| 单词 | Tajik |
| 例句 | The Tajik had said that if not for Massoud, the other man’s sister would still be “giving it” to Soviet soldiers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Babi said that there were tensions between their people—the Tajiks, who were a minority, and Tariq’s people, the Pashtuns, who were the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The kebab man, a Tajik, had taken offense and demanded a retraction. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Pashtun kings ruled this country for almost two hundred and fifty years, Laila, and Tajiks for all of nine months, back in 1929. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Tajiks worked on red and yellow dyes, and Jews on indigo. Review | Are these the most beautiful textiles in the world? 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z The students come from almost every province and include members of the country’s three main ethnic groups, the Pashtuns, the Tajiks and the Hazaras, Mr. Sarmast said. Afghanistan National Institute of Music Students to Tour U.S. 2013-02-01T21:18:01Z The reaction highlighted the sensitivity of linguistic issues in Afghanistan, a country with a mix of over 35 languages spoken by ethnic groups including Pashtuns, Tajiks and Hazaras as well as Uzbeks and Turkmen. BBC name change stirs language row in Afghanistan 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The family fled to Tajikistan seeking asylum, but the Tajik government has informed them that they can no longer stay. “Midnight Traveler” Expands the Narrative of the Refugee Documentary 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The reaction highlighted the sensitivity of linguistic issues in Afghanistan, a country with a mix of over 35 languages spoken by ethnic groups including Pashtuns, Tajiks and Hazaras as well as Uzbeks and Turkmen. BBC name change stirs language row in Afghanistan 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Last month, Russian media reported cases of authorities refusing to accept citizenship applications from Tajik nationals until they sign a contract with the Defense Ministry and enlist in the army. Cuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z In May Mexico also finally resolved a government plane problem: for more than four years it had failed to sell a luxury presidential jet, but in the end the Tajik government bought it. Plane fault scuppers German foreign minister's Sydney trip 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z After being denied entry to Moldova on June 30, a 43-year-old Tajik man shot dead two security officers and wounded a civilian at the airport. Moldova appoints new interior minister after airport shootout 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z A 43-year-old Tajik man shot dead two security officers and wounded a civilian after being denied entry to Moldova following his arrival on a flight from Istanbul. Moldova's interior minister resigns after Chisinau airport shootout 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Resident Coordinator's Office and had organised events without problems, including a February briefing with Dutch and Tajik officials on the U.N. China's security drive hits embassy activities, LGBT events, some diplomats say 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Various groups of Persian-speaking peoples lived in the Iranian plateau and were usually described as “Tajik.” World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The jet took off from California, where it had been in storage, and arrived in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, early on Monday. Mexico dispatches discarded presidential jet to Tajikistan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The Tajik man later died after being wounded during the shootout. Moldova appoints new interior minister after airport shootout 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Tajik man later died after being wounded during a shootout at the airport. Moldova's interior minister resigns after Chisinau airport shootout 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z With the formation of the first Islamic Emirate under the Taliban, Mr. Nasrullah’s family decamped to its native Panjshir, a stronghold of the Tajik ethnic group. A Shepherd, a Cook, a Palace Chef: Making Food With Less Under the Taliban 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z There are even ads in Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Tajik languages offering citizens of these countries a fast track to obtain a Russian passport if they join the armed forces. Ukraine war: Migrants in Russia forced to fight in Putin's war 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “We hope the Tajik authorities take immediate action to have Shamil released before it’s too late,” Mr. Lopes said. Tajikistan should release ailing Jehovah’s Witness from prison, Rubio says 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Most Tajiks speak a variant of Farsi or other Iranian languages, while their northern neighbors have Turkic-speaking majorities. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Russian authorities quickly branded the incident a terrorist attack, deliberately highlighting the nationality of the alleged gunmen, who were Tajik. Mass shooting in Belgorod exposes Russia’s forced mobilization of migrants 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Privately, Tajik officials say Rakhmon felt offended because Russia has for decades treated Tajikistan as its backyard and is only turning to Dushanbe after becoming isolated. 'We want respect': Putin's authority tested in Central Asia 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z A few days later, after Tajik forces advanced, China issued a similar pledge with respect to Kyrgyzstan, horning in on Russia’s longstanding role as the guardian of Central Asian borders. A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z “There is no legal reason, according to Tajik and international law, for a peaceful elderly man like him to be in prison.” Tajikistan should release ailing Jehovah’s Witness from prison, Rubio says 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Then we hit a stretch of road where, in 2021, clashes between Tajiks and Kyrgyz had left gas station after gas station burned out. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The Tajik family became part of Operation Allies Refuge, the evacuation of Afghan citizens after the fall of the country’s government that was, according to the U.S. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z It said it has spotted camouflaged Kyrgyz armed personnel carriers and other military equipment and a group of special forces servicemen near the border, as well as Kyrgyz drones crossing into Tajik territory. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of hiding military hardware near border 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The Kyrgyz owner of the business, who stayed behind to guard his chickens, according to local officials, was shot in his office by marauding Tajiks. A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z “We hope an increase in publicity and advocacy at this critical time will urge Tajik authorities to release Shamil,” Mr. Lopes said. Tajikistan should release ailing Jehovah’s Witness from prison, Rubio says 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z For Tajiks, perhaps the worst example of capricious Soviet demarcation was the decision to attach Bukhara and Samarkand, which had Persian-speaking majorities, to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan in 1924. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The Tajiks belonged to a group of 540 Afghans that were resettled in Nashville, a number that increased from an initial 350 because of the area’s capacity to welcome refugees. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Tajik authorities, however, accused Kyrgyz forces of destroying a mosque and targeting civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Tajik border guards said in a statement on Friday several Tajik villages had been struck by Kyrgyz helicopters and drones. Kyrgyz-Tajik ceasefire largely holds after quiet night 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Tajik border officials, meanwhile, charged that the Kyrgyz forces subjected Tajik villages near the border “to intensive mortar bombardment and shelling” from “all types of available heavy weapons and firearms.” Officials: 31 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Tajiks remained furious about the division for decades, with one historian comparing Tajikistan without Samarkand and Bukhara to “France without Paris.” The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The Tajiks landed in Nashville at 2 a.m. late last November. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Two Tajik border guards were killed in similar clashes earlier this week but the countries, both of which host Russian military bases, appeared to have ceased hostilities afterwards. Kyrgyzstan says fighting escalates on Tajik border 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Tajik security sources said heads of state security from both sides continued talks on Saturday to settle the conflict. Kyrgyz-Tajik ceasefire largely holds after quiet night 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Tajik authorities said they proposed negotiations and a cease-fire, but Kyrgyz troops reportedly ignored the offers. Officials: 31 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Many of them hoped for a return to the golden age of Tajik history, as seen by nationalist historians: the Samanid Empire. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z But a growing number of families like the Tajiks now call it home: a center of Americana transformed by new arrivals. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The Tajik side said in a statement Kyrgyz border guards opened unprovoked gun and mortar fire on their outpost. Fresh clash erupts between Kyrgyz, Tajik border guards 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The Kyrgyz border service said Tajik guards opened fire after being asked to leave "combat positions" along the border and Kyrgyz guards used weapons in response, Russia's RIA state news agency said. Shooting breaks out between Kyrgyz, Tajik border guards - Russian agencies 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z According to the Kyrgyz border service, the fighting erupted early in the morning, when Tajik forces fired at Kyrgyz border guards. Officials: 31 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Although June 27 is now known as the Day of National Unity, many Tajiks do not treat it as cause for celebration. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z With the assistance of their resettlement agency, the Nashville International Center for Empowerment, or N.I.C.E., the Tajik family have found jobs, a place to stay and help with necessities such as getting a driver’s license. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “We hope that the organizers and perpetrators of that terrorist act will be punished soon,” he said at the beginning of a meeting with his Tajik counterpart in Moscow on Monday. Suicide Attack Hits Russian Embassy in Afghanistan, Killing 2 Employees 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z A number of local Taliban intelligence and police chiefs are Tajik or Persian-speaking, as are some of the soldiers stationed in Andarab. Afghanistan: The quiet Afghan valley standing up to the Taliban 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “We are doing everything so that the situation in that country normalizes,” Putin said in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital. Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z When Heathershaw asked his Tajik friends why, they told him, “The war was strife between brothers — nothing we want to remember.” The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Like the Tajik family, they fled fearing they would be targeted for having worked with the United States. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z "The United States is working with the Tajik government to determine the best way to effectively use and maintain the aircraft," Kurilla said. U.S. may let Tajikistan hold on to fleeing Afghan aircraft 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Now as well as Nepalese, UK growers are employing Indonesian, Mongol, Tajik, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz workers. UK farmers turn to Nepal and Tajikistan for fruit pickers 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The Tajik foreign ministry said that on Friday, Kyrgyz military personnel had deliberately and illegally crossed the frontier near the village of Vorukh. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of provoking latest border clash 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Across the country, the Tajik state is building replicas of strongholds from the same era: miniature fortresses waiting for phantom armies. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The Tajik family has a WhatsApp group of over 30 people — a virtual recreation of their life in Kabul. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The Düsseldorf regional court sentenced the Tajik nationals, ages 25 to 34, to lengthy prison terms. World Digest: June 1, 2022 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z IS has also managed to radicalise some members of Afghanistan's Tajik and Uzbek populations, whereas the Taliban are dominated by the Pashtun ethnicity. Afghanistan pupils in fear after spate of Islamic State attacks 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z When told by Tajik border guards to leave, the Kyrgyz troops refused, and opened fire. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of provoking latest border clash 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Ethnic enclaves within states of other national ethnic groups — Kyrgyz inside Tajikistan, Uzbeks inside Kyrgyzstan, Tajiks inside Uzbekistan — have led locals to nickname these spaces “chessboard” borders. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z These intense virtual connections do not give the Tajik family much solace. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Most belong to two minority ethnic groups — the Hazara, who are Shiite Muslim, and Tajik Afghans, who have close cultural ties to Iran. Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Valley Pride’s senior vice president for sales, Sorbon Sharifov, grew up in Tajikistan and speaks five languages — Persian, Russian, Arabic, Tajik and English — which is useful as the company pushes into Central Asia. How America’s Farmers Got Cut Out of the Supply Chain 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The Tajik guards fired back and the two sides then agreed on a ceasefire, the ministry said in a statement on its website. