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Synthetic drugs replacing Afghan heroin: UN warns of rising threats in Central Asia
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Synthetic drugs replacing Afghan heroin: UN warns of rising threats in Central Asia

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 4 min read
  • July 3, 2025

Central Asian countries, including Tajikistan, are facing a new wave of drug-related challenges as synthetic substances such as methamphetamine, pregabalin, and nitazenes increasingly replace…

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One in four Tajikistan residents lives below the poverty line, says World Bank report
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One in four Tajikistan residents lives below the poverty line, says World Bank report

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • July 3, 2025

Despite steady progress in reducing poverty, more than 25% of Tajikistan’s population continues to live below the international poverty line — surviving on less…

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Tajikistan moves to increase divorce fees amid rising concern over family breakdown
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Tajikistan moves to increase divorce fees amid rising concern over family breakdown

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • July 3, 2025

Divorce is set to become more expensive in Tajikistan following the approval of a new bill by the country’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of…

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Tajikistan and Iran’s foreign ministers discuss Middle East tensions after Israeli strikes on Iran
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Tajikistan and Iran’s foreign ministers discuss Middle East tensions after Israeli strikes on Iran

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • July 2, 2025

The Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Iran held a phone conversation on July 1, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following Israeli and…

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Tajik security forces foil major Afghan drug smuggling operation
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Tajik security forces foil major Afghan drug smuggling operation

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 2 min read
  • July 2, 2025

Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has dismantled a transnational narcotics trafficking group originating from Afghanistan, seizing nearly 58.5 kilograms of illegal substances,…

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Tajikistan cancels paid paternity leave, retains unpaid childcare leave for fathers
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Tajikistan cancels paid paternity leave, retains unpaid childcare leave for fathers

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 4 min read
  • July 2, 2025

Tajikistan has officially canceled paid paternity leave for men following the birth of a child, according to the country’s Agency for Social Insurance and…

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How a Tajik woman became a clinical psychologist in the Netherlands—and dreams of helping her homeland
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How a Tajik woman became a clinical psychologist in the Netherlands—and dreams of helping her homeland

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 9 min read
  • July 1, 2025

When Angubin Mahmadrasul moved from Tajikistan to the Netherlands at just nine years old, few could have predicted the remarkable journey ahead.  Today, she…

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Tragedy in northern Tajikistan: Car crash kills seven, including entire family and two Uzbek brothers
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Tragedy in northern Tajikistan: Car crash kills seven, including entire family and two Uzbek brothers

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 2 min read
  • July 1, 2025

Devastating car accident on the Khujand–Mastchoh highway has claimed the lives of seven people, including five members of the same family from the city…

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Tajikistan reduces external debt but remains in high-risk zone ahead of 2027 bond payments
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Tajikistan reduces external debt but remains in high-risk zone ahead of 2027 bond payments

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • June 30, 2025

While Tajikistan has made progress in reducing its external debt in recent years, the country remains at high risk of debt distress, according to…

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Tajikistan’s top diplomat visits Kyrgyzstan amid strengthening bilateral ties
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Tajikistan’s top diplomat visits Kyrgyzstan amid strengthening bilateral ties

  • By TheCentral.Asia
  • Estimated read time 2 min read
  • June 30, 2025

Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin is paying an official visit to Kyrgyzstan from June 30 to July 1, following an invitation from his Kyrgyz…

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