Incidents

QURGHON EPPA, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon emergency management agency will implement the project for reinforcement of banks of the Panj...

QURGHON TEPPA, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Natural disasters that have hit Khatlon over the first six months of this year have left...

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2009 Asia-Plus – The leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) claims that his group was not involved in...

According to Tajik law enforcement authorities, unknown armed group attacked a post of the National Guards in the Nourobod district yesterday. As a result of the skirmish, five servicemen of the national Guards were wounded and six assailants were killed, the source said.

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To help residents of Tajikistan cope with the heavy rainfalls and mudslides that hit the country in...

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- The Government of India has donated a cash assistance of 200,000 US dollars as humanitarian assistance to...

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- 151 natural disasters reported in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year have left 39...

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Fourteen persons have been killed and seven others have been injured in nine traffic accidents that have...

Ex-Minister of Emergencies also former powerful field commander of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) Mirzo Ziyoev was killed while trying to reveal the armed group’s hidden weapons and negotiating surrender of them, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Ziyoyev allegedly joined that criminal group and was shot by his new confederates.

An armed group that attacked a police post Safedkhok in the Tavildara district on July 8 has been reportedly broken up. Mirzo Ziyoev, ex-Minister of Emergencies and former warlord of the United Tajik Opposition, who allegedly joined that armed group, surrendered to the government forces.