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Twenty-nine new houses 130,000 somonis (TJS) each have been built for Isfarans affected by a late clash along the disputed segment of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. Sughd governor Rajabboy Ahmadzoda has handed over the keys to new houses to 17 families in Somoiyon village and 12 families in Khoja Alo village. asiaplustj.info »
According to some sources, a doctor from abroad has been invited to treat the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Sherali Kabir. He has reportedly had bilateral pneumonia with symptoms of coronavirus for already two weeks. asiaplustj.info »
Russia is worried that the Islamic State terror group is gaining strength fast in northern Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference, Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov on July 2 that the Islamic State terror group is actively building up forces in northern Afghanistan as the United States and NATO troops are leaving the country. asiaplustj.info »
Co-chaired by the Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda, and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Negotiations Matt Murray, the economic and energy part of the regular political consultations between Tajikistan and the United States took place in Washington on July 1. asiaplustj.info »
Three coronavirus-linked deaths have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan over the past three days. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), two coronavirus-linked deaths were officially confirmed on July 2 and one more coronavirus-linked death was officially confirmed on July 4. asiaplustj.info »
The U.S. State Department hosted Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and a delegation from the Government of Tajikistan for the eighth U.S.-Tajikistan Annual Bilateral Consultations on July 1, following 30 years of bilateral partnership between the United States and Tajikistan, according to the State Department’s official website . asiaplustj.info »
In the center of Murgab district in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), children under five years old did not have many learning options. The local kindergarten did not offer age-appropriate lessons or interesting activities, and the early childhood development (ECD) center was run down and in urgent need of repairs. asiaplustj.info »
Forty-eight countries of the world have provided more than 25. 4 million U. S. dollars’ worth of more than 7,700 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik Government last year issued a decree on registration of telecommunications means, and in the framework of this decree, IMEI codes of all mobile phones will be registered. Experts say IMEI registration is necessary to reduce the number of phone thefts. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas, according to the Tajik president’s official website. They reportedly discussed priorities of Tajikistan’s rotating chairmanship in the Organization, CSTO current tasks and some urgent matters on the regional and international agenda. asiaplustj.info »
Twenty-four new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan as of the evening of July 1, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 194. asiaplustj.info »
A government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place on June 30 to review the results of the work carried out in the first half of this year and discuss the plan of work set for the second half of the year, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has instructed the Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) to take under control the issue of vaccination and strict compliance with social distancing. asiaplustj.info »
Twenty-one new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan as of the evening of June 30, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 170. asiaplustj.info »
The German military late on Tuesday concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades. Reuters says It was in Afghanistan that Germany's military fought the first ground battles since the end of World War II. U.S. asiaplustj.info »
The fifth meeting of the Central Asian Working Group on Export Promotion of Agricultural Produce from Central Asia (CAWG) was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan form June 21 to 22. According to the European Union Delegation to Tajikistan, the meeting brought together stakeholders from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to discuss plans for further cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
Eighteen new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan as of the morning of June 30, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases in the country since June 21 to 149. asiaplustj.info »
The second round of the national polio immunization campaign, which targets children under the age of six, was launched in Tajikistan on June 29. According to the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis (RCIP), the second round of the polio immunization campaign will last in the country until July 5. asiaplustj.info »
The Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) NBP Pakistan Subsidiary Bank has terminated its activities in Tajikistan. According to the press center of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the NBT revoked the operating license of the CJSC NBP Pakistan Subsidiary Bank in Tajikistan on the basis of a request from this Bank for voluntary liquidation. asiaplustj.info »
Last weekend, Governor of the Tajik northern province of Sughd Rajabboy Ahmadzoda heading an official delegation visited Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianent says the isolated cases of Afghan government troops seeking refuge across the border in neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are now becoming a commonplace occurrence. On the morning of June 27, an armed group of Taliban militants launched an attacked on a border checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Kaldar district, forcing 17 Afghan troops to flee into Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will provide Tajikistan with all necessary assistance that will be requested by it in connection with the situation on its common border with Afghanistan, RIA Novosti said on June 28, citing CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Ms. Rika Ishii as the Bank’s new Head of Office in Tajikistan. She will be based in the country’s capital, Dushanbe, and is due to take up her duties on September 1, 2021, according to EBRD resident Office in Dushanbe. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Sixty-eight new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan over the past three days, bringing a total number of the officially registered cases of COVID-19 in the country since June 21 to 131. 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 »
