In a move that probably isnt all that significant, Tajikistan has taken the chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States. So far talks in Dushanbe led by Tajikistans current prime minister have resulted the signing of an impressive eleven documents.
The documents have been passed without a discussion. In particular, it is a decision […]
What follows is one part of a cross-blog initiative, which takes the role of Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus as its central theme:
Tajikistans relationship with political Islam is perhaps the most volatile, diverse, and complicated in Central Asia. Tajikistan is home to various strains of Islam, with the silent majority favoring […]
The following is a brief roundup of recent notable events in Tajikistan.
French Jet Fighters
Like India and Russia, France has a military presence in Tajikistan, and is redeploying three Mirage fighters for about three months. An RIA Novosti article stipulates that the French embassy did not give a reason for this deployment, but another […]
It is hard to underestimate Russia’s role in helping secular Tajiks combat radical Islamic movements in Tajikistan and in providing comfort against Taleban invasion from Afghanistan. However, Russias latest actions (meetings in Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan and confrontations with Ukraine/ Georgia) raise a question for many Tajiks whether Russia is friend or foe in the long run. […]
Tajik refugees living in Kyrgyzstan will no longer be granted refugee status for a pretty simple reason: they are no longer refugees. While most Tajik refugees have either naturalized to Kyrgyzstan or returned home, there is a significant pool of lingerers hanging onto the status granted to them by the UNHCR.
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