19

Oct

Kyrgyzstan asks Russia-led bloc to send peacekeepers to Tajik border

BISHKEK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan has asked a Russia-led security bloc to deploy peacekeeping troops at its disputed border with Tajikistan to ensure a ceasefire holds between the two…

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18

Sep

Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict death toll rises to 71

BISHKEK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday the death toll from their border conflict had risen to 71 people, as a fragile ceasefire held between two…

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16

Sep

UPDATED: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agree to border conflict ceasefire

MOSCOW, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Friday agreed a ceasefire to end a bout of border skirmishes this week, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing Kyrgyzstan's…

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14

Sep

UPDATED: One Tajikistan border guard killed in clashes with Kyrgyzstan – RIA

Sept 14 (Reuters) - One Tajikistan border guard was killed and two wounded in clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan overnight, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing the Tajikistan border…

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09

Nov

Detained Afghan pilots preparing to fly out of Tajikistan on U.S.-brokered flight

More than 150 U.S.-trained Afghan pilots and other personnel, held in neighboring Tajikistan for nearly three months since escaping with their planes as the Taliban seized their country, were preparing to depart…

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30

Aug

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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29

Jul

Russia beefs up Tajik base, warns of ISIS fighters in Afghanistan

Russia said it was beefing up the combat capabilities of its military base in Tajikistan and training local soldiers, as Moscow warned that Islamic State militants were moving into neighbouring…

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11

Jul

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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13

Feb

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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12

Oct

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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