Despite a ban under Islamic law and doctrine, amulets and exorcism performed by mullahs or shaman are widespread in ...

Artists of a local art troupe rehearse a dance in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. [Photo provided by Cheng Tingting/Xinhua] In ...

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (center) addresses the audience during a visit to Peking University in Beijing on Tuesday. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon was awarded an ...

‘Buzkashi is a brutal sport that dates back to Genghis Khan. These Tajik players are trying to grab the body of a goat and drop it over a goal line. It’s every man for himself – and games can last six ...

WEST ORANGE — A multicultural, multi-school celebration of the Year of the Horse was held at West Orange High School on Feb. 28, replete with colorful performances, vendors, and joy. The event was ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan are set to celebrate their shared heritage and friendship with the first-ever Pak-Tajik Cultural Festival, scheduled for December 19-20, 2025, at Lok Virsa. The ...

ALMATY, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Five Chinese nationals have been killed and five more injured in Tajikistan in attacks launched from neighbouring Afghanistan over the past week, Tajik authorities and ...

Readers of this column know that Central Asia has been a particular focus in recent years. The region took on added importance with the end of the Afghan war freeing up the direction neighboring ...

Abudu Xiamier (center) plays the rabab together with his brother Abudu Xiakeer (second from right) and their cousins in the living room of his guesthouse in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county, ...

The Tajik government reportedly has given Afghan refugees residing in the country 15 days to leave voluntarily or face deportation. Tajikistan has reportedly intensified its campaign to detain and ...

LONDON/HULBUK, Tajikistan, Dec 17 (Reuters) - When Abubakr Yusufi boarded a flight to Moscow in July, he thought he wouldn't be home for years. The 23-year-old from a small village in Tajikistan hoped ...

Since August 2021, all Central Asian republics have been, in one way or another, contending with Taliban rule in Afghanistan. While treading cautiously, each Central Asian government faces a host of ...