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Around 500 Russian troops in drills near Afghanistan

Around 500 Russian motorised infantry troops are carrying out drills in the mountains of Tajikistan against the backdrop of instability in neighbouring Afghanistan, Russia's defence ministry was quoted as saying…

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Tajikistan earthquake kills five

An earthquake in Tajikistan killed five people, the Tajik emergency situations committee said, with the epicentre of the quake 165 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Dushanbe. The quake…

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Strong earthquake strikes Tajikistan, tremors felt in India, Pakistan

A strong earthquake struck Tajikistan on Friday and the tremors were felt as far away as north India and Pakistan, witnesses said. Many residents ran out of their homes, but…

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Tajik leader Rakhmon secures re-election

Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmon has been re-elected for a fifth term with 90.92% of vote, preliminary data shows, the Central Asian nation's central election commission said on Monday. Russian-allied Rakhmon,…

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