Daily Life in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

A young cotton picker outside of Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

The hands of a young cotton picker near Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A cotton farmer outside of Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A young cotton picker stands in the fields outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A young cotton picker smiles. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Young men working a hayfield in southern Tajikistan. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A man tends cows in southern Tajikistan. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Young cotton pickers cool off by a stream after a day's work. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Two young cotton pickers in Tajikistan. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A young cotton picker. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Tajik paratroopers practice outside of the capital city, Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A waiter takes a break at a restaurant in Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A woman stands in her entryway in downtown Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A Chinese construction worker stands in front of the new ministry of foreign affairs in downtown Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A woman selling plants at the Green Market in downtown Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A waitress at a local chaikhona (tea restaurant) takes a break. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Young Tajiks in Dushanbe. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Waitresses at Dushanbe's most popular chaikhona (tea restaurant) Rokhat. (VOA - Y. Weeks)