History of the Jews in Central Asia and varied history. Jews first arrived in the eastern part of the Emirate of Bukhara, in what is today Tajikistan, in the 2nd century BC. After the Communists came to power they organized the country into republics, including Tajikistan, which was first formed as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, and in 1929 became a full-fledged republic. In an effort to develop Tajikistan, Soviet authorities encouraged migration, including thousands of Jews, from neighboring Uzbekistan. Most Jews settled in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where they opened the Dushanbe synagogue. During World War II, a second wave of Ashkenazic Jews
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe losing to CSKA Moscow. This achievement was aided by the Russian intervention in Tajik affairs following the dissolution of the Soviet Union which led to the so called Tajikistani Civil War. The club formerly played at the Pamir Stadium, but today plays at the smaller CSKA Stadium. In July 2016, CSKA fired manager Rahmatullo Fuzailov, replacing him with Tokhirjon Muminov. The following are statistics on CSKA Pamir Dushanbe's footballers' performance in USSR Top League between 1988–1991. Players who had international caps for their respective countries. CSKA Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (, "Dastai Futboli Pomir") is a football club based