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of provoking latest border clash 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z It said a Tajik border guard had been injured in the first clash in the Leilek district of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree to pull back some forces after border clashes -Interfax 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Although preoccupied by worries of family left behind and haunted by a life that ended in August 2021, the Tajik family is determined to build a new life in Nashville. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Russia has invested in its Tajik base more than most other outposts, sending new equipment in recent months and staging military drills there over the summer. Russia begins to mobilize military reinforcements for Ukraine as casualties mount, Pentagon says 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Masouma Tajik escaped the Ukrainian capital with a backpack she had carried from Kabul, some clothes and her laptop. They left one war and wound up in another: Yemenis, Afghans and Syrians flee Ukraine 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Tajik said she had no trouble at the border, and despite having an expired 15-day visa, the guards gave her a warm smile and let her through. Horrific deja vu in Ukraine for those who fled other wars 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z During the last 20 years, these areas, mainly inhabited by the Tajik minority, often flew the tricolor flag of the Northern Alliance, an insurgent coalition that fought the Taliban government in the 1990s. Taliban Search Operation Echoes Resented U.S. Tactics 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Alam played a key role in recruiting more Uzbeks from Faryab and neighboring provinces as well as Turkmen and Tajiks, although their numbers are still dwarfed by the Pashtuns in the Taliban. A popular Uzbek commander fought for the Taliban for more than two decades. He was arrested anyway. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The conflict reportedly began near the Kyrgyz city of Batken after Tajik border guards closed a road that leads to sizable towns in Kyrgyzstan’s west. Reports: 6 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z A member of the ethnic Tajik minority, he is among only a handful of current officials who are members of neither the Taliban’s religious movement nor its ethnic Pashtun group. Afghanistan desperately needs aid. One technocrat from the former government is key to the Taliban’s efforts. 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z From there, and with a legal entry visa, they flew to Dushanbe, the Tajik capital. At Every Step, Afghans Coming to America Encounter Stumbling Blocks 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z The great majority of the refugees here are members of the Tajik, Uzbek or Hazara ethnic minorities, who are routinely discriminated against — or worse — at home. Amid a crackdown, Afghan refugees in Iran fear the 'unthinkable': Being sent back 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The U.S.-trained Afghan personnel, including a pilot who was pregnant, flew out of Tajikistan on Tuesday, after having been held under conditions that some of them compared to detention by Tajik authorities. Tajiks blame U.S. bureaucracy for delay evacuating Afghan pilots 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Tajik authorities haven’t made statements about the conflict, but the Tajik service of Russian news service Sputnik reported that six Tajiks have been wounded. Reports: 6 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z They included the agriculture minister, who is Uzbek; the deputy health minister, a minority Shiite Hazara; the mayor of Kabul, an ethnic Baloch; and the army chief of staff, another Tajik. Afghanistan desperately needs aid. One technocrat from the former government is key to the Taliban’s efforts. 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Those in that group who communicated with Reuters did so on cell phones kept hidden from guards and said the Tajik authorities took away their identity documents. Detained Afghan pilots to fly out of Tajikistan on U.S.-brokered flight 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z “But having heard the stories and rumors about what the Taliban has been doing to Hazaras and Tajiks, I couldn’t risk being easily busted this time and sent back,” he said. Amid a crackdown, Afghan refugees in Iran fear the 'unthinkable': Being sent back 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z A senior Tajik government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly, said the “U.S. bureaucratic machine” was largely to blame for the delays. Tajiks blame U.S. bureaucracy for delay evacuating Afghan pilots 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The lieutenant is among 143 Afghan pilots and crew members now detained by the Tajik authorities. Afghan Military Pilots, on the Run, Feel Abandoned by U.S. 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Today, there are ethnic Uzbeks, Tajiks and Turkmen among the ranks of Taliban fighters, though their numbers remain small. The Taliban is trying to win over Afghanistan’s Shiites with a 33-year-old Hazara emissary. But many question the group’s sincerity. 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The Afghans had spent a full day waiting at the airport in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, for a flight that appeared to have been delayed. Detained Afghan pilots to fly out of Tajikistan on U.S.-brokered flight 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Masouma Tajik worries her younger sisters may not have access to the same opportunities that have allowed her to become a data analyst in Kabul. Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The pilots’ passports had been taken from them so that they could be handed over to embassy staff who then needed time to confirm their identities, the Tajik official said. Tajiks blame U.S. bureaucracy for delay evacuating Afghan pilots 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z But another group of 143 Afghan Air Force personnel remains in detention at a sanitarium near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. Afghan Military Pilots, on the Run, Feel Abandoned by U.S. 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Iranian officials are also concerned about the fate of two minority ethnic groups, the Hazara, who are Shiite Muslim, and the Tajiks, who have close cultural ties to Iran. Iran Wanted U.S. Out of Afghanistan. It May Be Sorry the Wish Came True. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z A U.S. official told Reuters that the United States faced difficulty securing Tajik authorization to access the pilots. Detained Afghan pilots to fly out of Tajikistan on U.S.-brokered flight 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z After the Taliban takeover, Tajik left Afghanistan for Ukraine, where she’s been applying for scholarships or refugee programs in different countries. Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z "This is the first time an event of this scale is being held," Tajik Defence Minister Sherali Mirzo told reporters at the site. Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Reuters had previously reported U.S. difficulties gaining Tajik access to all of the Afghans, which include an Afghan Air Force pilot who is eight months pregnant. EXCLUSIVE U.S. hopes to soon relocate Afghan pilots who fled to Tajikistan, official says 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The Persian-speaking Hazara, thought to trace their descent back to the armies of the 13th century Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, are considered the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan behind the Pashtuns and Tajiks. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Tajiks are the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and make up a majority of the population in some northern areas close to the border with Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic. Russia says it will protect Tajikistan in case of incursion from Afghanistan 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The sister, who used to tell Tajik that she wanted to join the army, didn’t complain but her voice betrayed her sadness, Tajik says. Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Millions of Tajiks live in Afghanistan, comprising its second largest ethnic group, and Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon has criticised the predominantly Pashtun Taliban for failing to set up an ethnically diverse cabinet. Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The predominantly ethnic Tajik region, located 60 miles northeast of Kabul, features rugged mountains and valleys. In Afghanistan, a resistance arises 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z No up-to-date census data exists, but estimates put the size of the overall Shi'ite community at between 10-20 percent of the population, including Persian-speaking Tajiks and Pashtuns as well as Hazaras. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z According to Russian media reports, the predominantly ethnic Pashtun Taliban have struck an alliance with one particular Tajik militant group which may be planning an incursion into Tajikistan. Russia says it will protect Tajikistan in case of incursion from Afghanistan 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Tajik has no idea how to help; her own life is in limbo. Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The Taliban has forged an alliance with an ethnic Tajik militant group seeking to overthrow Rakhmon, according to Russian media reports. Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z They say Tajik authorities keep telling them to wait. EXCLUSIVE Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Ethnic Tajiks make up more than a quarter of Afghanistan’s population, but Taliban members predominantly belong to the biggest ethnic group, Pashtuns. Russia urges calm between ally Tajikistan, Afghanistan 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Reuters has been unable to confirm the Russian media reports concerning the Tajik militant group. Russia says it will protect Tajikistan in case of incursion from Afghanistan 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z “I’m just like giving hope for them,” Tajik says. Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z It added representatives from the country’s ethnic minorities — Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras, who are Shiite Muslims in the majority Sunni Muslim country. The AP Interview: Top Pakistan diplomat details Taliban plan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z She was speaking on a phone kept hidden from guards, after Tajik authorities took the Afghans' identification documents and phones away. EXCLUSIVE Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z There are 143 Afghans detained at a sanatorium in a mountainous, rural area outside of the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, waiting and hoping for over a month for transfer by the United States. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Tuesday’s announcement, which focused on filling posts at the deputy-minister level, did give a few of those jobs to ethnic minorities, including Tajiks, Uzbeks and one Hazara, the new deputy minister of health. Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z In response to demands that the group form an inclusive government, the Taliban appointed ethnic minorities to deputy minister-level positions, including Uzbeks, Tajiks and one Hazara. Taliban seeks to attend United Nations General Assembly in New York 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Afghanistan encompasses a diverse range of tribes and ethnic groups — including Pashtuns, Tajiks and Hazaras — each with distinct cuts and designs developed and passed down through generations. Afghan women share images of colorful, traditional styles to protest Taliban dress codes 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Despite her mid-November due date, Tajik authorities have dismissed her request to be moved closer to a hospital that's an hour or more away, she said. EXCLUSIVE Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The pilots did not express concern the Tajiks will send this group back to the Taliban. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Mujahid also said that ethnicity did not matter to the new government, though he did note that at least two of the appointees were Tajik and the deputy defense minister is an Uzbek. Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin canceled a planned trip to Tajikistan this week for a Central Asian security summit, the Kremlin said, describing a phone call that Mr. Putin had on Tuesday with Emomali Rahmon, the Tajik president. Vladimir Putin is isolating after possible exposure to the coronavirus. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Bread is central to the Tajik table, so it comes as no surprise that Touraeva is an authority on Central Asian loaves, leavened or not. Review | Taste of Eurasia is one woman’s delicious solution to having it all 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z He said the department told his office the Tajik government was "very aware of the pregnant pilot's condition" and that anyone needing emergency medical services would be taken to a local medical facility. EXCLUSIVE Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “The Tajik government is probably playing this to try to get some benefit,” Stronski said. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Afghanistan is a plurality Pashtun country, but with large minorities of the Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara ethnicities, as well as some Turkmen and a variety of smaller groups. Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z And as an ethnic Tajik, he added, he was concerned about the Taliban, who are mostly ethnic Pashtun, targeting other minorities. Anti-Taliban resistance fighters rely on grit, history and geography to hang onto a sliver of Afghanistan 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z It is home to a range of people, with the largest group being ethnic Tajiks. Panjshir - the valley trying to hold off the Taliban 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z “We want the oil and gas industry to know that there will be no surprising political changes with Labour, and that the changes will be discussed with the sector itself,” said Tajik. Climate change in election spotlight in oil giant Norway 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z About a quarter of Afghanistan’s population are believed to be ethnic Tajiks, although no recent census data exists. