Tajkistan, Security

15:59, september 12, 2011

CIS chief prosecutors meet in Minsk

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda heading a Tajik delegation today morning departed for the Belarusian capital Minsk to attend a

14:06, september 12, 2011

Tajik border troop’s commander attends Issyk-Kul Initiative meeting

Dushanbe, September 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Commander of Tajik Border Troops, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, is attending a meeting of the Issyk-Kul Initiative that opened at the Kyrgyz

17:14, september 8, 2011

Tajikistan to continue training Afghan drug police officers

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of drug control agencies attended the second regional anti-drug conference between Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and

09:54, september 5, 2011

Second regional anti-drug conference takes place in Kabul

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of drug control agencies have arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul to attend the second regional anti-drug conference between

13:46, september 1, 2011

Tajik border service denies report posted on Wikileaks’ website as baseless

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Main Border Guards Directorate within the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan has denied a report on the state of

17:01, august 30, 2011

Alleged IMU activist detained in Isfara

KHUJAND, August 30, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern Isfara district has been detained on suspicion of being activist of the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

15:18, august 29, 2011

Victims of landmine war: When will be put an end to it?

The first victim of Uzbek government’s unilateral decision to mine rural border areas with Tajikistan was reported eleven years ago.

09:21, august 26, 2011

British military delegation visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On August 23-24, an UK delegation lead by Assistant Chief of the UK Defence Staff (Logistics Operations), Air Vice-Marshal Graham Howard visited Tajikistan.

12:22, august 25, 2011

Tajik power wielding structures put on alert in connection with upcoming political events

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajik power-welding and law enforcement structures have been put on alert in connection with the upcoming political events and the 20th anniversary of

17:26, august 24, 2011

Tajik-British security project completed in Fayzobod

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On August 23, British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Trevor Moore and a Delegation of the UK Global Threat Reduction Program visited Fayzobod for a ceremony to

14:20, august 23, 2011

Two Tajik nationals still remain in Libya

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the Tajik MFA information department, two Tajik nationals still remain in unrest-torn Libya - Abdurazzoq Ikromov, the fourth-year student

11:21, august 23, 2011

Tajik authorities deny findings of US report on terrorism as baseless

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Commenting on the Country Report on Terrorism 2010, released by the US Department of State on August 18, Olim Salimzoda, deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon

12:50, august 22, 2011

Severe weaknesses exposed in Tajikistan’s counterterrorism strategy in 2010

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Severe weaknesses were exposed in Tajikistan’s counterterrorism strategy and its ability to conduct effective counterterrorism operations, Country Report on

13:06, august 19, 2011

U.S. to allocate $7mln to strengthen Tajik border

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2011, Asia-Plus - Head of the Tajik State National Security Committee Saymumin Jatimov and the U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Mr.

16:25, august 17, 2011

Two Kulob residents arrested in Sughd with huge shipment of Afghan drugs

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2011, Asia-Plus - On August 16th in the course of a special operation in Khujand, Sughd Transport Police have arrested two residents of Kulob with a huge shipment of drugs.

16:13, august 17, 2011

Tajik frontier guard killed in Shurobod

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2011, Asia-Plus - Ramzi Gulobov, a 25-year-old Tajik border guard, resident of Vakhsh region, reported killed on August 16th by Afghan traffickers on the territory of Anjirob

14:51, august 11, 2011

India to build modern hospital for Tajik Defense Ministry

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2011, Asia-Plus - Tajik Minister of Defense, Colonel General Sherali Hairulloev met today in Dushanbe with deputy commander of the Indian Air Forces, Air Marshal Kishen Kumar

11:47, august 11, 2011

Russia won’t return back to Tajik border

A new Tajik-Russian border cooperation agreement is expected to be signed in Dushanbe in September.

13:34, august 6, 2011

Head of Shahritous social protection department faces corruption charges

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Nematullo Asoyev, head of the social protection department in Shahritous district Khatlon province, faces corruption charges.

15:11, august 4, 2011

Tajik servicemen will not participate in the Steppe Eagle exercise this year

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will not participate in an annual international peacekeeping exercise, dubbed “Steppe Eagle,” in Kazakhstan this year, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev,

15:05, august 3, 2011

Afghan drug control officers take training course in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Eights officers from the Afghan Ministry of Interior are currently taking training course in Dushanbe on using i2 software solutions for investigation of

14:25, august 2, 2011

U.S. embassy trains Tajikistan’s law enforcement officers

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2011, Asia-Plus – On July 27, U.S.

10:45, july 29, 2011

Seven residents of Sughd arrested abroad for drug trafficking in H1 2011

KHUJAND, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In January-June 2011, seven residents of Sughd province have been arrested abroad for drug trafficking.

08:37, july 28, 2011

Combating drug production is not in competence of NATO forces

DUSHANBE, July 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- All fears that drug flow out of Afghanistan will sharply rise after withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan are absolutely baseless, Mahmadnaim Mirzoyev,

09:54, july 27, 2011

Counternarcotics agency burns some 200 kilos of narcotics today

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 197 kilograms of narcotics will be incinerated in a special furnace of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan today

11:49, july 25, 2011

Military parades will held in all regional administrative centers on September 9

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, military parades will be held in all regional administrative centers of the country

10:05, july 25, 2011

Large arms cache discovered in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large arms cache has been discovered in Dushanbe.

09:41, july 22, 2011

Strengthening counter-terrorism capacities in CA discussed in Almaty

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus – The Third two-day meeting of the project “Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia” is concluding in Almaty, Kazakhstan

12:19, july 20, 2011

It cannot be ruled out that Khudoiberdiyev’s supporters may invade Tajikistan again, says minister

Over the first six months of this year, 12 supporters of the mutinous Colonel Mahmoud Khudoiberdiyev have been detained in Tajikistan.

10:30, july 20, 2011

Qurghon Teppa military garrison prosecutor offers to conscript university graduates as well

QURGHON TEPPA, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mahmoudali Alimardonov, prosecutor of the Qurghon Teppa military garrison, offers to conscript university graduates as well.