Tajikistan Upgrades Nurek Dam to Boost Power Supply Ahead of Winter Crunch

Tajikistan’s massive Nurek hydroelectric dam – the world’s second-tallest – is undergoing a sweeping modernization to shore up the nation’s electricity supply ahead of the demanding winter season. The 300-meter-high dam, completed in 1980 on the...

Tajikistan’s Government to Introduce AI Browser for Administration

Tajikistan has announced plans to integrate AI into government operations for the first time, aiming to support data-driven decision-making across public administration. The announcement was made at the AI CONF conference in Dushanbe, one of...

Tajik dried fruit producers achieve key international certification, boosting export potential

09:20, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A significant milestone for Tajikistan's agribusiness sector has been reached as three leading dried fruit producers—Mevai Kand, Kand K, and Zardolui Isfara—have obtained the internationally recognized FSSC 22000 Food...

FAO honours 28 Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems across 14 countries

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked a milestone celebrating 28 sites across 14 countries that have been designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) over the past two years. The...

Tajikistan sees strong growth in food production as five-year industry program nears completion

Is This Central Asia’s Green Energy Reckoning? 

Just as renewable energy has overtaken coal as the major source of electricity globally for the first time in history, Central Asian countries are struggling to balance their Paris Agreement commitments with the economic realities. From...

Central Asian Gas Ring: Opportunities, Risks and Geopolitical Implications

Executive Summary The Central Asian Gas Ring initiative, presented at the Central Asia Oil & Gas Forum in Tashkent, proposes linking the national gas networks of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. This report...

Zardari warns against 'weaponisation of water'

President reaffirms Pakistan's commitment to social justice, equality and inclusive growthPresident Asif Ali Zardari shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the summit in Doha. Photo: Sabah DOHA: President Asif...

Tajikistan’s Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve Under Threat

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has raised serious concerns about the condition of Tajikistan’s Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The IUCN has classified the state of this rare ecosystem as...

Kyrgyz security chief hints at potential withdrawal of border guards from Tajik border

09:43, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The head of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (GKNB), Kamchybek Tashiyev, has suggested that the permanent presence of border guards along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border may soon become unnecessary. His...

Tajikistan and the Taliban – Talking and Fighting

Peaceful coexistence is turning out to be complicated for Tajikistan and the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The Tajik government has viewed the Taliban as a threat since the militant group appeared in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s. But now that...

Tajik Border Guards Clash with Taliban Fighters Along Afghan Border

Armed clashes erupted between Tajik border guards and Taliban fighters on October 25 along the Tajik-Afghan frontier, according to local sources cited by the Afghan outlet 8 Subh. The confrontation reportedly occurred in the Davanga district of...

OHP, ICE conduct 15-hour Operation Guardian emphasis

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) completed a 15-hour emphasis along the eastern corridor of Interstate 40 last week. This emphasis was part of Operation Guardian and targeted criminal...

Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan agree to cooperate in construction sector

15:09, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 15:09, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Architecture, Construction, Housing, and Communal Services, Nurdan...

Tajikistan to host first-ever National Telecom Awards in December 2025

10:23, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan will hold its first national telecom industry awards ceremony, Telecom Awards Tajikistan 2025, in December this year. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Communications Service under the Government...

Tajikistan’s: Pioneering AI Leadership in Central Asia and Beyond

nCa Analysis Tajikistan is moving energetically, and pretty fast, to position itself as the regional powerhouse in artificial intelligence (AI) and related disciplines. It is following a hybrid model, merging the indigenous components with the...

Alaska mining is achieving critical mass

With the price of copper, gold, and silver hitting new all-time highs, the Pentagon looking North for secure supplies of critical minerals, and a White House administration focused on unleashing the resource potential of America's Last Frontier,...

Rogun hydropower project, Tajikistan

Name of the Project Rogun hydropower project. Location In Pamir, on the Vakhsh river, Tajikistan. Project Owner/s Rogun HPP Open Joint Stock Company. Project Description The Rogun dam, with a generation capacity of 3 780 MW and an average...

Border guards could be removed from Kyrgyz-Tajik border

18:19, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 18:19, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) Kamchybek Tashiev...

Tajikistan And Isdb Discuss Co-Op And Support For Rogun Hydroelectric Power Station

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, October 27. First Deputy Minister of Finance of Tajikistan Yusuf Majidi held talks with Rami Ahmed, Vice President for Operations of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), focusing on the...