Tajikistan
Education Hampers Marriage for Rural Tajik Women
May 19, 2012
Gulnoza Kabirova’s dream of attending nursing college ended in February when her family decided the 17-year-old would be better off getting married instead.
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May 18, 2012
Movie theaters in Tajikistan — a country ranked “not free” by Freedom House, where men are forced to shave their beards and the government spends millions on vanity projects while half the population lives on less than $ 2 a day — will not be showing Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film, “The Dictator.” The spoof — which follows an eccentric and …..
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Putin appreciates prospects for development of relations with Tajikistan
May 16, 2012
Moscow and Dushanbe have good prospects for developing relations and their diversification, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at a meeting with the head of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, RIA Novosti reported.
Tajik Airlines to start flight operation in Pakistan
May 16, 2012
KARACHI: Major breakthrough in bilateral trade relations between Pakistan and Tajikistan is in the offing as Tajik Airlines is starting its flight operation from Dushanbe to Islamabad from next month.
Moderate earthquake in Tajikistan kills 1, destroys buildings
May 15, 2012
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN : A moderate earthquake which struck remote towns in a mountainous region of Tajikistan on early Sunday morning has killed at least one person and buried dozens of animals, officials said.
Tajikistan looks to Russia for lease, security
May 11, 2012
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Longtime allies Tajikistan and Russia are under strained relations over Moscow’s lease of three garrisons, as NATO ‘s imminent withdrawal from Afghanistan makes Central Asian bases a valuable asset.
Kryso Resources’ Pakrut Prospect Gold Estimate Up 40%
May 10, 2012
LONDON Tajikistan-focused gold, nickel and copper miner Kryso Resources PLC said Wednesday that an updated study, based on new drilling results, has increased the estimated amount of gold at its Pakrut gold prospect by 40%.Pakrut, around 112 kilometers northeast of the capital city Dushanbe, is now estimated to contain around 5.0 million troy …..
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U.N. torture envoy heads to Tajikistan
May 10, 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, upon their arrival in Tajik capital Dushanbe in 2010.
Tajikistan imported wheat and flour at the sum of 90 mln USD
May 8, 2012
In the I quarter of 2012, Tajikistan substantially increased imports of wheat and flour volumes.
Tajikistan’s Students in Flight
May 4, 2012
Many Tajiks who go abroad to study are staying on to live and work there rather than return to live in the impoverished Central Asian state.
