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Tajkistan, Security

14:41, may 1, 2017

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 75 percent of spring conscription campaign target

By May 1, Tajikistan has reached 75 percent of the spring conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said.

11:39, may 1, 2017

Global Firepower ranks Tajikistan 112th among 127 countries in terms of military strength

Tajikistan ranks 112th out of a total of 127 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2017 Global Firepower (GFP) list.

10:10, may 1, 2017

Activist of Sodiqlar extremist group jailed in northern Tajikistan

An activist of Sodiqlar extremist group has been jailed in the Tajik northern Sughd province.

15:12, april 26, 2017

Parliament endorses bill proposing amendments to the country’s corruption prevention law

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed the bill proposing amendments to the country’s law on prevention of corruption.

16:58, april 25, 2017

At least 10 anticorruption officers arrested in Dushanbe

At least 10 high-ranking officers of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan have been arrested in Dushanbe.

16:39, april 21, 2017

OSCE, Tajik anticorruption agency to continue joint initiatives on corruption prevention

The Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption (anticorruption agency) Sulaymon Sultonzoda meet with Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Office in

11:32, april 21, 2017

Tajikistan, Russian sign protocol on cooperation in the sphere of defense industry

Representatives of Tajikistan and Russia as well as the acting Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Valery Semerikov have signed a protocol on cooperation between

09:38, april 20, 2017

Russian military base in Tajikistan an important element of stability in the Central Asian region

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is an important element of stability in the Central Asian region.

14:08, april 18, 2017

Tajikistan, Russia expected to discuss defense industry cooperation

Acting Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Valery Semerikov is arriving in Dushanbe on April 19 on a working visit, according to the CSTO Secretariat.

12:06, april 18, 2017

Tajik interior ministry says there is no confirmation of Gulmurod Halimov’s death in Iraq

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan says it is currently checking the information about the death of the fugitive Colonel Gulmurod Halimov in Iraq through its channels.

09:58, april 17, 2017

Gulmurod Halimov reportedly killed by allied airstrike in Iraq

Media reports say Gulmurod Halimov, who has been described as the minister of war of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has been killed by allied airstrike in Mosul, Iraq.

10:30, april 7, 2017

Exercise for Russian combat engineers conducted in Tajikistan

An exercise for combat engineers of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan was conducted on April 6, according to the press service of the Russian Central Military District.

09:37, april 6, 2017

Joint EBRD/EU delegation visits Tajikistan to discuss remediation of uranium legacy

The effort to address the legacy of Soviet era uranium mining in Central Asia is making substantial progress, according to the EBRD News Center.

16:40, april 5, 2017

Anti-terror exercise launched in northern Tajikistan

A four-day joint anti-terror exercise was launched in the Tajik northern Sughd province on April 4.

09:48, april 5, 2017

Two arrested on suspicion of involvement in May 12 terrorist act in Qurghon Teppa

Tajik police have arrested two men in connection with an explosion near the Khatlon military prosecutor’s office in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province that left one person dead.

09:33, march 31, 2017

Tajik-Russian military maneuvers concluded in Khatlon on March 30

Tajik-Russian military maneuvers concluded in the Tajik southern Khatlon province on March 30.

10:45, march 30, 2017

Capital mayor orders local police to take measures to prevent military service evasion

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered local police to take prophylactic measures against young men avoiding military service.

14:08, march 29, 2017

Rahmon observes ongoing Tajik-Russian maneuvers at Fakhrobod training ground

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today is observing ongoing Tajik-Russian maneuvers at the Fakhrobod training ground.

17:02, march 27, 2017

Preparing for remediation of uranium legacy sites in Tajikistan

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Coordination Group for Uranium Legacy Sites (CGULS) has visited northern Tajikistan this month to assist with preparations for remediation of

10:44, march 27, 2017

Large-scale military exercises for reservists from Khatlon province launched today

Four-day military exercises for reservists from Khatlon province have been launched in seven garrisons of Khatlon province, Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told

11:20, march 20, 2017

U.S. and Tajik security forces conduct crisis response exercise

From March 27 through April 7, the U.S. Department of Defense will conduct a training exercise in partnership with Tajik security forces. According to the U.S.

15:28, march 17, 2017

Vice-premier urges recruitment officers to put end to raids on conscripts

Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, on March 17 held a meeting to discuss issues related to organization of the spring conscription campaign.

17:17, march 15, 2017

Tajik central bank publishes list of Tajik nationals designated as terrorists

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has published the list of more than 200 persons wanted for committing grave crimes and having contacts with terrorists.

09:56, march 15, 2017

President signs decree on spring conscription campaign

On Tuesday March 14, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from April through May 2017, the Tajik president’s official website

10:19, march 13, 2017

Tajikistan finds itself the world's leading exporter of suicide bombers to IS battlefields

An article “Tajikistan’s Deadly Export” posted on Radio Liberty’s website says Tajikistan came out on top in a recent report listing the origins of suicide bombers sent to

09:40, march 6, 2017

U.S. embassy conducts advanced disaster planning course for Tajikistan’s security services

From February 27 through March 3, U.S. Embassy Dushanbe conducted an Advanced Disaster Planning course for 20 officers representing the Government of Tajikistan’s security services.

11:45, february 28, 2017

Russia to help Tajikistan bolster security along its common border with Afghanistan

Dushanbe and Moscow have agreed to step up efforts to bolster security along Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan.

11:01, february 28, 2017

Putin appreciates Rahmon’s support for activity of Russian military base in Tajikistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appreciated Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon’s support for activity of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan.

15:59, february 22, 2017

Rahmon inaugurates new Border Guards Training Center in Dushanbe

On Wednesday February 22, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated a new Border Guards Training Center in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:59, february 16, 2017

The number of Tajik fighting alongside IS militants significantly decreases, says Tajik chief prosecutor

The number of Tajik nationals who traveled to other countries to fight alongside Islamic State (IS) militants last year is five times lower compared to 2015, Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon said