Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Campaign to Soften Religion Law

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (Free subscription) | yesterday

Controversial legislation is now in force, but fight to reduce restrictions goes on. By Nafisa Davlatshoeva in Dushanbe (4-Jul-09)

Flood of Afghan Heroin Fuels Drug Plague in Russia

cryptogon.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Via: McClatchy: The drugs usually reach Russia from Tajikistan and Kazakhstan in trucks or, in smaller amounts, tucked away in train compartments or nervous travelers’ stomachs. The trade is nothing new in Russia, but after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, it exploded. Afghan opium production climbed from 3,400 metric tons in 2002 to a record [...]

U.S.-Built Bridge is Windfall for Illegal Afghan Drug Trade

cryptogon.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Via: McClatchy: In August 2007, the presidents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan walked side by side with the U.S. commerce secretary across a new $37 million concrete bridge that the Army Corps of Engineers designed to link two of Central Asia’s poorest countries. Dressed in a gray suit with an American flag pin in his lapel, then-Commerce Secretary [...]

Over January-May GDP of CIS countries decreased by 9 per cent

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

Over January-May the biggest growth (4,4 per cent) was recorded in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Belarus recorded 3.2 and 1.4 per cent of growth respectively.

Industrial production in CIS reduce by 16 per cent over January-May

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

Industrial production in Armenia dropped by 10.5 per cent in January-May compared to same period of last year.

Fewer extremist crimes in Russia, rights groups says

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009

Moscow - Racially motivated killings in Russia have declined this year compared to 2008, following a crackdown against right-wing extremists, the Moscow Human Rights Office said Friday. Some 38 people...

• Fewer extremist crimes in Russia, rights groups says - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009

As of Thursday, July 2, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642 - Boston Globe
• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642 - Miami Herald
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Chasing Phantoms in the Tajik Mountains

Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

Speculation is rife that Islamic militants are once again active in the eastern mountains of Tajikistan. No one in government will confirm media reports that the military units deployed in force in the region are hunting a warlord from the 1992-97 civil war known as Mullo Abdullo, who has allegedly spent the last few years with Taleban allies in Afghanistan and more recently Pakistan. The official...

Armenia to receive resources from EurAsEC to recover economy

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

The government of Armenia should elaborate a complex program to effectively use the credit resources.

Reassessing the Jackson-Vanik Amendment

Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

Experts say graduating Russia from Cold War-era legislation linked to emigration and trade would be a step toward warming relations with Moscow.

Prayer of the Day: Tajikistan

God's Politics (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

God of all cultures, we pray for the people of Tajikistan. May their land be a blessing for everyone living on it, and not just for a few powerful rulers.

397 – Eliminating the Bottom 5%

geo2web.com (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

How would you eliminate almost half the planet by subtracting just 5% from it? This map shows you how: delete the countries that constitute the bottom 5% of global GDP contributors, and you scrap almost 3 billion people from the equation. Those people mainly live in Africa and South East Asia, as demonstrated by the disappearance of those areas beneath the waves. This map was first shown on the political...

• 397 – Eliminating the Bottom 5% - strange maps

U.S.-built bridge is windfall ? for illegal Afghan drug trade

What Really happened (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

In August 2007, the presidents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan walked side by side with the U.S. commerce secretary across a new $37 million concrete bridge that the Army Corps of Engineers designed to link two of Central Asia's poorest countries. Today, the bridge across the muddy waters of the Panj River is carrying much more than vegetables and timber: It's paved the way for drug traffickers to transport...

• U.S. Bridge Boosts Afghan Drug Trade - Corruption Chronicles

Communist Bloc Military Updates: 4th Sino- Soviet war game to begin July 22; 8,500 Russian troops drill near Georgia; US Air Force preps for nuke war

Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

Russian and Chinese troops will begin their fourth joint war game , disguised as an "anti-terrorist" operation, between July 22 and 26. Dubbed "Peace Mission 2009", the drill will involve 2,500 military personnel, who will arrive at the deployment area on July 14. The first phase of the exercises consists of military and political consultations and will be held in Khabarovsk, in...

Give to charity instead of hajj: Tajik president

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

Tajikistan's president on Tuesday urged his people to donate money to charity rather than perform the annual hajj pilgrimage amid a severe economic crisis in the overwhelmingly Muslim state.2009/7/1