Stories about Tajikistan from May, 2015
The Boomerang Effect: Why Would Tajikistan's Special Forces Chief Join ISIS?
"This is the most well-made film of a Tajik IS fighter. Unsurprisingly, they have quickly used [him] for recruitment purposes."
HIV/AIDS Corruption Is a Business for Central Asian Bureaucrats
"The whole system is corrupt, starting with the government. The fish rots from the head."
The Poetical Is Political as Tajik Wordsmith Declares ‘Death to Afghanistan’
'I do believe, that whoever wishes death to Afghanistan, cannot have any love for Tajikistan.'
Tajikistan: Pristine Nature and the Echo of History
Some people do not even know Tajikistan exists. They are missing out.
How a Schoolboy ‘Son’ of Tajikistan's President Extracted a Massive Bribe from a Citizen
"I bet that he is the scion of some other official, because we could never afford to educate our children at this school."