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Unlike their previous period in power before 2001, the predominantly Pashtun Taliban did seek support here from Tajiks, Uzbeks and other minorities as they prepared their offensive last month. Veteran Afghan strongmen to form new front for negotiating with Taliban 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z In Kabul, Taliban fighters are searching houses in at least three neighborhoods inhabited mostly by ethnic Tajiks, looking for those suspected of having ties to the resistance, said two sources. Anti-Taliban resistance fighters rely on grit, history and geography to hang onto a sliver of Afghanistan 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z In recent years, the Taliban has tried to present itself as multiethnic, appointing local officials from Tajik and Hazara areas and assuring Shiite communities that they can worship in peace. Perspective | Five myths about the Taliban 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “He likes people who talk about their dreams,” said Najibullah Tajik, 20. A Swimmer’s Journey From Afghanistan to Refugee Camps to the Paralympics 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z When the Tajik government confiscated the Afghans’ phones, it told the pilots it was for their safety, explaining the Taliban could trace their signal when they called home. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Most speak Dari - one of Afghanistan's main languages - and are of Tajik ethnicity. Afghanistan: The 'undefeated' valley an hour from Kabul 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z His Northern Alliance included fellow Tajiks as well as fighters from other ethnic groups, in keeping with his vision of an independent, multi-ethnic Afghanistan under a moderate form of Islamic rule. Some Afghans vow to resist Taliban from mountain enclave 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The post-2001 government’s neglect, combined with rampant corruption, graft and ethnic infighting, fueled disillusion and disenfranchisement among Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek populations. Perspective | Five myths about the Taliban 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “You have been working hard for as long as I’ve known you, and there are so many things happening in Afghanistan,” Mr. Tajik said he told his friend. A Swimmer’s Journey From Afghanistan to Refugee Camps to the Paralympics 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z “You are not allowed to use your phone for the security of your family,” a Tajik official said, recounted the second pilot. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The Tajiks make up about a quarter of Afghanistan's population of 38 million people - but the Panjshiris don't look towards Tajikistan, one of Afghanistan's northern neighbours. Afghanistan: The 'undefeated' valley an hour from Kabul 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z When Soviet tanks rolled into Afghanistan in 1979, the people of the province, dominantly ethnic Tajiks, resisted and the area was never conquered. Taliban sends fighters toward unbowed region of Afghanistan 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Tajik authorities also announced plans for three days of anti-terrorism exercises this week with forces from China’s Ministry of Public Security. Russia sees potential cooperation with Taliban, but also prepares for the worst 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The New York Times cited the Tajik Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying three Afghan military planes and two helicopters carrying 143 soldiers and airmen were allowed to land there after transmitting distress signals. Chaos on the ground, uncertainty on what’s to come in Afghanistan 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The Tajik government source also said the Afghans’ phones were taken from them so that their exact location could not be tracked. Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z A plane carrying more than 100 Afghan servicemen landed in Tajikistan on Monday, the Tajik Foreign Ministry said. Uzbekistan says it downed Afghan military plane crossing in 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Tajik said she saw U.S. soldiers fire shots in the air. Afghan woman in limbo at Kabul airport after Taliban sweep 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The Tajik authorities allowed the aircraft to enter the country's airspace and land after receiving a distress signal from them, Russia's RIA news agency quoted the ministry as saying. Planes carrying Afghan soldiers land in Tajikistan - report 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Massouma Tajik, a 22-year-old data analyst, was among hundreds of Afghans waiting anxiously in the Kabul airport to board an evacuation flight. “Game over:” Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The Commandos and the professional officer corps of the Afghan National Army are dominated by ethnic Tajiks, effectively the successors to the Northern Alliance, which the U.S. supported against the Taliban 20 years ago. Bombing Afghan cities with B-52s is pointless and brutal — Biden must end this 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The war games that began last week involved 2,500 Russian, Tajik and Uzbek troops and about 500 military vehicles. Russia, Central Asian allies hold drills near Afghanistan 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Russian Central military district commander Alexander Lapin said the showcased weaponry would remain at the Tajik base. Russia showcases new arms at drill near Afghan border 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The Tajik president voiced concern about the concentration of “terrorist groups” in Afghanistan along the border with Tajikistan that number more than 3,000 militants from the ex-Soviet states and China. Central Asian leaders worried by turmoil in Afghanistan 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z When the Kyrgyz showed up at the Tajikistan border on July 13 and 14 with their herd, including Bactrian two-humped camels laden with bundles, the Tajik border patrol initially let them enter. These Herders Lived in Peaceful Isolation. Now, War Has Found Them. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Russia is set to hold military drills on Aug. 5-10 near Tajikistan's Afghan border, involving more than 1,000 Russian soldiers as well as Uzbek and Tajik forces. U.S. 'deeply troubled' by attacks on civilians as Taliban sweep across Afghanistan 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Equally tricky for Kabul is explaining battlefield strategy in a way that doesn’t offend any of Afghanistan’s ethnic groups, which include Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks. Exclusive-As Taliban advances, Afghan military overhauls war strategy to limit losses 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Tajikistan's National Security Committee, which runs the border security, said that the Afghan troops sought refuge early on Monday morning after fighting with militants during the night, according to the Tajik state-run news agency Khovar. Afghanistan: Soldiers flee to Tajikistan after militant clashes 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Another military exercise by Russian, Tajik and Uzbek troops that began Thursday in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan involves 2,500 troops and 500 military vehicles. Central Asian leaders worried by turmoil in Afghanistan 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z "Special attention was paid to the escalation of the situation in Afghanistan's northern areas adjacent to Tajikistan," a statement from the Tajik president's office said. Hundreds of Afghan security personnel flee into Tajikistan as Taliban advances 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z It is a community of ethnic Tajiks that fiercely opposed the takeover by the ethnic Pashtun Taliban. The Taliban’s offensive is prompting Afghans to join the fight: ‘We need to defend our lands’ 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Even as some Hazaras mobilize, some Tajik and Uzbek groups never completely disbanded the militias that helped U.S. forces topple the Taliban in 2001. Attacked and Vulnerable, Some Afghans Are Forming Their Own Armies 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z "Tajik border guards are currently controlling the situation on the state border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan," it said. Afghanistan: Soldiers flee to Tajikistan after militant clashes 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Residents of Kyrgyzstan opposed the surveillance attempt; Kyrgyz and Tajiks began hurling stones at each other, and troops quickly entered the fray. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree to pull back troops after clash 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z One Kyrgyz area populated by thousands of people remained cut off from the rest of the country, border guards said, because Tajik troops were blocking a road that crosses disputed territory. Kyrgyzstan accuses Tajikistan of amassing troops near border 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Perhaps even more disturbing, the insurgents made new inroads as they moved south last week through a corridor of provinces where former ethnic Tajik militias once battled them ferociously. The Taliban’s offensive is prompting Afghans to join the fight: ‘We need to defend our lands’ 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z In Herat Province in the west, the former Tajik warlord Mohammed Ismail Khan, another Northern Alliance commander who helped defeat the Taliban, recently broadcast a raucous gathering of armed men on his Facebook page. Attacked and Vulnerable, Some Afghans Are Forming Their Own Armies 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Kyrgyz and the Tajiks began hurling stones at each other and troops quickly entered the fray. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan try to end cross-border clashes 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The casualty figures are from the Kyrgyz side with Tajik numbers unclear. Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan violence: Deadly clash amid water dispute 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Villagers from opposing sides hurled rocks at each other and border guards joined the fray with guns, mortars and even, according to Kyrgyz border guards, a Tajik attack helicopter. Kyrgyzstan accuses Tajikistan of amassing troops near border 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Border guards and other security forces exchanged small-arms fire, videos posted online showed, and mortars and artillery were fired from the Tajik side, according to Kyrgyz officials. Central Asian Border Dispute Casts Shadow Over U.S. Afghan Departure 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z In a statement, Japarov urged calm and said: “We will always find a common language with our Tajik brothers”. Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The Tajikistan Emergency Situations Ministry said the epicenter was 260 miles east of the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. World Digest: Feb. 12, 2021 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z On one side of the grandstand, a jowly Tajik commander laughs with his friends; on the other, Qais Hassan is sulking. Trouble lurks for Afghanistan’s beloved ‘goat grabbing’ national sport 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “If something happens to me, who will collect my body? What if I need blood?” said Masouma Tajik, 22, a computer science student in Kabul, whose family lives hundreds of miles away. ‘I Could Just Vanish’: In Kabul, Pocket Notes to Prevent Anonymous Death 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Four other Tajiks were arrested in Germany in mid-April and their alleged leader was taken into custody in March 2019. Albania transfers IS terror cell suspect to Germany 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Separately, his cabinet said that Kyrgyz and Tajik prime ministers would discuss the matter on the sidelines of a multilateral meeting in Russia which they were both attending on Thursday. Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z A Tajik news outlet reported meetings between Russian officials and Taliban commanders at a Russian air base in Tajikistan as early as 2015. How Russia Built a Channel to the Taliban, Once an Enemy 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Four other Tajiks suspected of being IS members were arrested in Germany on the same charge. Albania agrees to extradite suspect in alleged attack plot 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Those questions confronted Ms. Tajik when she was stuck in a Kabul traffic jam one recent day, terrified that a car bomb might explode at any moment, she said. ‘I Could Just Vanish’: In Kabul, Pocket Notes to Prevent Anonymous Death 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Handsome Tajik boys with thick unibrows — a mark of beauty in the Persianate world — sold turmeric, cumin, red chile and star anise. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Tajik authorities said the facility belonged to them and accused Kyrgyz forces of shooting at Tajik border guards. Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Three Kyrgyz border guards and two Tajik citizens were wounded in a shootout Friday in a border area between the two former Soviet republics, officials on both sides said, blaming each other for the violence. World Digest: May 8, 2020 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z The Tajik nationals were detained in early morning raids in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the public prosecutor said in a statement. Islamic State cell plotted attacks on U.S. bases in Germany, prosecutors say 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z A total of 14 people - Uzbek, Tajik and Chinese nationals - lived in the building. Fire at sawmill in Siberian village kills 11 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Ten victims were identified as Uzbek nationals and one as a Tajik. Fire at sawmill in Siberian village kills 11 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Tajik, 25, was laid off in 2011, as were thousands of other local residents of the nearby town of Bagram, as American forces started to withdraw from the country. A Growing U.S. Base Made This Afghan Town. Now It’s Dying. