To update on Tajik Boy’s post, two Tajiks were attacked in Moscow. Both suffered multiple knife wounds, one fatally.
Tajik Boy wrote that thus far, Russian authorities have not taken notice of the plight of foreigners in their country. If the international press continues to pick up on stories like this, perhaps they […]

As a small, landlocked country surrounded by difficult neighbors, Tajikistan makes a business of being everyone’s best friend. Russia has long been the dominant power in the country, and Tajikistan has been building ties with Iran and international organizations as well recently.
Now Tajikistan will become home to India’s first operational foreign military base […]

USAID has recently made an interesting development decision by combining computer training with religion. Going through the contractor CHF International, a local mosque will now be coordinating a new computer center.
In Istaravan, the Imam of central mosque has been particularly active with ACT’s Economic Opportunity Center (EOC). Concerned over the growing influence of […]

Today Tajikistan’s parliament banned the adoption by foreign nationals.
Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor is adopting a Mongolian daughter, Jessica Simpson is considering adopting a Mexican orphan, Meg Ryan adopted a Chinese child, and, of course, Angelina Jolie is adopting half the developing world.
Coincidence or consequence? You decide.

Here is a piece of news that surfaced recently on Russian media regarding a problem that almost all Tajiks living in Russia face.
The strange thing is that neither Tajik nor Russian governments have paid enough attention to these blatant racial attacks. Perhaps the best example of such negligence is demonstrated by […]

The US ambassador to Tajikistan Richard E. Hoagland sees Tajikistan as a remarkable success story. In this article he goes on to a great detail to describe his observations and share his thoughts about the economic development of the country for the past three years. It is quite a pleasant surprise to learn […]