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Tajikistan in 2016 receives $55.8 mln humanitarian aid from 55 countries

31 Jan, 2017 52 views

The humanitarian aid worth $55.8 million has been delivered to Tajikistan from 55 countries last year, reports Avesta news agency. The Statistics Agency says the country received more than 17,600 tons of humanitarian aid …

Powerful Afghan governor pushes for role on national stage

31 Jan, 2017 35 views

By Hamid Shalizi and James Mackenzie | KABUL Atta Mohammad Noor, one of Afghanistan’s most powerful regional leaders, is in talks with President Ashraf Ghani to join the central government, a move that could …

The Reasons Behind The Turkmen-Tajik Tiff

30 Jan, 2017 161 views

A recent spat between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan is probably the lamest dispute between two Central Asian countries I can remember, though I think I know the real cause of the problem. Tajikistan is talking …

Tajikistan: Former Mayor, Elite Insider Targeted in Corruption Probe

30 Jan, 2017 124 views

Only days after being fired as mayor Tajikistan’s capital city, long-serving and ultimate elite loyalist Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev has found himself potentially becoming a target of corruption investigations. The deputy head of the state anticorruption …

National Bank of Kazakhstan strongly denies reports that its head ‘Daniyar Akishev was detained’

28 Jan, 2017 72 views

After the reports posted on social media on January 27 saying that the Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Daniyar Akishev was detained, the Bank was reached out by Sputnik Kazakhstan for a comment. “Our …

Former member of Kyrgyz parliament among militants who were handed lengthy prison sentences for shooting spree in Bishkek

28 Jan, 2017 40 views

Pervomay district court of Bishkek rendered judgment against former member of parliament Maksat Kunakunov and militants who were engaged in gunfight in Bishkek on July 16, 2015. The trial was held behind closed doors …