Tajikistan

Tajik national charged in alleged Iran spying case after filming Haifa Port, Elbit facility

Dodobaev, a Tajik citizen whose temporary Israeli residency permit had expired by May, is charged with contact with a foreign agent, and several other serious crimes.

A Tajik national flag flies in the wind in the Tajik exclave of Vorukh in the Kyrgyz Batken region, where multiple deadly border conflicts between the two Central Asian nations took place since the fall of the Soviet Union, on May 24, 2025.
People gather at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Khamenei and members of his family were killed on February 28 during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the beginning of the war, bringing an end to his 36-year rule.

Tehran's theater of mourning: What Khamenei's funeral tells us about Iran's next move - analysis

A banner in Tehran's Palestine Square calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a Nazi, pictured August 11, 2025; illustrative.

Iranian embassy posts AI-generated photo comparing Netanyahu with Hitler

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023

Russian report highlights ongoing terror threats in Afghanistan, challenges Taliban control


Iran pushes for cultural, economic diplomacy with nations across central Asia - report

Iranian official Ali Asghar Tahmasebi reportedly emphasized the importance of developing Central Asia via "economic diplomacy."

Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East and Central Asia as seen on a vintage globe, November 14, 2024

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Iran arranges diplomatic visit to Abraham Accords member Kazakhstan

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian's trip is part of a broader Iranian outreach to countries in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Tajikistan in talks with Russia about helping guard Afghan border, security sources say

Deadly attacks near the Afghan border have pushed Tajikistan to consider Russian troop support, with talks underway on a joint patrol mission backed by the CSTO.

Russian service members line up during military drills carried out by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan October 23, 2021.

Three Chinese citizens killed in Tajikistan by grenade-carrying drone from Afghanistan

One other Chinese national was wounded in the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening in Tajikistan's southwestern Khatlon province.

Tajikistan and China flags.

Iran and Tajikistan sign agreement to enhance security cooperation

The new agreement comes after Iran and Russia also signed one as well. This is how Iran hedges in its current posture. The country has re-oriented itself toward the east.

The flags of Iran and Tajikistan; illustrative

Court in Tajikistan jails over 30 people for attempted mass poisoning linked to ISIS offshoot

A source in the Tajik security services told Reuters the convicted people were all tied to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the Afghan offshoot of Islamic State.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

Central Asia celebrates diversity on foundation of tolerance and understanding - opinion

Amidst AI-driven progress and escalating conflicts, Central Asia remains a beacon of stability and unity with its rich history and enduring values of tolerance and respect.

 THE HOSTING GERMAN President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is flanked by leaders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan at a meeting in Berlin, last year.

Muslim-majority Tajikistan approves hijab ban - interview

This measure comes as part of a wider policy in the totalitarian state in an attempt to harness and restrain Islamic tendencies in a country bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).