I had an interview this morning for what I thought would be a job in Afghanistan, only to be told that position had been eliminated and I was being considered for Tajikistan instead.
Well, at least my awful attempts at Dari won’t work there either. ; )
Transitionland 
Yikes. You might want to rethink Dushanbe.
http://www.rferl.org/content/Tajikistans_Former_Soviet_Nuclear_Sites_Pose_Threat_To_Nearby_Villages/1604737.html
A mound of nuclear waste 300 meters high, huh?
Well, I guess everything gives you cancer anyway.
That said, a little mountain of nuclear waste doesn’t sound like the recipe for a good night’s sleep. I’d prefer the threats of Afghanistan, but c’est la vie.