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The scale of #Russia's campaign to recruit foreigners into its army has increased more than sevenfold, #CNN reports.

#Moscow is actively luring #Tajiks, #Uzbeks, #Kenyans, #Nepalis, #Indians, #South_Africans, and people from more than a hundred other countries to fight on

At first glance, one might think these people are Slavs, but they are actually Tajiks. Like the Slavs, the Tajiks are also an Indo-European people. #earth #life #asia #china #tajiks #culture #cultures
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Notes on Tajikistan Over the summer, I spent about two weeks in Tajikistan, mostly in Dushanbe (the capital) and various points along the Pamir Highway, which borders Afghanistan and later leads into Kyrgyzstan. This was...

A fascinating #longread on #travel through (and out of) #Tajikistan:

“Notes On Tajikistan”, Matt Lakeman (mattlakeman.org/2024/06/20/n...).

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#CentralAsia #SovietUnion #USSR #Tourism #Dushanbe #Tajiks #Kyrgyzstan #Afghanistan #China #Islam