After escaping from Taliban militants who threatened him and killed his father, Afghan artist Omar Khamosh went to Vahdat,Tajikistan,in early 2021
Whatever help governments in Central Asia are extending to Afghan refugees, they are not eager to make it known publicly
Hundreds of Tajiks from the southern town of Kulob have taken a keen interest in joining anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan. The Afghan fighters are stationed in Panjshir Valley, a primarily ethnic-Tajik region that has previously resisted Taliban invasions
Taliban militants attacked and threatened Freshta Hosseini, a prominent women’s rights activist and competitive athlete. If Sawsan Azizi, a recent law graduate, had stayed in Afghanistan, she claims she would have been forced to marry against her will
Tajikistan Is Facing The Effects Of The Violence In Afghanistan, Which Is Being Led By The Taliban. As Fighting Raged Close, Residents Of A Border Town Said Injured Afghan Soldiers Fled Into Tajikistan For Safety
Fighting in Kyrgyz-Tajik border areas has died down after deadly clashes in late April, but residents of the Tajik region of Vorukh say tensions remain high
A married pensioner couple has installed a “magic box” near a bread market in the Tajik city of Khujand in which they leave free bread every day to anyone in need
Mahbuba Ghanieva, a 45-year-old widow, says she was kicked out of her house in Tajikistan by her husband’s family after he died in 2012
Irregularities have been reported from the October 11 presidential election in Tajikistan. Talking to an RFE/RL correspondent in the northern city of Khujand, two voters openly said that they had cast more than one ballot. Both women claimed to have voted on behalf of other family members, a practice that is unlawful in Tajikistan
Following weeks of protests, authorities in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, agreed this week to give up on their attempt to jail two young men on suspicion of association with an accused drug smuggler and have, instead, decided to fine them less than $20 apiece.