Tag: Tajikistan
La población rusa ha dado al Kremlin carta blanca total para ejercer un castigo brutal y máximo, cueste lo que cueste y donde cueste.
The Soviet Union broke up in 1991 with fifteen independent states arising instead. Check out our infographic to learn what these states’ main trade partners are more than thirty years on.
Afghanistan and Tajikistan share a 1,400-kilometer border. Recently, a war of words has erupted between Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and the Taliban government in Kabul. Rahmon censures the Taliban for the destabilization of Central Asia by the export of militant groups, while the Taliban leadership has accused Tajikistan’s government of interference.
There is no public indication from the SCO that it would prevent not only cross-border terrorism, but also cross-border smuggling. The largest quantities of heroin and opium from northern Afghanistan go to Tajikistan; untold sums of money are made in the illegal movement of minerals, gemstones, and metals out of Afghanistan.
