Tajikistan

A bicycle is seen on the M41 Pamir Highway in Tajikistan

Tajikistan Blames Banned Islamist Party for Attack That Killed Two Americans

Separately, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on seven tourists

Two American Cyclists Were Among Four Killed in a Hit-and-Run in Tajikistan

Officials believe it may have been a deliberate attack

Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan on April 1, 2016 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Tajikistan Will Fine Journalists for Using Unfamiliar Words

Similar regulations exist in other post-Soviet states intended to minimize ...

Similar regulations exist in other post-Soviet states intended to minimize the influence of Russian

Muhammed Ziyo, 26, a day laborer, poses with other day laborers in the background on a street corner in the 82nd district of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on June 11, 2015

Tajikistan Police Shave Nearly 13,000 Men in Their Battle Against Conservative Islam

Nearly 1,800 women and girls were also "convinced" that they should not wea...

Nearly 1,800 women and girls were also "convinced" that they should not wear Islamic headwear

The main boulevard, Rudaki Avenue, is seen from the second-floor terrace of the Choikhona Rohat teahouse in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Monday, March 18, 2013.

Former Deputy Defense Minister of Tajikistan Killed by Government Forces

Abdukhalim Nazarzoda had been accused of creating a hardline Islamist group

The statue of Ismoil Somoni, an oft-featured symbol of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe on the morning of June 11, 2015.

Gunfights in Tajikistan's Capital City Have Killed at Least 35 People

Authorities have accused the country's former deputy defense minister of be...

Authorities have accused the country's former deputy defense minister of being behind the attacks

A border town in the Fergana Valley.
Karasu, Kyrgyzstan

The Surreal World of Central Asia: Two Rivers by Carolyn Drake

For her new book, Carolyn Drake spent five years and 15 trips roaming the e...

For her new book, Carolyn Drake spent five years and 15 trips roaming the expanse of Central Asia, documenting the hardy people of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan who survived on the fringes of empires Russian and Chinese.