Appointment of new Mountainous Badakhshan governor likely to reduce civil war and protest risks in eastern Tajikistan
Event
On 1 October 2018, Tajik President Imomali Rahmon dismissed Shodihon Jamshed, who has been the governor of the Mountainous Badakhshan Autonomous Region (MBAR) since 2013, and appointed the Aga Khan Foundation’s representative in the region, Yodgor Fayzov, as his replacement.
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