Anniversary Construction Projects, Blackout and Protest Note to Afghanistan: Main Events of August 2026 in Tajikistan According to Asia-Plus

August in Tajikistan was spent preparing for the 35th anniversary of independence: the country opened jubilee facilities, held award ceremonies and pre-holiday parades. On August 14, a massive power outage left almost the entire country without electricity. Tajikistan protested to Afghanistan after airspace violations that resulted in deaths and damaged homes. After 11 years of construction, the National Theater opened in Dushanbe, and a direct flight to Minsk was launched.
What other events, statements and stories were important — read in our monthly review. 
August 1A new stage of glacier melting monitoring began in the Eastern Pamir
Former head coach of the RT national team Goran Stevanovic said: «Tajikistan is a sports country, but judo, wrestling and MMA are in the forefront» 
August 2At the age of 72, one of the most famous footballers in Tajikistan’s history, striker of Dushanbe’s «Pamir» Valery Tursunov, died in Moscow

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