on city's resilience to disasters using “Public Health System Resilience Scorecard” and “Preliminary Disaster Resilience Scorecard”. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on August 11 had a phone conversation with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Adel Al-Jubeir. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the parties discussed the state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Tajik Embassy in Kabul has suspended the issuance of visas to Afghan nationals. Tajik Foreign Ministry denies this information as baseless. TOLONews Telegram Channel says the process of issuing Tajik visas to citizens of Afghanistan has been suspended. asiaplustj.info »
Outgoing British Ambassador to Tajikistan Matthew Lawson conferred here on August 11 with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin at the end of his tenure to Tajikistan, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
Public transport fares are expected to rise in the Tajik capital. According to Dushanbenaqliyotkhadamotrason (Dushanbe public transport service), the Dushanbe Transport Department has reached out to the Ministry of Transport (MoT) with a proposal to raise public transport faces in the city. asiaplustj.info »
Seventy new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 2,482. Thus, the total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in Tajikistan has reached 15,862 since April 30, 2020, when its index cases were confirmed in the country. asiaplustj.info »
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The first consignment of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, including 128,640 doses, donated by the Government of Sweden, arrived in Dushanbe on August 9. AstraZeneca has become a household name, but its COVID-19 vaccine has been rebranded. asiaplustj.info »
A regular meeting of the topographic working groups of the Tajik and Kyrgyz governmental delegations on the delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border took place in Dushanbe on August 4-9. The Tajik MFA information department says the meeting that was held in a friendly atmosphere and in the spirit of mutual understanding resulted in signing of a corresponding protocol. asiaplustj.info »
Chief of the border crossing point (BCP) Fotehobod (Oybek) long Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan Olim Sattorov and two his deputies have been dismissed, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , locally known as Ozodi , reported yesterday, citing its source. asiaplustj.info »