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Border conflicts are frequent in the area, which is part of the fertile Ferghana Valley, a patchwork of Kyrgyz, Tajik and Uzbek villages with numerous enclaves and disputed borders. World Digest: May 8, 2020 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z “Sohail Shahzad has confessed of the killings,” Mr. Tajik said, adding that the suspect used to drive a rickshaw in Chunian and had lured the children by offering them money to collect firewood. Rapes and Killings of Children Haunt a Corner of Pakistan 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z One main candidate was a wealthy contractor from the Tajik north, the other a professional from the Pashtun south. Analysis | Even without a Taliban peace deal, progress for Afghan women and democracy seems vulnerable 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z A total of 14 people — Uzbek, Tajik and Chinese nationals — lived in the building. Fire at sawmill in Siberian village kills 11 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z “If the Americans leave, I will close my shop,” Mr. Tajik said. A Growing U.S. Base Made This Afghan Town. Now It’s Dying. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Tajik border guards, in turn, accused Kyrgyz ones of opening fire at two Tajik civilians. World Digest: May 8, 2020 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Isis, which at one point controlled swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, claimed responsibility for another Tajik prison riot in November, which followed a deadly attack on western tourists in July. Dozens killed in riot at Tajikistan prison holding Isis militants 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr Khalimov was a Tajik special forces soldier who defected to IS and was killed fighting in Syria. 'Dozens' killed in riot at Tajik prison 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Rayfield not only had to learn Uzbek to translate the novel, but had to bone up on Tartar, Farsi, Tajik and Kyrgyz as well. 'It's a silent conversation': authors and translators on their unique relationship 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Since Mr. Tajik relies on the six-square-mile base for his livelihood, the Taliban will kill him if they return, he said. A Growing U.S. Base Made This Afghan Town. Now It’s Dying. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Details about China’s activities at the facilities, some of which bear the Chinese and Tajik emblems, are not made public. In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet newcomer: Chinese troops 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z One was about the relationship between Tajikistan and Iran, and why the Tajiks were unlikely to be persuaded to participate in western sanctions on Tehran. Monica Witt: from US intelligence officer to alleged Iranian spy 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Khafizova is not the only Tajik citizen to be stung by the law. Tajik pop star fined over birthday law breach 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z “Problems do exist, but I relate them to the mismanagement of the officials not the revolution itself,” Tajik said. Iran’s revolutionaries have mixed feelings, 40 years later 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z More than 3,000 Afghan workers like Mr. Tajik once lived in the town, commuting each day to within the barbed-wire confines of the base. A Growing U.S. Base Made This Afghan Town. Now It’s Dying. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z In the soft-power stakes, the United States and Russia both appear to be losing relative ground to China, which provides scholarships for undergraduate Tajiks and military academy training for up-and-coming defense officials. In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet newcomer: Chinese troops 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Among the eight are an American, a German, a Russian, a national from the Ukraine as well as Tajik and Uzbek nationals. Kurds capture 8 jihadis including US teenager 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Much work remains to be done to convince women in work or education and skeptical groups of ethnic Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras from northern and central Afghanistan. Taliban seek image makeover as Afghan peace talks gain momentum 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Younus Qanooni, a senior figure in the main ethnic Tajik opposition group, warned that the election presents a “very dangerous challenge” that could “divide the country” between the Pashtun south and the ethnic-minority-led north. Afghan election, Taliban talks may be on collision course 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The line at the gate, Mr. Tajik said, held more than 1,000 people some mornings. A Growing U.S. Base Made This Afghan Town. Now It’s Dying. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z A railroad project in Central Asia is apparently up in the air, with Turkmenistan saying that a Tajik envoy's statement apparently backtracking on the project is incomprehensible. Turkmenistan surprised by Tajikistan's rollback on railroad 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Two forestry officials were killed in the confrontation, he said, and the Tajik Air Force then responded with the strike, which killed six Taliban insurgents. Airstrike Near Tajikistan Border Kills Taliban, Afghans Say 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Tajik Border Guards said in a statement that they are looking for a group of 10 to 12 armed men who crossed the Panj River separating the country from Afghanistan on Sunday. Gunmen kill 2 in attack on Afghan-Tajik border 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Tajik Border Guards said in a statement on Monday that they are looking for a group of 10 to 12 armed men who crossed the Panj River separating the country from Afghanistan on Sunday. Gunmen kill 2 in attack on Afghan-Tajik border 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z In the past, hundreds of shops, much like Mr. Tajik’s, would buy from his yard, Mr. Nasari said. A Growing U.S. Base Made This Afghan Town. Now It’s Dying. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Women fare the worst in articles written in Tajik, the official language of Tajikistan, making up only 1% of biographies. Why we’re editing women scientists onto Wikipedia 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Colonel Omar also said that the aircraft involved was from the Tajik Air Force. Airstrike Near Tajikistan Border Kills Taliban, Afghans Say 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The committee’s spokeswoman, Umeda Yusupova, said in a statement that three of the victims were Russian mountaineers and two were Tajik members of the helicopter crew. 5 die in helicopter crash in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Tajik officials said the attack’s mastermind was the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, a peaceful opposition party whose leaders fled the country since the ruling government banned their party three years ago. D.C. cyclists killed in Islamic State-claimed attack in former Soviet Central Asia 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z A car rammed into a group of cyclists south of the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Sunday. IS claims responsibility for Tajikistan attack that killed 4 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Three other cyclists in the group, including a Swiss woman, sustained injuries and sought medical help, according to Tajik and Swiss officials. The Latest: Suspects in Tajikistan ‘attack’ had knives, guns 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The video, released by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, shows a black sedan swerving to run down people spread across a rural road. Video of tourists killed in Tajikistan shows 'deliberate attack' 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Judging from the survivors, the victims of Wednesday’s bombing were Sunnis, both Pashtuns and Tajiks, as well as Hazaras. ‘May God Kill Your Own Son’: Bomb Rips Families Apart in Kabul 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z But, according to photos released by the Tajik Interior Ministry, the men in the Islamic State video are those killed by Tajik security forces. D.C. cyclists killed in Islamic State-claimed attack in former Soviet Central Asia 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z And later in the book there is a chapter on outfits that Tajik women should not wear. Tajik book tells women how to dress 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Her debut feature film, “40 Days of Silence,” depicted four generations of Tajik women who live entirely without men. Mighty Women Warriors, Resurrected From an Ancient Epic 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Tajik authorities did not say what the motive was for the attack. Video of tourists killed in Tajikistan shows 'deliberate attack' 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The largest of those is Pashtun, followed by Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek. New Afghan ID cards, aimed at unifying the country, are doing the opposite 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z The holiday is also considered a holy time for Zorastrians, Kurds, Tajiks, Afghans and other cultures. Where to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year celebration 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Many Tajiks see the term as a means of entrenching longstanding Pashtun dominance and refuse to accept the cards. Afghan provincial governor defies Ghani's order to step down 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z The party is dominated by ethnic Tajiks, and it has long accused Ghani, an ethnic Pashtun, of ethnic bias. Rupture between Afghan president, regional leader could shake fragile government 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Social media reflects a sharp divide between supporters of the president and those Tajiks who lament the decline of their political culture into "leader worship", as the writer Hafiz Boboyorov put it. Tajiks step up "worthy" president cult 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z One night this week, Tashmatov sang upbeat Tajik pop music from a stage next to a fully stocked bar at Emir Palace, the restaurant Sobirov manages. Uzbek community in New York wary of being tied to Islamic extremism – LA Times 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Though the country's names are supposed to correspond to Soviet-era ethnic classifications — Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, and Turkmen, respectively — it's not always the case: for instance, about 15% of Kyrgyzstan is ethnically Uzbek. A snapshot of Uzbekistan, homeland of the suspect in the deadly New York truck attack – LA Times 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Ukrainian rebellion could inspire Georgians, Armenians or Tajiks. Perspective | Why does Putin want to control Ukraine? Ask Stalin. 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Shaving beards is part of a government campaign targeting cultural practices deemed "alien and inconsistent with Tajik culture". Tajik actors get 'beard permits' 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Tajiks and migrants from other predominantly Muslim ex-Soviet republics flock to Russia for work, typically in low-paying jobs or manual work. Russian diplomat, Tajik ambassador meet over Moscow protest 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z THE young Tajik man does not want to leave home, despite his mother’s assurance that he looks fine. Tajikistan’s crackdown on observant Muslims intensifies 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Tajik Bagley returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a score with the Blue Devils scoring the first 17 points. Menyah’s interception gives Fordham 38-31 win over CCSU 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The other faction in the Afghan government, led by Mr. Abdullah, is aligned most closely with the Jamiat-i-Islami party, another fundamentalist grouping identified with Tajiks and other northerners. In Afghanistan, a Destructive ‘Game of Thrones’ 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z There, Uighur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik herders haggled over horses, donkeys, sheep and camels. Dodging Chinese Police in Kashgar, a Silk Road Oasis Town 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z “People think he is trying to remove Uzbeks and Tajiks from power,” he said. After a bloody month in Afghanistan, demonstrators demand security reforms 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The protesters and the Jamiat party are dominated by Tajiks from the north, adding an ethnic dimension to the rallies. Death Toll in Kabul Bombing Has Hit 150, Afghan President Says 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z About 200 protesters — most of them from Afghanistan’s Tajik ethnic group — hunkered down under two tents on an avenue leading to the presidential palace Sunday in Kabul’s diplomatic zone. In tense Kabul, hundreds of anti-government protesters demonstrate near blast crater 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z But development was welcome, she said, shrugging off the suggestion that Tajik traditions might be diluted by the influx of outsiders. World's biggest building project aims to make China great again 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z "They are all sorts - Uzbeks, Tajiks, Arabs and Wahhabis from Kunar Province. They have nowhere to go; best to bury them in the caves where they happen to be hiding," Hakim Khan said. The Mother of All Bombs: How badly did it hurt IS in Afghanistan? - BBC News 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The holiday, also considered a holy time for Zoroastrians, is celebrated by Kurds, Tajiks and Afghans, among other cultures. What to cook for Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year celebration 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z His family, members of the Tajik ethnic group, the country’s second largest, lived in a sparsely populated village on the outskirts of Kunduz. Europe’s Child-Refugee Crisis 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Organizers hope to expand the protest beyond the Tajik ethnic group to include those from the Uzbek and Hazara minorities as well. In tense Kabul, hundreds of anti-government protesters demonstrate near blast crater 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z In September, his fighters faced off with rival ethnic Tajiks on a Kabul hilltop over the Tajiks’ plans to move the burial site of a long-dead king. Afghan vice president accused of ordering sexual abuse of a rival he beat up in public 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Many professional Uzbeks, Kyrgyz and Tajiks also left for Russia, taking advantage of easy citizenship programmes in the 1990s. 