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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But what officials count as an acceptable Tajik name is vague.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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
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
His supporters credit him with reconciling the country reviving Tajik culture after the civil war and decades of Soviet rule.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Rabbani, Tajik leader of the Jamiat-e-Islami faction, who had taught Islam at Kabul University in the days of the monarchy.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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
Unlike other Central Asian leaders, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon, who has been in power since 1992, has criticised the Taliban and urged them to respect the rights of ethnic Tajiks in Afghanistan.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
ISIS-K is believed to have several thousand soldiers, with Tajiks constituting more than half, experts said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
But many Tajiks are also radicalised in Afghanistan, says Qasimshah Iskandarov.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2024
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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