Tajikistan

Although Internet access has been restored in Gorno Badakhshan after almost four months, local residents complain about the slow service, saying that it's still practically impossible to use the web

Almost all coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, including the requirement to wear masks in public places and a temporary ban on traditional ceremonies and celebrations, including weddings

The US Embassy said that, in cooperation with the IOM, it is launching a new project to help protect the Tajik-Afghan border from illegal arms and drug movement, irregular migration and public health risks for the next three years

With a World Bank investment of US$45 million, the country will support landscape restoration, sustainable use of natural resources and climate change mitigation practices

The education official denied reports of an exodus of teachers from the country as totally unfounded, stating that the dropout due to the pandemic has receded and more than 8.000 graduates in pedagogical specialities have been recruited

The country has increased pension rates for orphans, bringing the average to 232,90 somoni (about US$20)

The country has begun work on connecting to the integrated Central Asian energy system; Tajik energy company Barqi Tojik expects to complete activities by the end of 2022

The Tajik government will co-host, together with Netherlands, the UN Conference on the Water Action Decade that will be held in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023 as the midterm review of the “Water for Sustainable Development” program

The government has allowed Saudi citizens to enter the country without a visa as of this January, given the Tajik government's desire to increase and develop cooperation with the Kingdom in all areas of common interest

The country is improving its international competitiveness in the textile and clothing sector, with 18 experts in the field of fashion and sewing enrolled in an intensive tailoring course with the latest design technologies and innovative trends

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $30 million grant to modernize the Yovon irrigation and drainage system in the lower Vakhsh River basin, which will help increase agricultural productivity

Rare protests by thousands of people in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan region continued for a third day yesterday demanding an investigation into the death of a local man wanted on kidnapping charges and fatally wounded by security forces