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Tajkistan, Security

10:06, february 1, 2017

Tajikistan appeals to international community for help in mitigating effects of natural disaster

Tajikistan has appealed to diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited to Tajikistan for help in mitigating effects of recent natural disasters.

10:54, january 31, 2017

Avalanches bury highway connecting Dushanbe to the northern part of Tajikistan

The highway connecting Tajikistan’s two largest cities, Dushanbe and Khujand, still remains closed for traffic. It has been cleared of snow just for several hours.

14:38, january 30, 2017

GBAO administrative center in snow captivity

Following a series of avalanche caused by recent heavy snowfalls, the situation in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) remains complex, and its capital, the city of Khorog, still remains in

14:07, january 30, 2017

Seven killed in avalanches in Tajikistan last weekends

At least seven people were killed in Tajikistan after a series of avalanches hit the country last weekends, Ms.

10:20, january 30, 2017

One killed by avalanche in Gorno Badakhshan

Heavy snowfalls caused more than 40 avalanches in Tajikistan on January 28, according to the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under Government of Tajikistan.

14:14, january 27, 2017

Banking sector the most corrupt sphere in Tajikistan, says anticorruption agency head

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Sulaimon Sultonzoda, the newly appointed director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, revealed on January

14:58, january 26, 2017

Sughd police chief refrains from giving the number of extremists in the province

No one terrorist act was committed in Sughd province last year, the chief of the Interior Ministry’s office in Sughd, Major-General Sharif Nazarzoda, told reporters in Khujand on January 26.

14:58, january 24, 2017

Tajik, Russian general staff chiefs discuss measure to improve military efficiency of Tajik army

Chief of the General Staff of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces, Major-General Emomali Sobirzoda, has met in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Army General Valery Gerasimov, to discuss additional

16:35, january 20, 2017

More than 10,000 militants concentrated along Afghan-Tajik border, says Tajik minister

Tajik law enforcement authorities are concerned over concentration of thousands of militants along Afghanistan’s common border with Tajikistan.

16:03, january 20, 2017

Tajik nationals wanted by Turkey have contacts with terrorists, says Tajik interior minister

Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has confirmed information that Tajik nationals wanted by Turkish authorities could have contacts with terrorist organizations.

11:26, january 20, 2017

322 residents of Sughd province fighting alongside IS militants in Syria, says Sughd governor

In a report released at a news conference in Khujand, Sughd governor Abdurahmon Qodiri revealed on January 19 that 322 residents of Sughd province are fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) militants

11:13, january 20, 2017

Tajik national arrested in St. Petersburg on extremism charges

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported yesterday that authorities in the Russian city of St. Petersburg have arrested a Tajik national on extremism charges.

09:36, january 5, 2017

SCNS breaks up transnational criminal group

The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has broken up transnational criminal group and seized more than 71 kilograms of narcotic drugs, according to the SCNS public relations center.

12:01, december 30, 2016

Petersburg summit accelerates unraveling of CSTO

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14:23, december 26, 2016

The fourth 100 servicemen finish warrant officers’ training school in Dushanbe

The fourth 100 servicemen have finished the Warrant Officers’ Training School at the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan (MoD).

11:14, december 23, 2016

Over 904 kilograms of narcotic drugs seized at Tajik-Afghan border so far in 2016

This year has seen 27 engagements between Tajik border guards and armed drug smugglers along Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan.

15:34, december 21, 2016

More than 368 kilos of narcotic drugs burnt in DCA incinerator in Dushanbe on Wednesday

368.271 kilograms of narcotic drugs were burnt in a special narcotic-burning incinerator of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) in Dushanbe on December 21, according to the DCA press service.

14:34, december 21, 2016

CSTO leaders to meet in St. Petersburg to discuss ways to counter extremism and terrorism

A summit meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization will take place in St. Petersburg, Russia on December 26.

15:35, december 20, 2016

Huge hashish haul seized in Dushanbe

Tajik counter narcotics agency reports a huge hashish haul has been seized in Dushanbe.

15:02, december 19, 2016

Twenty imam-khatibs jailed in Sughd province this year for membership in the Muslim Brotherhood

Twenty imam-khatibs have been jailed in the northern Sughd province this year for membership in the Muslim Brotherhood.

10:04, december 19, 2016

U.S. embassy conducts annual action officer working group with Tajikistan’s ministry of defense

U.S. Embassy Dushanbe concluded an annual three-day working group on security cooperation with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense on December 16.

11:21, december 16, 2016

Russian military base in Tajikistan to be reinforced with battalion of “Uragan” rocket system

The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan will be reinforced with a battalion of the “Uragan” ("hurricane") self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system, according to

11:35, december 15, 2016

More than 100 young people from one village alone in northern Tajikistan fighting alongside ISIL

Chorqishloq, the village in the northern Sughd province, has gained the unwanted reputation of being a jihadist hotbed.

11:40, december 14, 2016

New commander of Russian military base in Tajikistan appointed

By Russian president’s decree Major-General Oleg Mityayev was appointed commander of the 201st Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, replacing Colonel Denis Lyamin, according to the

15:49, december 12, 2016

Ten residents of Mehnatobod settlement in Sughd’s Zafarobod district reportedly join ISIL

Three brothers and their sister are wanted by Tajik police on suspicion of traveling to Syria to join Daesh (the Arabic language acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – ISIL)

13:56, december 9, 2016

Russian SU-25s deployed in Kyrgyzstan participate in a joint Russian-Tajik military exercise in Tajikistan

Russia SU-25s (ground attack aircraft) deployed in Kyrgyzstan have arrived at the Ayni airfield in Tajikistan for participation in a joint Russia-Tajik antiterrorism exercise, Russian media report.

14:18, december 7, 2016

Over 25 suspected extremists reportedly detained in Moscow and Moscow oblast

Russian media outlets report that a special large-scale operation carried out by security forces in Moscow and Moscow oblast on Wednesday has led to the arrest of than 25 suspected extremists and

15:10, december 2, 2016

Russia will supply Tajikistan only with new armament, says Tajik military official

All armament that Russia will supply to Tajikistan next year will be new, an official source at the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview.

10:57, december 1, 2016

Russia expected to supply Tajikistan with aviation equipment next year

Russia media outlets report that Russia is expected to begin large-scale supplies of aviation equipment to Tajikistan next year to ensure regional stability.

17:20, november 29, 2016

Tajikistan hosts tactical exercise, dubbed Shield 2016

A three-day tactical exercise, dubbed Shield 2016 , concluded in Tajikistan today, according to the press center of Russia’s Central Military District.