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Tajik civil war
Isaac McKean Scarborough on Moscow’s Heavy Shadow in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
The Soviet Union’s collapse 32 years ago led to rapid change, economic collapse, and violence. In Tajikistan, that violence slid rapidly into civil war.
Tajikistan Turns Up Heat on Families of Political Dissidents
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe is always watching.
20 Years Later, Tajikistan Rewrites Civil War History
By Catherine Putz
"So much has gone awry that most... produce little more than puzzled expressions when asked who is to blame."
The Tajik Civil War: 20 Years Later
By Christian Bleuer
Tajikistan is at peace, but its future remains bleak.
Pointing to Perestroika: Explaining Social Unrest in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
The glasnost–democratization–nationalism argument for unrest in newly-independent Tajikistan leaves out economic factors.
Current Events Overshadow Anniversaries in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Tajikistan's manhunt for a renegade general continued through its Independence Day and other reads for the weekend
Tajikistan's Recent Violence: What We Know (and Don't Know)
By Catherine Putz
As time goes on, it will becoming increasingly difficult to figure out precisely what happened in Vahdat and Dushanbe.
Twin Attacks in Tajikistan Highlight Tensions
By Catherine Putz
Updates on the unfolding situation in Tajikistan
Tajikistan Uses Laws to Crush Islamist Opposition
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe is dismantling the Islamic Renaissance Party, hewing to the letter, but not the spirit, of the law.
How Fragile Is the Peace in Tajikistan?
By Catherine Putz
As the IRPT's leader contemplates returning, the country's peace has never seemed so tenuous.
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