Soldiers and officers of a special company of the People's Liberation Army of China arrived in Ishkashim district of GBAO yesterday in their armored vehicles and with their weapons, Asia Plus reports.
A Chinese company will take part in the Tajik-Chinese anti-terrorism exercises, which will be held from August 8 to 14 in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, directly bordering Afghanistan.
Tajik-Chinese anti-terrorism exercises start in Ishkashim AKIPRESS.COM - Soldiers and officers of a special company of the People's Liberation Army of China arrived in
Ishkashim district of GBAO yesterday in their armored vehicles and with their weapons, Asia Plus reports.
Japan has handed over the newly built Langar border crossing point in
Ishkashim district, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region to the Customs Service of Tajikistan on October 25.
A rescue team of the Agha Khan Foundation (AKF) and FOCUS organisation rescued the stranded individuals and recovered a dead body in
Ishkashim district, the Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) regional head said.
Most poisoning victims come from Pitut and Shitharv villages of
Ishkashim district.
Another eight individuals were wounded in the natural disaster that left more than 500 people stranded and a village buried under the snow in
Ishkashim district.
The governor said a road linking Faizabad to
Ishkashim district of neighbouring Takhar province needed to be asphalted.
Wishing anonymity, an official at the Badakhshan Mines Department, said: "Garnet deposits are found 130 kilometres from Faizabad (the provincial capital) in Gharan area between Shaghnan and
Ishkashim districts. These mines are currently excavated by local commanders and residents." He said a small quantity of garnets depending on its quality was sold for $5,000 in open market.