DUSHANBE, June 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – The 22-year-old resident of the Mastchoh district in the northern Sughd province, Saddom Qudusov, has attempted to illegally cross the border into Afghanistan to join Taliban, the Tajik Interior Ministry’s website reported on June 7.

Qudusov has reportedly been detained in the Panj district, Khatlon province on suspicion of illegally crossing the border.

“The preliminary investigation has established that Qudusov arrived in Panj for the purpose of crossing the border into Afghanistan in order to join the Taliban militants,” the source said.

Criminal proceedings have been instituted against Saddom Qudusov and an investigation is under way.