Gardeners from Tursunzoda (western Tajikistan) have concluded a contract on exporting US$500,000 worth of grapes to Kazakhstan, according to the Tursunzoda mayor’s office. The contract has reportedly been inked by Mevayu Sabzavoti Tursunzoda Limited Liability Company and a delegation of Kazakhstan led by the Minister of Trade and Integration of this country Bakhyt Sultanov. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank, as an accredited entity for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), yesterday approved additional financing totaling 19 million U.S. dollars for the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB) project, the first to be funded by GCF in Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Thirteen new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially registered cases of COVID-19 in the country since June 21 to 63. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali held a working meeting on June 23 to discuss measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Tajik capital. The meeting participants included deputy mayors, heads of Dushanbe’s districts, senior representatives of law enforcement agencies and relevant structures, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia says that according to unofficial data, over a thousand of Tajikistanis had arrived in Kyrgyzstan via Batken region before the pandemic every day both via the checkpoint and via uncontrolled locations in villages. They came to earn money, for treatment and recreation. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda yesterday met here with the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Economic Forum, according to the press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
Russia is concerned over the latest developments in Afghanistan and the emergence of a new hotbed along the Tajik-Afghan borders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, June 23, according to TASS news agency. asiaplustj.info »
The Council of the European Union has appointed Ambassador Terhi Hakala to serve as the European Union (EU) Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia, starting on July 1, 2021. The EUSRs work under the authority of High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell and support his work in the implementation of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). asiaplustj.info »
The latest developments in Afghanistan require close attention of both neighboring countries and international organizations, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said while delivering a statement at the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency. 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 »
32 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have reportedly been detected in Tajikistan over the past two days. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), . asiaplustj.info »
Taliban militants have seized Afghan border town Sher Khan situated at the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Ajmal Kakar, a reporter for Afghanistan’s Pajhwok news agency, told Asia-Plus Tuesday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
The governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are establishing a joint-stock company for joint construction of two hydroelectric power plants on the Zarafshon River in the Tajik northern province of Sughd. asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday June 19, the University of Central Asia (UCA) celebrated the achievements of its inaugural cohort of graduates: the Class of 2021. The live-streamed Convocation brought together students, family members, faculty and well-wishers across multiple countries and time zones around the world. asiaplustj.info »
The highly contagious delta variant is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain that will “pick off” the most vulnerable people, the U.N. health agency said. “Delta has the potential “to be more lethal because it’s more efficient in the way it transmits between humans,” the world health Organization (WHO)’s Dr. Mike Ryan said, according to CNBS . asiaplustj.info »
Security Council Secretaries from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations are gathering in Dushanbe today to attend the 16th meeting of the SCO Security Council Secretaries, according to TASS news agency. asiaplustj.info »
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is escalating in the country, forcing the authorities to drop denials The Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response of Tajikistan met in Dushanbe yesterday and official confirmed that cases of contracting COVID-19 have been reported in some medial facilities of the country, according to the press center of the Ministry of Health and asiaplustj.info »
The first national online movie theater, SOMON TV, has been launched in Tajikistan. The project manager is Umed Ibodov, and SOMON TV offers collection of online movies, animated films as well as TV and radio programs in HD format. asiaplustj.info »
Based on data from the Interior Ministry, there have been 2,283 serious crimes reported in Tajikistan over the first five months of this year, which was 8.4 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
China has delivered 300,000 doses of CoronaVac, also known as the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, to Tajikistan. China has airlifted 300,000 doses of Coronavirus vaccine to Dushanbe in the evening of June 20. asiaplustj.info »
329 million U. S. dollars have been sent by physical entities from Russia to Tajikistan over the first three months of this year, which was 9. 2 percent fewer than in the same period last year, according to the Central bank of Russia. asiaplustj.info »
Over he first five months of this year, Tajikistan’s national budget for 2021 has been overfulfilled by 5. 8 percent, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Over the reporting period, the country’s public purse has received about 10. asiaplustj.info »
On June 16, Tajik Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda virtually met with Ms. Shanny Campbell, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Finance (Secretariat. asiaplustj.info »
A military exercise for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) of the Central Asian Region, dubbed Rubezh-2021 (Frontier-2021), will be conducted at the Edelweiss training ground in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
Moscow is facing a new coronavirus variant that is more aggressive and infectious, and the situation in the city is rapidly deteriorating, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said yesterday. The Russian capital reported 7,704 new infections on Sunday, the most in a single day since Dec. asiaplustj.info »
