It is unknown whether under the new Damascus regime, Tajibayev has obtained Syrian citizenship. Tajik officials have said more than 2,000 Tajiks travelled to Syria and Iraq between 2014 and 2017 ...

Tajik Court Issues Long Jail Terms for Attempted Murder of Top Muslim Cleric DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A court in Tajikistan has sentenced three men to prison sentences ranging from two to 26 years for ...

Tajikistan is a landlocked country of some 10 million people sandwiched between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. The majority of Tajiks are adherents of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.