Sources: Dawn
Tajik president Emomali Rahmon and Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev inaugurate the Tajikistan embassy in Tashkent during Rahmon's state visit to Uzbekistan. 2026-03-26
Four alleged drug traffickers are fatally shot in an overnight shootout with border guards while crossing the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border into Tajikistan. 2026-01-19
Tajikistan becomes the first country to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults. 2021-07-3
Suspected Taliban insurgents fire a rocket into a hospital in Kunar, destroying COVID-19 vaccines and setting the hospital on fire. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denies responsibility for the attack as the group gains more territory on the border with Tajikistan. 2021-06-23
Two women in Kyrgyzstan are arrested for calling for residents of Chaldybar to get rid of Tajikistan citizens. 2021-05-25
Voters in Tajikistan head to the polls to elect the country's President. Long-time authoritarian leader Emomali Rakhmon is highly expected to be declared the clear victor of the election. 2020-10-11
Tajikistan announces that it will participate in the Expo 2020 in Dubai. 2018-04-20
A powerful, magnitude 7.2 earthquake has shaken Tajikistan. It was felt as far away as India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. No damage or casualties have been reported as the epicenter lies within the vast Badakhshan national park. The US Geological Survey describes the area as one of the “most seismically hazardous regions on Earth” because of tectonic activity along shifting fault lines. 2015-12-7
A vigil is held in London to demand the release of journalist Urunboy Usmonov, imprisoned by authorities in Tajikistan last week. Usmonov is reported to be in ill health. 2011-06-22
At least 25 soldiers are killed in a helicopter crash in Tajikistan, east of the capital Dushanbe. 2010-10-6