Tajikistan

12:51

Border security

Russia-led organisation to arm Tajikistan as security concerns grow along Afghan border

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Belarus are preparing to supply Tajikistan with weapons and military equipment by the end of 2026, as a series of violent incidents raises security concerns along its border with Afghanistan, according to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

20:07

View from Uzbekistan

SCO leaders push for stronger security and trade ties at Tajikistan summit

Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) prevented 273 terrorist attacks and more than 3,000 crimes linked to terrorism, separatism and extremism in 2025, according to the bloc's regional counter-terrorism body.

21:17

View from China

Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits Tajikistan for SCO talks on security and trade

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday for an official visit and a major regional summit, with security, trade and transport links high on the agenda as Beijing strengthens its ties with Central Asia.

15:07

View from Kazakstan

Tajikistan and China open digital corridor across Pamir Mountains

Tajikistan and China have launched a high-capacity digital corridor across the Pamir Mountains, creating a direct telecommunications link that could strengthen Tajikistan’s internet connectivity and turn the country into a key transit route for data between Central and South Asia.

15:30

ICC Withdrawal

Tajikistan moves to withdraw from the International Criminal Court after Putin dispute

Tajikistan has begun the process of leaving the International Criminal Court, citing what it calls growing politicisation and bias in the court’s work. 

15:20

View from Kazakhstan

Central Asia tightens sanitary controls amid investigation into infection case in Russia

Central Asian countries are strengthening sanitary and quarantine controls amid the situation in Russia’s Irkutsk region. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have introduced preventive measures following the death of an employee of a plague research institute in the city of Shelekhov.

18:16

Energy

Afghanistan, Tajikistan discuss expanded electricity supplies and Iran power link

Afghanistan and Tajikistan have discussed boosting electricity supplies to Afghanistan and plans for a high-voltage power line through the country to Iran, as Kabul seeks greater access to imported energy.

06:41

View from Kazakhstan

Central Asia looks to build a single digital market for more than 80 million people

Central Asian businesses and experts are proposing closer digital integration across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, with the aim of making it easier for technology companies to operate across a regional market of more than 80 million people.

12:15

Cultural discovery

Architectural monument dating 9th-12th centuries found in Tajikistan

A unique architectural monument dating back to the 9th to 12th centuries has been discovered in the village of Gargara, in the Korez village commune in Dangara district in Tajikistan.

21:23

SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Can It Become a Global Force?

The SCO has extraordinary demographic and economic weight. Its challenge is turning scale into coherent action without losing the diversity that gives the organisation its reach.

11:37

Central Asia blackout

Central Asia blackout exposes risks in interconnected power grid

A power disturbance that swept across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on 14 August has highlighted both the benefits and vulnerabilities of Central Asia’s interconnected electricity grid.

16:10

Central Asia

Afghanistan expresses regret over woman killed by cross-border gunfire in Tajikistan

Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry has expressed regret over the death of a 21-year-old pregnant woman killed by gunfire across the border in Tajikistan’s Darvoz district. Dushanbe has issued a formal protest to Kabul over the incident, which it said involved a violation of its airspace. 

14:32

Energy

Blackouts reported in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan all reported blackouts on Friday, which Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry said had been caused by a "sudden change in the power flow" from the Central Asian grid.

17:17

View from Kazakhstan

Tajikistan boosts Central Asian fuel imports as Russian supplies dwindle

Tajikistan tripled fuel imports from neighbouring Central Asian countries in July after deliveries from Russia declined sharply, underscoring how disruptions to Russian exports are prompting governments across the region to seek alternative suppliers.

16:08

Russia-Ukraine

Zelenskyy dismisses ambassadors as embassy staff ordered to secure weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the country's ambassadors to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and several other countries. The removals came after a speech on Monday in which he said embassies would be judged on their effectiveness in securing weapons for Ukraine.

17:43

Energy security

Central Asia reshapes fuel strategy as Russian supply pressures grow

Central Asian countries are adapting their energy strategies as Russia’s fuel sector comes under mounting pressure from Ukrainian drone attacks on oil infrastructure and continuing export restrictions.

15:20

Moscow Meeting

CSTO may suspend Armenia's voting rights over unpaid dues

Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are expected to discuss suspending Armenia's voting rights at a summit in Moscow in November, according to a senior Russian official.

10:30

View from Uzbekistan

Apple Pay launches in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, expanding cashless payments

Apple Pay has launched in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, expanding digital payment services across Central Asia and supporting the region's shift towards cashless transactions.

15:31

View from Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan agree new trade corridor

Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan have agreed to establish a road transport corridor through Afghanistan to boost regional trade and streamline the movement of commercial cargo. The agreement was reached during talks in Mashhad this week.

14:32

View from Tajikistan

Natural disasters cause $5.7 million in damage across Tajikistan in six months

Natural disasters caused $5.7 million in damage across Tajikistan during the first half of 2026, as hundreds of avalanches and mudflows swept through the country, killing 12 people, according to government figures.

15:53

Border demarcation

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan begin installing first border markers after historic treaty

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have begun installing the first border markers along their shared frontier, marking the start of the physical demarcation of a boundary that was disputed for decades before being formally settled under a landmark agreement signed earlier this year.

12:11

View from Tajikistan

Tajikistan cuts electricity exports as it prepares for winter

Tajikistan will reduce electricity exports and increase water reserves ahead of winter as the government seeks to improve domestic power supplies after last year’s seasonal shortages.

16:27

Central Asia

Green Climate Fund approves $30m to strengthen climate resilience in Tajikistan

The Green Climate Fund has approved a $30 million climate adaptation project for Tajikistan to help 73,500 people strengthen food security, protect water resources and build more resilient rural livelihoods.

16:17

View from Tajikistan

CSTO steps up security along Tajikistan-Afghanistan border

CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov has inspected security along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border as the regional bloc continues a long-term programme to strengthen one of Central Asia's most strategically important frontiers.