Tajkistan, Security

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

Two detained in Khatlon on suspicion of attempting to blow up regional police department building

Two have been detained on suspicion of attempting to blow up the building of the Khatlon regional police department.

16:58, march 31, 2016

OSCE Office trains managers and instructors on enhancing their skills in dealing with explosive haza

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A four-day seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on explosive hazards training management opened at the Office’s premises in Dushanbe on March 29.

15:44, march 31, 2016

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

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2016, Asia-Plus – Russian servicemen together with servicemen from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will take part in a military reconnaissance exercise,

11:39, march 31, 2016

Tajikistan: Militant Islamists seen mainly among migrant laborers

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2016, Asia-Plus – Eurasianet.

11:28, march 31, 2016

ISIL’s goal is to liquidate Tajikistan, says Tajik expert

ISIL’s goal is to liquidate Tajikistan, says Tajik expert.

10:36, march 30, 2016

Two residents of Dushanbe jailed for attempt to join IS

Two residents of Dushanbe have been jailed for an attempt to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

15:49, march 29, 2016

Departures under scrutiny

Citizens of Tajikistan will be required to report the purpose of their trips abroad Tajikistan’s security forces have opted for increased surveillance of individual citizens

12:51, march 29, 2016

Tajik security forces will be obliged to inform families of the detained of their relative’s arrest

In the months to come, law enforcement authorities of Tajikistan may be required to inform family members of individuals detained on suspicion of having perpetrated a crime of the latter’s

10:10, march 29, 2016

Deputy PM Ibrahim appointed to head the republican conscription commission

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Prime Minister, Mr.

12:03, march 28, 2016

Afghan national detained with more than 107.6 kilos of narcotics in Kulob

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2016, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by local police in the city of Kulob on March 24 led to the arrest of Afghan drug trafficker, according to the Interior Ministry’s

16:39, march 25, 2016

Antonov: We have not received request from Tajikistan for patrolling its border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – On March 24, Deutsche Welle talked to Russian Deputy Minister for Defense, Anatoly Antonov.

16:38, march 25, 2016

Antonov: We have not received request from Tajikistan for patrolling its border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – On March 24, Deutsche Welle talked to Russian Deputy Minister for Defense, Anatoly Antonov.

16:36, march 25, 2016

Antonov: We have not received request from Tajikistan for patrolling its border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – On March 24, Deutsche Welle talked to Russian Deputy Minister for Defense, Anatoly Antonov.

15:59, march 25, 2016

Politico: Pentagon to provide aid to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – The article “Pentagon Muscles Out State Dept.

15:59, march 25, 2016