A brother-in-law of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has died in an Iranian clinic at the age of 54, sources close to Tajikistan's government told RFE/RL on December 11. Husein Asadullozoda, a brother of the Central Asian nation's first lady Azizamoh Asadullozodah, was transferred to Iran two weeks ago with unspecified heart problems, the sources said. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
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