'Democracy was hijacked. It got a bad name': the death of the post-Soviet dream 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z My family only cared about one thing: I was not to marry a man of a different ethnicity—especially a Tajik man. I Fell in Love Across Afghanistan's Battle Lines 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The first group of three ministers scheduled to appear included two Tajiks, but after opposition legislators cried foul, the lineup was switched to one Pashtun, one Hazara and one Tajik. Divisions within Afghanistan’s government reach a new crisis point 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z You notice it’s never Uzbek or Tajik food. Anthony Bourdain dishes on dad food and why he hates club sandwiches 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z On a freezing night in January 2009 a catastrophic power cut plunged swathes of the Tajik capital Dushanbe into darkness. Will Central Asia fight over water? - BBC News 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Most often, in the full-body shots that cover the facades of whole buildings, he strides purposefully, into a glorious Tajik future that is remarkably absent from any reality existing outside the world of the billboards. 'Democracy was hijacked. It got a bad name': the death of the post-Soviet dream 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z We forget that, after this attack, the Hazara force retaliated and Tajiks were also killed. I Fell in Love Across Afghanistan's Battle Lines 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “We were not trying to start a fire in the jungle. Our main purpose was to benefit the country,” said Fawzia Koofi, a Tajik legislator. Divisions within Afghanistan’s government reach a new crisis point 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The school is a place of cacophonous hope for students from 41 nations: You hear Fula, Burmese, Arabic, Spanish, Thai, Tibetan, Tajik, Urdu, Russian, Karen and Wolof, not to mention Bengali, in its hallways. Uprooted to Brooklyn, and Nourished by Cricket 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z "The Tajiks diverted the river to their own fields and our crops started dying," says Toktoshev. Will Central Asia fight over water? - BBC News 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The town of Sokh, for example, is part of Uzbekistan, but fully surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, and its 20,000 population are almost entirely ethnic Tajiks. 'Democracy was hijacked. It got a bad name': the death of the post-Soviet dream 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z I tried to tell them that it wasn’t only Hazaras who suffered from the loss and pain, but also Tajiks and other ethnicities who lost loved ones during the missile attacks and war. I Fell in Love Across Afghanistan's Battle Lines 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Abdullah is strongly allied with powerful ethnic Tajik leaders, who worry that bringing Hekmatyar into the equation would add another ethnic Pashtun strongman to the tenuous political balance. Afghan government signs peace pact with guerrilla group led by fugitive Islamist 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The suicide bomber, allegedly an ethnic Uighur who held a Tajik passport, rammed a vehicle through the gates of the Chinese embassy on Aug. 30. Kyrgyzstan Blames Uighurs For Chinese Embassy Blast 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was born Jan. 30, 1938, in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, in what was then the Soviet Union, to an Uzbek father employed as a handyman and a Tajik mother. Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan strongman who exploited anti-terror fight, dies at 78 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z There she was arrested, beaten up in custody by men she believes were Tajik security agents, and held in jail for several months, before being released and fleeing to Poland. 'Democracy was hijacked. It got a bad name': the death of the post-Soviet dream 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z I was a Shi’ite Hazara and he was a Sunni Tajik. I Fell in Love Across Afghanistan's Battle Lines 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z One person was killed and four injured when followers of the ethnic Tajik King Habibullah Kalakani, who briefly held the Afghan throne nearly 90 years ago, attempted to move his burial site. How a burial ceremony in Kabul turned deadly, illustrating Afghanistan's political crisis 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The cause is also being championed by some former Tajik militia commanders, especially in the Shomali Plain north of Kabul where Kalakani was born. The fight over a shrine for a tyrannical Afghan king 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z The project: to gather the food of the seven major groups of the region — Tajiks, Russians, Turks, Jews, Koreans, Caucasians and Uzbeks — into a book-length feast. Cookbook of the week: 'Samarkand' maps the stories and food from around the Silk Road city 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The Tajiks resent Uzbekistan ruling the great cities of Samarkand and Bukhara that were historically Tajik; all four of his neighbours, to varying degrees, loathe Mr Karimov. Stans undelivered 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Kara-Kul, which means “black lake” in Tajik, was formed from a meteorite impact around 25 million years ago. These Tranquil Lakes Are Actually Ancient Impact Craters 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Of Pashtun and Tajik parentage, he was identified politically with the Tajiks. Afghanistan’s Theorist-in-Chief 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Now, a group of Tajik leaders and scholars are demanding that he be dug up and moved to a more respectful setting in the capital. The fight over a shrine for a tyrannical Afghan king 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Think of Italy for the Italians in the 1870s, Algeria for the Algerians in 1962, Tajikistan for the Tajiks in 1991 and so on. After ‘Brexit,’ 3 Centuries of Unity in Britain Are in Danger 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z A university in the capital offered lectures titled “Emomali Rakhmon — the architect of a new Tajik state” that were more extended eulogies than educational talks. Cults of personalities proliferate in Central Asia 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “All their most important leaders were inside the hospital, especially Tajiks, Uzbeks and high-ranking Pakistanis,” Gard said. Doctors With Enemies: Did Afghan Forces Target the M.S.F. Hospital? 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Russia maintains a military base in Tajikistan, which helps Tajik troops with patrolling the border with Afghanistan. Russian-Led Security Group Warns of Growing Threat of Islamist Violence to Tajikistan 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Her costumes incorporate fabrics and designs from all Afghanistan’s ethnic groups - predominantly Pashtoon, Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara. New Afghan puppet joins Sesame Street characters 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Russia has reinforced its largest foreign military base in Tajikistan, along the border with Afghanistan, and the Russian military has held regular exercises with Tajik soldiers. Russia Pulls Back From Cooperating With U.S. on Afghanistan 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Gathered angrily on rows of wooden benches were Uzbeks, Tajiks, Russians, Kenyans, Serbs and Bangladeshis, many of them waving handmade signs. Uber Drivers Up Against the App 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z According to the Central Intelligence Agency, more than one million Tajik citizens work abroad. In Tajikistan, U.S.-Trained Commander Turns to Islamic State 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The Tajik Defense Ministry couldn’t be reached for comment. Russian-Led Security Group Warns of Growing Threat of Islamist Violence to Tajikistan 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z IS is also focusing on northern Afghanistan where it wants to establish pockets to link up with other Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen and Uighur militants and cross international borders with ease. Why Taliban special forces are fighting Islamic State - BBC News 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The Kremlin has committed $1.2 billion to train and equip the Tajik Army, forming a new bulwark in Central Asia north of Afghanistan. Russia Pulls Back From Cooperating With U.S. on Afghanistan 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z There are also smaller groups that are predominantly Muslim, like the Kazakhs and Tajiks. ISIS Extends Recruitment Efforts to China With New Chant 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Members of other ethnic groups, including Pashtuns — who make up the bulk of the Taliban ranks — and Tajiks were among the protesters in Kabul. Afghan slayings linked to Islamic State touch off huge protests in Kabul 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Last year, Tajik government forces faced an insurrection led by an ousted deputy defense minister which set off a gunfight in the capital Dushanbe. Russian-Led Security Group Warns of Growing Threat of Islamist Violence to Tajikistan 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z In the north, Tajiks and Uzbeks combine to form 60 percent of the population, while Pashtuns comprise just 15 percent. In northern Afghanistan, a mix of Taliban, foreign fighters, and soldiers spread thin 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The largest group is Tajik fighters, followed by Uzbeks from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Russia Pulls Back From Cooperating With U.S. on Afghanistan 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z In May the government was shaken when a senior Tajik special forces officer defected to the Islamic State group. Tajikistan fears instability as Afghan conflict rages on - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z As he spoke, protesters chanted: “We Tajiks, we Pashtuns and we Hazaras are all united.” Afghan slayings linked to Islamic State touch off huge protests in Kabul 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Residents of Kabul and the Indian capital Delhi were shaken by the earthquake and buildings in the Tajik capital Dushanbe were also damaged. Afghanistan-Pakistan quake: Taliban seize Darqad district - BBC News 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Buildings in the Tajik capital Dushanbe were also damaged by the tremors. Afghanistan-Pakistan quake: Rescue efforts expanded - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Buildings in the Tajik capital Dushanbe were damaged by the tremors. Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake leaves hundreds dead - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The Russian economic downturn, which has hit the earnings of millions of Tajik men who work in Russia and send money home, has also sparked concern. Tajikistan fears instability as Afghan conflict rages on - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Most of the armed groups are led by ethnic Tajik and Uzbek warlords. In Kunduz, Local Discontent Eased Taliban’s Advance 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Individual units tended to be from a single ethnicity: Tajik, Uzbek, Hazara or Turkmen. For Afghans in Kunduz, Taliban Assault Is Just the Latest Affront 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The Kunduz province is a bastion of ethnic Pashtuns—the Taliban’s main constituency—in the otherwise predominantly Tajik and Uzbek north. The Fall of Kunduz 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps more important, the Taliban took care to navigate the fractious ethnic politics of northern Afghanistan, which is largely Tajik and Uzbek, with concentrated settlements of Pashtuns. A Taliban Prize, Won in a Few Hours After Years of Strategy 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z "At night you can hear shooting on the other side," a Tajik border guard officer, who asked not be identified, told the BBC. Tajikistan fears instability as Afghan conflict rages on - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Putin disclosed the gist of his plan Sept. 15 in a speech in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe. With Syria, Vladimir Putin positions himself on global security stage 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z "Only two members are non-Pashtun, an ethnic Tajik and an ethnic Uzbek from northern Afghanistan," he says. Afghan Taliban: Mullah Mansour's battle to be leader - BBC News 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Those attacks at a Ministry of Defense complex and a police station killed nine police officers and 13 militants, the Tajik government said. Tajikistan Kills Ousted Deputy Defense Minister in Shootout 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z At times that meant supporting a Tajik tribal elder in a dispute over development dollars against a more powerful Uzbek neighbor. A Taliban Prize, Won in a Few Hours After Years of Strategy 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z "There's a Tajik saying - if your neighbour's house is peaceful, your house will be peaceful too," says an old man in the bazaar. Tajikistan fears instability as Afghan conflict rages on - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Now, more than 300 years later Tajikistan’s president Emomali Rahmon is clamping down on facial hair with the same fervour, seemingly linked to the government’s ongoing campaign against the influence of Islam in Tajik society. The men evading Tajikistan's de-facto beard ban 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Nazarzoda was brought into the Tajik armed forces under a deal to end the civil war. Tajik leader says police attacks staged by Islamic State sympathizers: media 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his support for the Tajik government in a telephone conversation with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon on Saturday. Police in Tajikistan says they surrounded former official accused of plotting clashes 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Nazarzoda was a fighter in that opposition front, according to the Interior Ministry, and took up a position in the Tajik armed forces as part of a 1997 peace agreement. Outbreak of Violence in Tajikistan Leaves 17 Dead 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z He joined the hundreds of young Tajiks already fighting in Syria, many of whom regularly post videos on social media enthusing about their new lives and generous salaries. Tajikistan fears instability as Afghan conflict rages on - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The events prompted the U.S. embassy