A large wave of Tajik immigrants leaving Russia after the terrorist attack in Moscow

Tajikistan is one of the 15 countries that were formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite this separation, many immigrants from Tajikistan come to Russia every year to work; An issue that has been affected by the terrorist attack on a concert in Moscow in recent days.

According to the Reuters news agency, the Ministry of Labor of Tajikistan announced today (Saturday) in a report that since the March 22 terrorist attack at a concert in Moscow that left 144 dead, we have witnessed a large wave of Tajik immigrants returning to the country.

We have received many calls so far, the statement added. Our citizens in Russia are now worried about the consequences of this terrorist attack. We are monitoring the situation. Now the number of people entering the country is more than those leaving the country.

The government of Tajikistan has so far announced the arrest of 9 people for collaborating with the ISIS terrorist organization in Khorasan.

Russia is one of the countries that suffers from the lack of human labor. Only in the field of construction, this country has seen a 36% shortage of manpower compared to 2022. The Central Bank of Russia has warned about the inflationary effect of the lack of manpower and the departure of foreign workers from this country.

The terrorist attack in Moscow, which was claimed by the ISIS terrorist group, was carried out by four Tajik citizens, all of whom were arrested on the western borders of Russia by the country’s intelligence agencies.