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President's party wins landslide in Tajikistan poll

Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon's party won a fresh mandate securing 71.7 percent of votes in the parliamentary election, poll body announced on Mar 1. The
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Kyrgyz, Tajik plan new offensive against Islamists

 
Kyrgyzstan's Spiritual Directorate of Muslims is planning to set up a special body to counter extremist religious ideas and activities. The Directorate expressed concern over ...
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Kazakhstan allows Afghan bound NATO cargo

 
NATO allies now can ship Afghanistan bound cargo through Kazakh territory  under an agreement reached on Wednesday. Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan have already signed similar ...
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4 militants killed in Tajikistan gun battle

 
Police killed four militants believed to be members of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)  in a gun battle in the Fergana Valley on October 18, ...
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'Foreign' trained terrorists in Central Asia...?

 
Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Secretary Ilyas Omarov announced that a militant killed in July on the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia who had ...
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Blasts hit Tajik capital

 
DUSHANBE (July 28 2009): Officials say two small explosions have hit the Tajik capital before a high-profile meeting between the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and ...
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Militants held in Tajikistan fought Pak Army

 
DUSHANBE: Three suspected Islamist militants were arrested at a checkpoint in eastern Tajikistan. According to the Tajik police, during interrogation, they dmitted that they fought along ...
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Tajikistan to boost border security

 
Tajikistan will tighten border security in the run-up to the Afghan presidential election next month, Interior Minister Abdurakhim Qahorov said on Wednesday, July 22. “The ...
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Tajik drive against Salafis

 
Tajikistan has stepped up its drive at Salafis, who reject the traditionally-practiced form of Islam followed by 90 percent of the country’s population of 7 ...
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Uzbek-Kyrgyz Border Hassels

 
An element of tension has crept into Uzbek-Kyrgyz relations in recent weeks because of several cross-border incidents. All these incidents took place mid-April and involved ...
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