Tajikistan

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Iran arranges diplomatic visit to Abraham Accords member Kazakhstan

Russian service members line up during military drills carried out by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan October 23, 2021.

Tajikistan in talks with Russia about helping guard Afghan border, security sources say

Tajikistan and China flags.

Three Chinese citizens killed in Tajikistan by grenade-carrying drone from Afghanistan


Iran and Tajikistan sign agreement to enhance security cooperation

The new agreement comes after Iran and Russia also signed one as well. This is how Iran hedges in its current posture. The country has re-oriented itself toward the east.

The flags of Iran and Tajikistan; illustrative

Court in Tajikistan jails over 30 people for attempted mass poisoning linked to ISIS offshoot

A source in the Tajik security services told Reuters the convicted people were all tied to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the Afghan offshoot of Islamic State.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

Central Asia celebrates diversity on foundation of tolerance and understanding - opinion

Amidst AI-driven progress and escalating conflicts, Central Asia remains a beacon of stability and unity with its rich history and enduring values of tolerance and respect.

 THE HOSTING GERMAN President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is flanked by leaders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan at a meeting in Berlin, last year.

Muslim-majority Tajikistan approves hijab ban - interview

This measure comes as part of a wider policy in the totalitarian state in an attempt to harness and restrain Islamic tendencies in a country bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).