in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, to shut on Friday. Eight policemen killed in Tajikistan, U.S. embassy shut 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin called Rakhmon on Saturday to express his support for the Tajik leadership. Tajik leader says police attacks staged by Islamic State sympathizers: media 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The Saudi ambassador in Tajikistan suggested that Tajik officials could restrict Iranian support “if other sources of financial support become available, especially from the kingdom.” WikiLeaks Cables Show a Saudi Obsession With Iran 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “Stop serving the infidels,” he said in a video that appeared online, prompting the Tajik government to block access to Facebook, YouTube and other social networks for several days. How Russia’s labor migration policy is fueling the Islamic State 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z To prevent any possible incursions the Tajik authorities have taken steps to secure all seven crossing points along the 1400 km Afghan border. Tajikistan fears instability as Afghan conflict rages on - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In one scenario, he writes about a group of Ghani loyalists, all Pashtuns, making disparaging remarks about the Tajiks, the ethnicity of Abdullah. Afghans flock to Kabul Taxi, a satirical Facebook page that spares no one 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The Tajik Drug Control Agency is one of the star performing organs of a government in which corruption and inefficiency is generally widespread. Why Afghanistan's neighbours fear drugs influx - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z “Our estimate is that there are more than 7,000 foreign terrorist fighters” in Afghanistan now, Tanin said, including Chechens, Uzbeks, Tajiks and Pakistanis. Afghan Extremists Have United in New Offensive, UN Envoy Says 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The idea that Islamist extremist groups would seek Tajiks as foot soldiers in their armed quest for a caliphate is both obvious and paradoxical. How Russia’s labor migration policy is fueling the Islamic State 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z He challenges Tajik servicemen, saying: "Are you ready to die for this state?" Former Tajik commander claims to have joined IS group 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He voices his disillusionment with the Tajik police and talks about the hardship of thousands of Tajik working migrants in Russia. Tajikistan special forces chief Gulmurod Khalimov 'joins IS' - BBC News 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z In 2014 the Tajik Drug Control Agency caught six tonnes of heroin and opium but that is still a miniscule share of the 6,500 tonnes produced in Afghanistan. Why Afghanistan's neighbours fear drugs influx - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z These are the spontaneous moments that make the Expo experience: Tajik folk dancers leaping wildly in front of the tiled pavilion. At Milan Expo 2015, it’s still an analog world, after all 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Large numbers of insurgents, including Uzbek, Tajik and Chechen militants, advanced on the district center from three directions, according to Amanuddin Qureshi, the district governor, who has fled the government center there. Afghan Troops Rush to Kunduz Amid Taliban Assault 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z In Badakhshan, the local Taliban are mostly ethnic Tajiks, the same ethnic group as the population. Foreign fighters are spilling into Afghanistan, helping the Taliban 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z There are no official figures for the number of Tajik citizens fighting alongside Islamic State, but in January sources in the security services were quoted saying they range from 200 to 500. Tajikistan special forces chief Gulmurod Khalimov 'joins IS' - BBC News 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The first heroin was caught on the Tajik border in 1995. Why Afghanistan's neighbours fear drugs influx - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z An ethnic Tajik, Noor gained prominence in late 2001 as the top mujahideen commander in northern Afghanistan fighting the Taliban regime. Afghanistan’s defining fight: Technocrats vs. strongmen 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z The Tajik authorities reacted with a major security clampdown and Group 24 was declared an extremist organisation. Tajik opposition leader murdered 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Their members also include ethnic Tajiks, Uzbeks and Pashtuns, who are all Sunni. Fear of the Islamic State spawns a renegade Afghan militia 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z And when they sit down on the ground to eat, the place becomes a Babel of the world's tongues - Tajik, Pashto, Arabic, Dari, Tigrigna. The huddled masses besieging Fortress Calais 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Even under Karzai, a Pashtun, former Alliance members, particularly from the smaller ethnic Tajik community from the province of Panjshir, enjoyed sweeping powers. Afghan leader seeks to sideline powerful bloc in break with past 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Noor has aspirations to become leader of the ethnic Tajiks, potentially positioning himself for even greater influence, Western diplomats and analysts said. Afghanistan’s defining fight: Technocrats vs. strongmen 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Several million Tajik labour migrants work in Russia and Turkey and Group 24 also established an active social media presence. Tajik opposition leader murdered 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Abdullah’s base is a diverse alliance of Tajiks in the north and Hazaras, as well as a few breakaway Pashtun leaders in the south. Strains Show as Afghan Leaders Unveil List of Cabinet Nominees 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Abdullah reportedly wants half for his faction, which is based in the ethnic Tajik community. Afghanistan’s president needs to prove he’s committed to progress, not paralysis 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The districts are dominated by ethnic Uzbeks and Tajiks. Afghanistan's first lady steps into public eye with rural aid effort 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Afghanistan is ethnically diverse, with Pashtuns, the largest group, across the south and east, and a sizable Tajik minority in the nation’s north. For Afghans, Name and Birthdate Census Questions Are Not So Simple 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z In interviews, both Pashtun and Tajik members of his team said they would not allow Hazaras to get a fifth of the ministries and governorships, especially if they are not qualified. New Afghan leaders face culture clash as they form Cabinet Kyrgyz, Tajik, and Uzbek border guards regularly exchange fire across the borders of the Ferghana Valley, which is plagued by ethnic violence. Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan turn to civilian militias to secure borders 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Current figures estimate that up to one-third of working-age Tajiks are employed abroad. Resources: Curb vast water use in central Asia Abdullah’s mother was Tajik, but he had a Pashtun father and considers his power base to be in ethnically diverse northern Afghanistan. Ghani named winner of Afghan election, will share power with rival in new government A member of an influential Pashtun nomad family, Ghani also faced accusations that he spurned the Tajik minority, which threw most of its support to Abdullah, who is of mixed Tajik-Pashtun heritage. Afghan rivals sign deal on unity government 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Reports say Tajiks and other “guest workers” from Central Asia often are forced to work without pay by employers who take away their passports and keep them under guard. Immigration surge brings economic benefits, tension to Russia 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Abdullah, a former spokesman for the Tajik militia commander during the war against Soviet occupation, urged supporters to refrain from violence But a demonstration in Kabul’s Massoud Circle, near the U.S. Fears of unrest cloud Afghanistan as election dispute drags on 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z This summit will turn Dushanbe into the "geopolitical centre of the world", Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Parviz Davlatzoda told journalists here. Emerging bloc may challenge Western plans 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Abdullah is part Pashtun and part ethnic Tajik but draws most of his support from Tajiks, the Hazaras and other smaller minorities, largely in the center and north. Afghan talks for unity government collapse; crisis deepens 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Abdullah, of mixed Pashtun and Tajik descent, draws most of his support from the Tajik community, the country’s second-largest ethnic group. Afghan presidential recount stalls as Abdullah boycotts process Remittances from the 1 million Tajiks working in Moscow are estimated to make up 35 percent of Tajikistan’s total gross domestic product. Immigration surge brings economic benefits, tension to Russia 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Two Tajiks were killed in a border shootout between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the bloodiest clash so far this year on the frontier between the former Soviet neighbours. Two killed in border skirmish between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Along with the threat of violence, the political fight has brought Afghanistan’s ethnic divides back to the surface, pitting the smaller Tajik and Hazara communities against the dominant Pashtuns. Amid Election Impasse, Calls in Afghanistan for an Interim Government 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z After the fraud-marred June 14 runoff, some of Abdullah’s ethnic Tajik supporters threatened to take power by force if he was declared the loser. Ashraf Ghani rejects sharing power if he wins Afghan presidential recount Like those countries, Afghanistan has deep ethnic divisions, with Mr. Ghani apparently winning most of the votes of the largest group, the Pashtuns, and his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, winning among Tajiks, their traditional rivals. Afghan Presidential Rivals Agree to Sign a Deal 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z I’d sit on an old sofa in front of a wall map and calendar with my Afghan counterpart, a fierce Tajik commander named Kareem. Waiting Out the Afghan War 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Oil-rich neighbour Kazakhstan will be the sixth participant at the summit, to be held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe next month. Two killed in border skirmish between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Abdullah, a former foreign minister, is part Pashtun but associated more with the ethnic Tajik minority. Stop-start Afghan vote audit gets green light, but troubles remain 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z They are also worried about a resurgence of violence among the dominant Pashtun and Tajik ethnic groups, although both candidates pointedly courted strongmen from diverse backgrounds. Ashraf Ghani rejects sharing power if he wins Afghan presidential recount His allies warned that they would mobilize Tajik militias for a renewed Afghan civil war. In Afghanistan and Iran, John Kerry brings some reasons for hope Tajik officials speak as if the new power line and their dream dam, Rogun, which would be the world’s tallest, are inseparable. Mi CASA no es tu CASA 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Abdullah is of mixed Pashtun and Tajik heritage but is backed largely by Tajik populations in the west and the north. In Kabul, vote recount delayed in dispute over what constitutes a fraudulent ballot The Panjshiris have been in this position before, and they and their Tajik and Hazara allies believe deeply that their political claims are legitimate. Dodging a Coup in Kabul, For Now 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Abdullah, of mixed Tajik and Pashtun heritage, enjoys the backing of the country’s Tajik community in the north and west. John Kerry’s deal to end Afghanistan’s election crisis is in trouble already A Chinese national and a Tajik national were among those killed, Russian news agencies quoted city officials as saying. World Digest: July 15, 2014 Abdullah, of mixed ethnicity, was seen as the candidate of northern Tajiks and other minority groups, although he received support from several prominent Pashtun figures. Loser in Afghan presidential election will have a formal role in new government But there was also self-interest: He found over the years that the old Northern Alliance, a mainly Tajik alliance of militias that fought the Taliban, remained too dominant a force in Kabul to ignore. Afghans to Alter the Government 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z His father is a Pashtun, Afghanistan's largest ethnic group, while his mother comes from the Tajik minority. Kerry, other diplomats focus on audit to resolve disputed Afghan vote 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Though Dr Abdullah is of mixed Tajik and Pushtun descent, many Tajiks, who are numerous in the north and west of the country, view him as one of their own. Stuffed 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Abdullah, a former anti-Taliban resistance fighter, draws his support mainly from the Tajik minority in northern Afghanistan while Ghani, a former World Bank economist, represents Pashtun tribes in the south and east of the country. Kerry faces uphill battle to defuse Afghan election standoff 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z While Mr. Abdullah is of mixed ethnicity, his core of supporters hail from the Tajik faction, a group that has long felt cut off from the top tiers of power in Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah Stops Short of Declaring an Afghan Government 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z He was a southern Pashtun, and so he put an ethnic Tajik in the No. 2 spot, and ensured that leaders of the Hazara and Uzbek minorities had prominent roles. Afghans to Alter the Government 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z "Unless the clean votes are separated from those that are fraudulent, we will not accept the election results," Abdullah, whose mother was from the ethnic Tajik minority, said at a news conference Sunday. Preliminary vote tally shows Ashraf Ghani winning Afghan presidency 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Abdullah, a former foreign minister who fought against Soviet forces, is of Tajik and Pashtun ethnicity. Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah preemptively rejects election results The Pashtun are Afghanistan's largest ethnic group and the Tajiks the second largest. Afghan election results delayed amid fraud accusations 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Ghani belongs to the Pashtun ethnic group, believed to be Afghanistan’s largest, while Abdullah is of mixed heritage and is often associated with the Tajik minority. Afghan presidential election thrown into question as Abdullah disputes vote counting She is Tajik and Sunni Muslim; he is a Hazara and a Shiite. Forbidden Afghan Couple Are Reunited After Arrests 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Abdullah is partly Pashtun but is identified more with the ethnic Tajik minority. Afghans vote again in final test as Taliban threats loom 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Abdullah’s father was Pashtun, but many in Kandahar see him as a Tajik, like his mother. Once an American professor, Ashraf Ghani is seeking the Afghan presidency, local-style Still, Mr. Ghani said that he would create a third vice-presidential slot to ensure some share of power for all four of Afghanistan’s main ethnic groups: Pashtuns, Hazaras, Tajiks and Uzbeks. Technocrat to Populist, an Afghan Transformed 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Old divisions may dictate the outcome - North/South; Tajik/Pashtun; Mujahideen/Communist. The presidential choice before Afghans 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The government was dominated by Tajiks, a smaller ethnic group. Once known as the “messenger of death,” Abdullah now seeks to be a president who unites Afghanistan While Mr. Abdullah also is partly Pashtun, he is more often identified with the Tajik ethnic group. Results Force Runoff in Afghan Presidential Election 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Abdullah is most closely associated with the Tajik ethnic group and the former Northern Alliance of commanders that helped overthrow the Taliban in 2001. Front-Runner in Afghanistan’s Presidential Election Forms Coalition 2014-05-11T11:36:38Z Time is running out for the mostly Tajik and Uzbek people of Badakhshan, home to the Northern Alliance which helped U.S. forces drive the Taliban from power, to tap international aid. Afghanistan's 'forgotten' poor wince as billions in aid go to badlands 2014-05-09T14:47:54Z Mr. Abdullah, who is half Pashtun and half Tajik, is more closely identified with the Tajiks, who dominate in the north but are less numerous than the Pashtuns. Partial Afghan Election Results Show Runoff Likely 2014-04-13T14:22:46Z He became a close associate of Ahmed Shah Massoud, an ethnic Tajik who was a key commander in the Afghan resistance. Once known as the “messenger of death,” Abdullah now seeks to be a president who unites Afghanistan The north is home to a wide array of ethnicities, including Tajiks, Uzbeks and at least some Hazaras, who are more concentrated in the center of the country. In Afghan Presidential Campaign, North Is All-Important 2014-03-31T02:03:02Z Thursday's rally was Abdullah's first in his heartland - valleys dominated by the snowy peaks of the Hindu Kush mountains and home to many Tajiks, Afghanistan's second largest ethnic group. Afghan presidential hopeful Abdullah warns supporters over fraud 2014-03-20T14:58:25Z From Kunduz we flew on by helicopter to a huge campaign rally in Taloqan, a town with a mainly Tajik and Uzbek population. Afghan notebook: Wowing the crowds 2014-03-18T21:24:39Z If his nomination is approved, Mr. Qanooni would be the third Tajik with roots in the old Northern Alliance to serve as the first vice president under Mr. Karzai, who is Pashtun. Karzai Chooses New Vice President 2014-03-18T11:38:06Z “The young Tajiks, the young Uzbeks, the young Pashtuns, they are all friends,” Safi said. Once known as the “messenger of death,” Abdullah now seeks to be a president who unites Afghanistan The common wisdom among Afghans is that Pashtuns, from whom the Taliban are almost exclusively drawn, would not accept a presidential candidate seen as a Tajik. In Afghan Presidential Campaign, North Is All-Important 2014-03-31T02:03:02Z Fahim was an ethnic Tajik who was the top deputy of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the charismatic Northern Alliance commander who was killed in an al-Qaida suicide bombing two days before the Sept. Afghans: 2 Suspects Arrested in Killing of Swede 2014-03-11T09:47:58Z But she later learned that at the request of the judges, who were all Tajik, Zakia had put her thumbprint on a document agreeing that she would return to her family. 2 Star-Crossed Afghans Cling to Love, Even at Risk of Death 2014-03-10T02:29:55Z Of the three leading contenders for the presidency, two are Pashtuns whose running mates are Tajik. Karzai Chooses New Vice President 2014-03-18T11:38:06Z Mr. Abdullah is half Tajik and widely identified with that ethnic group. Afghan Vice President, Ex-Northern Alliance Commander, Dies 2014-03-09T18:32:21Z Mr. Dostum, while popular with his Uzbek ethnic group, is hardly a beloved figure among Tajiks. In Afghan Presidential Campaign, North Is All-Important 2014-03-31T02:03:02Z Fahim was an ethnic Tajik who was an ally of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the charismatic Northern Alliance commander who was killed in an al-Qaida suicide bombing two days before the Sept. Afghan VP, Ex-Northern Alliance Commander, Dies 2014-03-09T09:11:52Z “The chief judge told me, ‘We are Tajiks, and it dishonors us if you decide to marry a Hazara,’ ” Zakia said. 2 Star-Crossed Afghans Cling to Love, Even at Risk of Death 2014-03-10T02:29:55Z Marshal Fahim was a leader of the Tajik ethnic minority and a former warlord. Afghanistan's vice president dies 2014-03-09T09:12:57Z His base of support is in the Tajik community, mostly scattered across the north of the country. Karzai brother to withdraw from Afghan presidential race: rival 2014-03-04T21:04:33Z Mr. Abdullah is half Tajik and half Pashtun, but politically he is most closely identified with the main Tajik political party in the north. In Afghan Presidential Campaign, North Is All-Important 2014-03-31T02:03:02Z Lotfullah Dost offers himself as an example: His family is Pashtun, but he grew up in a Tajik neighborhood and speaks only Dari, the language of Tajiks. Afghan Ethnic Tensions Rise in Media and Politics 2014-02-19T03:35:44Z Pashtuns are seen to dominate much of the east and south, while more liberal Uzbek, Tajik and Hazara communities are clustered in the north. Afghanistan's election watchdog plagued by delays, funding woes 2014-02-06T09:54:49Z Abdullah, whose base of support is in the ethnic Tajik community, said the next administration would need to differentiate between those fighting injustice committed by the current administration and insurgents attacking the innocent. Factbox: Front-runners in Afghanistan's presidential election 2014-02-05T13:37:21Z BAZARAK, Afghanistan — Even among Afghans, who are generally wary of outsiders, the ethnic Tajik population of the Panjshir Valley is an unusually suspicious lot. Panjshir Journal: Fearing the Past, Proud Afghan Valley Keeps Its Guard Up 2014-01-13T19:03:22Z Father Christmas made frequent appearances on Tajik state-run TV over the new year, despite . Father Christmas appears on Tajik TV despite 'ban' 2014-01-02T15:06:47Z A young Tajik man in the crowd took exception. Afghan Ethnic Tensions Rise in Media and Politics 2014-02-19T03:35:44Z Tajik music blared on loudspeakers in various parts of the city. Tajik leader Rakhmon set to extend long rule 2013-11-06T04:36:32Z Ms Komilzoda is one of a growing number of young professional Tajiks who shun traditional media in favour of social networking sites. Tajik polls get social media lift 2013-11-06T01:17:02Z About a million Tajiks, or a quarter of the electorate, work abroad, mainly in Russia. Veteran Tajik leader to seek new 7-year term in November 6 vote 2013-10-09T10:50:20Z Grandfather Frost - the Russian version of Father Christmas - appeared on the Tajik TV First Channel in a report about a presidential visit to a school. Father Christmas appears on Tajik TV despite 'ban' 2014-01-02T15:06:47Z “I think General Taqat’s statement was misinterpreted. He was saying we should stop using ethnic terms — Tajik, Pashtun and so on. We are all living under one flag.” Afghan Ethnic Tensions Rise in Media and Politics 2014-02-19T03:35:44Z The agreement to prolong the rent-free lease on Base 201 - Russia's biggest military deployment abroad - was signed in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Tajik counterpart Imomali Rakhmon last October. Afghan neighbor Tajikistan ratifies base deal with Russia 2013-10-01T09:41:39Z The migration of huge numbers of Tajiks for work in Russia is a key topic Abdufattoh Shafiev is a well-known blogger who works for an international organisation in the capital Dushanbe. Tajik polls get social media lift 2013-11-06T01:17:02Z Like Tajik, another Internet user in Tehran called Hossein, said he could not use Facebook without a proxy server on Tuesday. Iran ends brief social media access, calls it glitch 2013-09-17T12:24:01Z A young Tajik at a bazaar near Dushanbe shuddered when describing his three years as a taxi driver in St Petersburg. Central Asia and its Russian dependence: Remittance man 2013-09-05T15:00:49Z Mr. Martsinkevich, who goes by the nickname Hatchet, spent three years in prison for inciting ethnic hatred after he staged a mock execution of a Tajik drug trafficker and uploaded the film to YouTube. Russian Youth Group With a Mission: Sniffing Out Illegal Migrants 2013-09-04T01:08:51Z "If they decide to 'attack', this will be done the way it's done elsewhere in the Muslim world: they will first change the Tajiks' psychology, making them kill infidels," he said. Afghan neighbor Tajikistan ratifies base deal with Russia 2013-10-01T09:41:39Z But after years of stagnation, the uptake of social media is starting to change Tajik politics. Tajik polls get social media lift 2013-11-06T01:17:02Z Many Tajiks work in Russia, sending home cash remittances which help keep the rickety economy afloat. Volatile Tajikistan sets presidential election for November 6 2013-08-30T08:56:22Z Earlier this year a Tajik flag that officials proclaimed was fluttering at the top of the world's tallest flagpole was blown down in strong winds in Dushanbe. Tajik independence tree 'is dead' 2013-08-21T15:05:20Z The arrest of a Russian in Tajikistan in 2011 led to a similar sweep against Tajik workers across Russia. Russia Steps Up Raids Against Migrants 2013-08-13T00:51:47Z The sisters, who are ethnic Tajiks but sing mostly in Pashtu and Dari, do not perform together but sing their slow, romantic songs separately. The World’s Bravest Singers 2013-07-18T08:45:00Z The publication of such a critical interview in the Tajik media immediately became a heated topic on social platforms, with many applauding her courage. Tajik polls get social media lift 2013-11-06T01:17:02Z But Noor, an ethnic Tajik with vast wealth and influence as Balkh province governor, may yet prefer to steer events rather than position himself as a presidential candidate. In Ramadan quiet, Afghans jockey for post-Karzai era 2013-07-18T00:28:23Z Closely allied with the predominantly Tajik former Northern Alliance faction in Parliament, she has often been criticized as pursuing policies for her own political gain. Efforts to Strengthen Afghan Law on Women May Backfire 2013-05-18T17:19:07Z Russian border guards used to patrol the Tajik frontier with Afghanistan but left in 2005, ending a Soviet-era legacy and handing all power over to local authorities. Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops 2013-05-17T08:18:01Z On Wednesday, 80kg of what appeared to be heroin were found aboard a train travelling from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, to Moscow, Russian police said. Moscow police swoop on migrants 2013-05-16T14:56:59Z But eventually Shakoor convinced Soliev that the potential market of 30 million people just across the Tajik border was worth exploring. Silicon Kush 2013-04-18T21:01:38Z Ukrainian police confirmed the arrest of a 64-year-old man who was wanted by Tajik authorities for "very serious crimes". Ukraine holds Tajik ex-PM over "serious crimes": police 2013-02-06T14:04:12Z When the US announced its ban, the airline's owner Zemary Kamgar said his legal team would prepare a defence, adding that the allegations were "insulting to thorough security checks" conducted by Afghan and Tajik forces. US suspends Afghan airline ban 2013-02-05T09:32:18Z Mr Kamgar said that the allegations were "insulting to thorough security checks" conducted by Afghan and Tajik forces. US bars Afghan airline over drugs 2013-01-25T15:08:38Z In many Tajik villages on the border, villagers are sometimes recruited to help smuggle drugs along their journey into lucrative markets. Recruiting Tajik drug couriers 2013-01-16T02:31:02Z Part of this Russian legacy are the 1.5 million Tajiks--a fifth of the population--who work abroad, primarily in the remnants of the old Soviet Empire. Silicon Kush 2013-04-18T21:01:38Z Its population is mainly Tajik and Uzbek, with some Pashtuns. US withdrawal: Views from Afghanistan 2013-01-09T15:48:23Z But some of his critics argue repression and poverty push many young Tajiks to embrace it. Tajikistan blocks scores of websites as election looms 2012-12-25T09:01:24Z But persuading Afghans — especially those of the Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara ethnic groups who suffered heavily at the Taliban’s hands — that the group might abandon its autocratic and brutal ways is a tall order. Taliban Hint at Softer Line in Talks With Afghan Officials 2012-12-22T23:25:48Z Bids are now in for the rights to develop the neighbouring and much larger Tajik basin, which is estimated to hold up to one billion barrels of oil. Could mineral wealth transform Afghan economy? 