Tajkistan, Security

13:47, april 25, 2016

Nearly 30 kilos of drugs seized by Tajik drug control officers last weekends

DUSHANBE, April 25, Asia-Plus – Over the last weekends, drug control officers have seized nearly 30 kilograms of narcotics in three separate operations, according to the Drug Control Agency (DCA)

11:28, april 25, 2016

CSTO military reconnaissance units practice fighting ISIS in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – Member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have wrapped up their first-ever joint military reconnaissance exercises in Tajikistan

09:45, april 25, 2016

Tajik extremist killed in Syria

Syrian government forces killed more than 75 militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including a Tajik-born ISIS field commander, on April 21.

17:14, april 22, 2016

Tajik ISIS recruiter reportedly killed in Syria

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s wanted ISIS jihadi recruiter Anushervon Azimov, nicknamed “Anas,” has been killed near the city of Aleppo in Syria, a source at Tajik law

14:21, april 21, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 62 percent of its spring conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2016, Asia-Plus – By April 21, Tajikistan has reached 62 percent of the spring conscription campaign target, Colonel Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of

09:58, april 21, 2016

Commander of Russia’s Central Military District visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitskiy, Commander of Russia’s Central Military District, arrived in Tajikistan on April 20 to inspect preparedness of the

14:38, april 20, 2016

Dushanbe resident detained with large amount of hashish in Istaravshan

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2016, Asia-Plus – A 30-year-old resident of Dushanbe has been detained with 36.

10:52, april 20, 2016

Single telephone number introduced for calling police in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2016, Asia-Plus – A single telephone number for all units of the interior ministry across Tajikistan – 1919 – has been introduced.

09:23, april 20, 2016

Tajik defense officials worry about hazing, army morale

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2016, Asia-Plus -- An article released by EurasiaNet.

11:39, april 19, 2016

One of Taliban commanders reportedly killed in Kunduz

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – Afghan authorities say one of commanders of the Taliban movement Muhibulla Haqyar and his seven militants have been killed in an operation conducted by the

10:28, april 19, 2016

CSTO secretary general outlines goals of ongoing military intelligence war game in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – A training exercise for military intelligence units from five member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dubbed Search 2016

11:35, april 18, 2016

Nearly 300 kilograms of narcotics seized by Tajik border guards in Q1 2016

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2016, Asia-Plus – According to the Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), the first quarter of this year has seen eight engagements

11:16, april 18, 2016

Tajikistan hosts military exercise, the first of its kind, for CSTO reconnaissance units

Tajik servicemen together with servicemen from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia are taking part in a military reconnaissance exercise, the first of its kind, which began in

10:39, april 18, 2016

Tajik, Kyrgyz interior ministries sign a number of new cooperation agreements

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of a joint board of the interior ministries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that took place in the Tajik northern city of Guliston (formerly

09:20, april 15, 2016

Tajik and Kyrgyz interior ministries’ joint board holds meeting in Sughd

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – The first meeting of a joint board of the interior ministries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is being held in the Tajik northern province of Sughd.

10:47, april 12, 2016

Madrasa teaching youth to be terrorists discovered in Afghan district bordering Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – A madrasa teaching youth to be terrorists has reportedly been discovered in an Afghan district bordering Tajikistan.

10:18, april 12, 2016

Tajik law enforcement authorities search for ISIS recruiter nicknamed ‘Anas’

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2016, Asia-Plus - Tajik law enforcement authorities are searching for ISIS recruiter nicknamed “Anas,” according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , locally known as

15:01, april 11, 2016

Tajikistan reaches 44 percent of its spring conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2016, Asia-Plus – By April 11, Tajikistan has reached 44 percent of the spring conscription campaign target, Colonel Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of

16:50, april 7, 2016

Russia plans to create unified regional air defense systems with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Central Asia is becoming a greater focus for Russian air defense priorities.

15:48, april 7, 2016

IS group reportedly strengthens its positions in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – The so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has been strengthening its positions in Afghanistan since late 2015 and there are some 6,000 IS militants

15:14, april 7, 2016

Taliban reportedly go away from Tajik border

Taliban militants have reportedly gone away from Tajik border.

14:24, april 6, 2016

Uzbek national jailed on charge of spying for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 6, 2016, Asia-Plus – An Uzbek national has been found guilty of spying for Tajikistan and sentenced to a 16-year jail term by an Uzbek military court.

15:45, april 5, 2016

Gullup: 31% of surveyd Tajiks name Syria as the country posing threat to them

When asked to name the one country that poses the biggest threat to them, 31 percent of those surveyed in Tajikistan named Syria.

14:33, april 5, 2016

Tajikistan’s representative nominated for the position of deputy head of CARICC

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – A meeting of experts from member nations of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs,

13:39, april 5, 2016

IS takes family-friendly approach in its efforts to draw fresh recruits from Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Faced with growing competition and rising battlefield casualties, the Islamic State (IS) militant group has taken a family-friendly approach to its efforts to

16:06, april 4, 2016

Global Firepower ranks Tajikistan 112th among 126 countries in terms of military strength

Tajikistan ranks 112th out of a total of 126 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2016 Global Firepower (GFP) list.

10:48, april 4, 2016

Tajik, German entrepreneurs discuss cooperation opportunities

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – A conference of representatives of the business communities of Tajikistan and Germany took place in Dushanbe on April 1.

10:43, april 4, 2016

Istiqlol City and Kuhistoni Mastchoh District fulfill their spring conscription campaign targets

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – The city of Istiqlol (formerly Taboshar) and the Kuhistoni Mastchoh district in the province of Sughd have already fulfilled their spring conscription campaign

15:51, april 1, 2016

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

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Twenty participants from Tajikistan''s Committee of Emergency Situation and Civil Defense graduated from the course on Chemical, Biological,

11:50, april 1, 2016