569 athletes representing Presence 49 National Paralympic Committees participated Participation in these Games Competition , including newcomers Georgia , North Korea and Tajikistan .

The `` Day of Thirst '' ( , `` Yawm al-aṭash '' ) is the name Name_conferral traditionally given in Name_conferral Arabic historiography to a battle fought Hostile_encounter in 724 between the Turkic Türgesh khaganate and the Umayyad Caliphate on the banks of the river Jaxartes , in Transoxiana ( in modern Tajikistan , Central Asia ) .

Later on , Turkic revolts Change_of_leadership ended Process_end Chinese hegemony beyond the Pamir Mountains in modern Tajikistan and Afghanistan , but a Tang military presence remained Temporary_stay in Dzungaria and the Tarim Basin .

The Tajikistani Civil War ( ) , also known as the Tajik Civil War or the War in Tajikistan , began Process_start in May 1992 when regional groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan rose up against the newly-formed government of President Rahmon Nabiyev , which was dominated Control by people from the Khujand and Kulyab regions .

The Tajikistani Civil War ( ) , also known as the Tajik Civil War or the War in Tajikistan , began Process_start in May 1992 when regional groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan rose up against the newly-formed government of President Rahmon Nabiyev , which was dominated Control by people from the Khujand and Kulyab regions .

The Soviet Union dissolved Dispersal in December 1991 , resulting in eleven new countries ( Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Moldova , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Ukraine and Uzbekistan ) , which had declared their independence from the Soviet Union in the course of the year , while the Baltic states ( Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania ) regained their independence in September 1991 .

The earthquake Catastrophe also affected Influence countries in the surrounding region where tremors were felt in Afghanistan , Tajikistan and Chinese Xinjiang .

The Regional Conflicts Task Force extended Expansion the sustained dialogue model , based on the Dartmouth experience , to conflicts in Tajikistan and Nagorno-Karabakh .