2012-12-22T00:54:17Z On our first morning in Dushanbe, the Tajik police stop our car. Silicon Kush 2013-04-18T21:01:38Z A British court last month blocked the extradition of Nosratollah Tajik, wanted by the United States after agents from the U.S. Former Iranian diplomat wanted by U.S. arrives in Tehran 2012-12-18T21:46:25Z The Taliban, almost entirely ethnic Pashtun, spent seven years waging war without mercy against the ethnic militias of the NA—predominantly Sunni Muslim Tajiks and Uzbeks and Shiite Hazaras. The Enemy of Our Enemy … 2012-12-16T03:04:00Z In Mr. Khalid’s absence, the intelligence agency is being run by one of his deputies, Gen. Hisaamuddin Khan, an ethnic Tajik from the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul who fought Taliban rule in the 1990s. Wounded Afghan Spy Chief Sent to U.S. for Treatment 2012-12-13T13:40:19Z The use of shuras and jirgas is especially prevalent in ethnic Pashtun areas of the country, but it is not unknown in Tajik areas. Afghan Law Offering Abused Women Redress Makes Slow Gains 2012-12-11T18:57:10Z Facebook’s choices are to either capitulate to the Tajik government’s demands and start filtering or risk losing a small block of users. Social Media Will Lose Out One Way or the Other 2012-11-28T23:28:53Z Tajik, a former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, was arrested in London in 2006. Former Iranian diplomat wanted by U.S. arrives in Tehran 2012-12-18T21:46:25Z Tajik launched new court proceedings against the Home Office's decision, culminating in Tuesday's ruling. British court stops extradition of Iranian to U.S. in arms case 2012-11-27T15:07:00Z Mr. Rabbani, a former Afghan president who was killed by a suicide bomber last year, was a Tajik. Student Killed in Melee at Afghan University 2012-11-24T23:46:48Z Only last year did the Afghan government hire a Tajik contractor to pick up where Daoud left off. The Corner Where Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Meet 2012-10-18T22:47:58Z To the north are the Tajiks and the Uzbeks, who are no friends of the Hazara either. Afghanistan's safest province falling prey to Taliban 2012-10-16T21:04:35Z Tajik, 59, spent years fighting extradition on grounds of ill health. Former Iranian diplomat wanted by U.S. arrives in Tehran 2012-12-18T21:46:25Z Tajik spent years fighting extradition on grounds of ill health. British court stops extradition of Iranian to U.S. in arms case 2012-11-27T15:07:00Z Buildings were decorated with Tajik and Russian flags. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T17:16:17Z I was supposed to be bringing some of the Tajik contractors from Zaranj, but they canceled at the last second.” The Corner Where Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Meet 2012-10-18T22:47:58Z Relations were also strained last year when Tajik officials impounded two Russian cargo planes which were returning from Afghanistan via Tajik territory after a humanitarian aid assignment. Russia reaches deal on Tajik base 2012-10-05T15:27:05Z Tajik launched new court proceedings against the decision which culminated in last month's ruling. Former Iranian diplomat wanted by U.S. arrives in Tehran 2012-12-18T21:46:25Z These would include better terms for Tajik migrant workers in Russia, he said. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T11:42:05Z Around 1.1 million Tajiks, one-seventh of the country's population, reside in Russia and the wages they send home account for half the country's GDP. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T17:16:17Z Squatting along a metal fence, Hazaras, Tajiks, Pashtuns, Uzbeks and Baluchis from all corners of the country watch the local drivers move through a fleet of dilapidated pickups — raising hoods, inspecting dipsticks. The Corner Where Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Meet 2012-10-18T22:47:58Z The two countries' defence ministers signed an agreement in the Tajik capital Dushanbe to extend the lease, due to expire in 2014, until 2042. Russia reaches deal on Tajik base 2012-10-05T15:27:05Z Also, because there is only one road through the valley, Hazara and Tajik farmers will effectively be cut off byillegal checkpoints from markets in their provincial capital and in Kabul, just 30 miles away. Can the U.S. Leave Behind "Afghan-Sustainable" Military Bases? 2012-10-04T20:20:37Z Around 1.1 million Tajiks, or a seventh of the country's population, reside in Russia and the wages they send home account for half the country's GDP. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T11:42:05Z The mountains of the Hindu Kush separate northern Afghanistan, populated by Tajiks and Uzbeks, from southern and eastern Afghanistan, populated by Pushtuns. Geography Strikes Back 2012-09-08T00:46:38Z In 2004 Division 201 was officially recognised as Russian by Tajik authorities and some analysts say that Russians delegates will ask for it to remain in Tajikistan for another four decades. VIDEO: Russia discusses strategic Tajik base 2012-08-13T16:07:21Z In the boxing ring, where women are competing at the Olympics for the first time, Ireland's Katie Taylor beat a Tajik opponent to set up a lightweight final on Thursday against Russia's Sofya Ochigava. Bolt eyes double delight after U.S. close on China 2012-08-09T03:12:28Z This narcotics business enjoys protection at the highest levels of the Tajik government, Western law-enforcement officials believe. Afghan Drug Trade Sends Tremors 2012-08-02T00:53:21Z The Tajik government source said deals prepared for signing on Friday also included construction of a hydroelectric power station and the removal of import duties on Russian light oil products used in Tajikistan. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T11:42:05Z The Tajik government said it moved its forces into Khorog, which sits on the Afghan border, in order to detain Mr. Ayombekov. Tourists Caught in Tajik Drama 2012-07-30T02:26:33Z After nearly three days of negotiations, the rebels were expected to start laying down weapons at midday on Saturday, a senior Tajik security source told Reuters. Tajikistan seals Afghan border, NATO trucks can pass 2012-07-27T12:16:15Z "We are trying to persuade the fighters to lay down their arms and hand over the four suspects, including Ayombekov," a senior Tajik security source said on condition of anonymity. Tajik forces demand rebels surrender former warlord 2012-07-26T07:10:45Z Senior Tajik law enforcement officials are involved in this trade, Western officials say, including a border commander targeted by government forces last week in the worst violence since the country's civil war ended in 1997. Afghan Drug Trade Sends Tremors 2012-08-02T00:53:21Z Russian military and economic support is particularly important to Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon, whose government won a 1992-97 civil war with Moscow's backing against a loosely aligned opposition that included many Islamist militants. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T11:42:05Z His body was found days later dumped in the vicinity of a Tajik army base near the city, he said, adding that details are sketchy because of the continuing blackout. Tourists Caught in Tajik Drama 2012-07-30T02:26:33Z Tajik authorities severed phone and road links with the region on Tuesday. Fighting Kills Dozens in Tajikistan 2012-07-24T16:02:17Z Cash remittances from the estimated 1 million Tajiks who work abroad, mainly in Russia, help keep its rickety economy afloat. Russia, Tajikistan strike outline deal on military base 2012-07-17T14:41:34Z The Tajik basin, for which Kabul invited bids earlier this month, has about 946 million barrels of crude and 7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, the survey found. Afghanistan may attract more energy firms as Exxon shows interest 2012-07-16T06:12:55Z Ushakov, Putin's aide, said Moscow would allow more Tajik workers to earn a living in Russia. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T11:42:05Z Most residents of the province belong to the Pamiri ethnicity, which follows the minority Ismaili sect of Islam and speaks languages distinct from Tajik. Tourists Caught in Tajik Drama 2012-07-30T02:26:33Z Today he is married to an ethnic Tajik Afghan woman from a nearby province. Afghanistan: Soviet Veterans of Previous War Compare and Tremble 2012-07-10T03:05:19Z A journalist from the area said the compound was being used by Uzbek, Tajik and Turkmen militants fighting for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a Qaeda-affiliated extremist group. Drone Strike Kills 14 in Pakistan 2012-06-04T13:19:36Z The Afghan elections of 2014 threaten to intensify already growing ethnic tensions between the Pashtuns and the minority Tajiks, and between Uzbeks and Hazaras, and peace talks with the Taliban are halting. Op-Ed Contributors: Making Sense of Trends in Afghanistan 2012-04-14T04:55:01Z In return, Russia will admit more Tajik laborers to earn cash crucial to the Central Asian state's fragile economy. Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat 2012-10-05T11:42:05Z Gunfire rang through the town as Tajik government forces tried to push across a strategic bridge to the center of the city, he said. Tourists Caught in Tajik Drama 2012-07-30T02:26:33Z One American intelligence analyst noted that Iran had long supported Afghan minorities, both Shiite and Sunni, and had built a network of support among Hazaras, Uzbeks and Tajiks. Iran?s Efforts to Stir Afghan Violence Provoke Concern 2012-04-04T21:21:29Z There were preliminary reports that most of the victims of the fire on Tuesday were from Tajikistan, an impoverished former Soviet republic in Central Asia that depends heavily on remittances from Tajiks working in Russia. Moscow Fire Kills 17 in Migrant Workers? Dorm 2012-04-03T20:01:40Z The population consists principally of Uzbegs and Tajiks, the former predominating and gradually pushing the Tajiks into the hills. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Kapisa Province is divided ethnically with some areas heavily Tajik and others Pashtun. Afghans Say Informant Misled NATO, Leading to Airstrike on Children 2012-02-10T17:46:01Z They largely represent Afghanistan’s smaller ethnic groups, such as Tajiks and Uzbeks. Video Inflames a Delicate Moment for U.S. in Afghanistan 2012-01-13T19:48:21Z His critics say poverty and repression in the poorest of the 15 former Soviet republics is pushing many young Tajiks toward radical Islamism. "Father Christmas" stabbed to death in Tajikistan 2012-01-02T19:08:38Z Ethnicity is an underlying problem: many of the infrastructure force members are Tajiks or Uzbeks and have exploited their positions to intimidate Pashtuns, who are less numerous in the north. Afghanistan to Disband Critical Infrastructure Police 2011-12-27T03:08:37Z The inhabitants call themselves Jagatais, a Turki race, though now generally mixed with Tajiks and speaking Persian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The rival Northern Alliance was run by Tajiks and Uzbeks and backed by India; and the one thing you can never underestimate is Pakistan’s obsession with bigger, richer, better-armed India. The Pakistanis Have a Point 2011-12-14T10:00:00Z Russia responded by beginning to deport Tajik guest workers, a move that threatens Tajikistan's entire economy. The Missing Men of Tajikistan, Making Money Abroad 2011-12-12T04:05:00Z Hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz and Tajiks now work abroad, mainly in increasingly xenophobic Russia, sending home the cash that props up the fragile economies of their home countries. Soviet nostalgia binds divergent CIS states 2011-12-08T14:15:07Z The case infuriated Russian officials, and last week ’s Federal Migration Service began rounding up ethnic Tajik migrant workers in Moscow. | Asia: Tajikistan: Moscow Tensions Ease 2011-11-23T00:52:41Z Frequently involved in Russia’s testiest international conflicts, Mr. Onishchenko this week recommended barring Tajiks from entering the country, citing what he said were higher than normal incidences of H.I.V. and tuberculosis among them. Russia Rounding Up Tajik Workers 2011-11-16T19:05:25Z Clinton urged both the Tajik and Uzbek leaders to support transit connections to promote regional trade in raw materials, energy and agricultural products as part of the vision for economic integration. Clinton Pushes Afghan Border Security, Trade in Central Asia 2011-10-22T19:22:01Z After the defeat of the Taliban in 2001, the previously subjugated Tajiks consolidated power in the province, monopolizing government posts and proliferating the ranks of the national police. Magazine Preview: Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan 2011-10-19T22:32:26Z He said the multinational group included ethnic Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Uighur, Tajiks and a Kazakh trained in camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kyrgyz security forces foil al Qaeda plot 2011-10-11T14:46:26Z Vengeance will likely be visited on the whole Tajik community. Why One of Afghanistan's Most Feared Men Is a U.S. Ally 2011-10-04T10:20:16Z “People are going into hiding,” said a Tajik meat seller named Sharif, who said he hid in his kiosk to avoid arrest during a raid on Monday of the Viktoria Market in northeast Moscow. Russia Rounding Up Tajik Workers 2011-11-16T19:05:25Z Although he was a Tajik, ... his organization during the Soviet war contained many, many big commanders from the Pashtuns, from Kandahar ... Rabbani death shuts Afghan "door of stability": colleague 2011-09-24T17:17:03Z At the end of our meeting, he told me that the Tajiks of Andarab were holding their own council, in response to the Pashtun shura. Magazine Preview: Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan 2011-10-19T22:32:26Z The makeup of those who gathered on Wednesday to quietly pay respects for Mr. Rabbani — a Tajik from northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province — underlined those divides. Pessimism Fills Kabul During Mourning for Slain Peace Council Chief 2011-09-21T12:07:06Z Rabbani was an ethnic Tajik from northeastern Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s archenemy India historically has had its closest relations in Afghanistan with Rabbani’s and other ethnic and political groups in the north. Afghan Assassination Threatens Peace Talks, Pakistan Relations 2011-09-20T23:55:01Z Among Tajik migrants there was little sense that the storm would pass soon. Russia Rounding Up Tajik Workers 2011-11-16T19:05:25Z It is worn by all ethnic groups, from the Tajiks and Uzbeks that dominate the north, to the Pashtuns who reside in the south. The Assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani: An End To Reconciliation? 2011-09-20T22:35:29Z Probably more than any other individual, he is responsible for the Tajik power grab in Baghlan after 2001, and the marginalization of the Pashtuns that followed. Magazine Preview: Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan 2011-10-19T22:32:26Z Many of them were ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks from the country's north—ethnic minorities discriminated against under the rule of the Taliban. Many Afghans Haven't Heard of 9/11 2011-09-08T00:39:02Z Ethnic Tajiks made up 30 percent, followed by Hazaras, Uzbeks and other groups. At War Blog: New Way to Count Afghan Army Recruits Reveals Old Problem 2011-09-07T19:20:48Z Tajik officials said the first deportees began arriving home this week, though it was unclear how many would ultimately be expelled. Russia Rounding Up Tajik Workers 2011-11-16T19:05:25Z But fears of Islamic extremism are acute enough that many Tajiks, including practicing Muslims, support the law. On the Rise in Tajikistan, Islam Worries an Authoritarian Government 2011-07-16T21:42:10Z The problem, he said, was that no accusers had come forward, which only fed suspicions of Tajik subterfuge. 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