Tajik
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Tajiks,
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Tajik
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a member of a people living mainly in Tadzhikistan, as well as parts of Afghanistan and China.
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Also Tajiki the Iranian language spoken by the Tajiks, closely related to Persian but in Tadzhikistan written in the Cyrillic alphabet.
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She is among many parents stuck in a bureaucratic loop -- a government list of approved names designed to promote Tajik culture and curb both the influence of both Russia and radical Islamism.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Sentencing Tajik, the judge noted that the Afghan national let go of the tiller as rescuers arrived, which resulted in the boat spinning around, further increasing the threat to those on board.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
A second man, Afghan national Tajik Mohammed, was given a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to piloting a vessel across the Channel during poor weather conditions in January.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Saturday that "we have started serious investigations into" the recent "incidents" on Tajik soil.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
But, then, Massoud was a Tajik, of course.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
The rules, which apply only to ethnic Tajiks, collide with deep-rooted Central Asian traditions, where children's names carry great symbolic importance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Worried by the recruitment of Tajiks into jihadist groups and by the Taliban's return to power in neighbouring Afghanistan, Rakhmon has sought to stamp out radical Islam.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Tajik-born singer Manizha Sanghin, who represented Russia at Eurovision in 2021, condemned the "flagrant atrocity" of the Moscow attack, but warned of the "consequences that will descend upon Tajiks and all residents of Central Asia".
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
He said scores of Tajiks and hundreds of Pakistanis involved in various incidents were also arrested during that period.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
On his head, he wore a brown pakol, tilted slightly to one side, like the Tajik hero Ahmad Shah Massoud—referred to by Tajiks as “the Lion of Panjsher.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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