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- Closer ties with Persian-speaking nations
LONDON, May 12 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottak and his Tajiki and Afghan counterparts, Hamrokhon Zaripov (c) and Rangin Dadfar Sepanta (l), in a meeting in Tajikistan in March, Iran Daily reported. Iran is genuinely interested in
- Afghanistan faces critical shortage of food
Dushanbe. April 29. Kazakhstan Today - Prices for food, in particular for flour, have broken all historical records in Afghanistan, the agency reports referring to the information agency Asia-plus on Monday. 'The Parliament of Afghanistan plans to hold
- As markets emerge, newspapers find growth
New newspapers - some backed by governments, others by business moguls and international conglomerates - are springing up from Rwanda to Tajikistan, attracting readers and advertising dollars.
- Ancient road, timeless trip
The photographer Jehad Nga spent three weeks retracing part of the historic route in central Asia, driving from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
- Boucher says US working to link South Asia with Central Asia
Washington, Apr 28 : US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has said that Washington was making efforts to link Central and South Asia through Afghanistan. He said that the US was working with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to develop
- Analysis: Turkmenistan opens up
(L-R) Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emoamli
- Long-running Tajik aluminium case sets UK legal fees record
HERBIES BEATS ALUMINIUM INTO PROFIT SHARES Tajik Aluminium company sets $120 million record for court claim. Author: John Helmer HARARE - Herbert Smith, one of the largest billing of the UK law firms, has been forced to reveal this month in the UK High
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Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a civil war since it gained independence in 1991 when the USSR collapsed. A peace agreement among rival factions was signed in 1997, but implementation has progressed slowly. Nevertheless, a number of opposition political parties have been legalized and are participating in elections, suggesting that the country may be stabilizing politically. Russian-led peacekeeping troops are based throughout the country, and Russian-commanded border guards are stationed along the border with Afghanistan.
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Reuters - The impoverished Central Asian nation
of Tajikistan urged its people on Tuesday to give up their
salaries to help build a new hydroelectric plant.
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