Turko Dikaev

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When Tajik drug traffickers default on payment, their Afghan business partners wreak vengeance by kidnapping locals in cross-border raids.

28 Apr 09

Some believe Russian troops’ departure from Afghan frontier will boost drug trade, but others say trafficking was rampant anyway.

20 Nov 05

From birth to death, many people evade the census-takers for tax and legal purposes.

20 Nov 05

Tajiks living near the border with Afghanistan are falling prey to drug dealers who are taking desperate measure to recover debts.

3 Mar 05

Dozens of members of banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir arrested in government’s heartland.

22 Feb 05

This month marks the start of a phased withdrawal of Russian troops from the Tajik-Afghan border.

21 Feb 05

Tajik women are caught between old-fashioned attitudes and modern expectations, as they struggle to raise their families alone.

21 Feb 05

Tajiks living near the border with Afghanistan are falling prey to drug dealers who are taking desperate measure to recover debts.

21 Feb 05

Youngsters in remote areas of Tajikistan are suffering as the regional relief effort focuses on Afghanistan.

21 Feb 05

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