Tajkistan, Security

09:31, august 19, 2015

In the south of Tajikistan were detained the teenagers who have hung out the flag of Islamic State o

Dushanbe. 19 August.

14:47, august 18, 2015

An employee of Federal Migration Service of Russia has got three years in prison for beating a Tajik

Dushanbe. 18 August. “Asia Plus” -- An employee from the migration department of Russia, who has crippled Tajik migrant worker, sentenced to three years in prison.

14:25, august 18, 2015

Human Rights Watch calls on Moldova not to extradite Sobir Valiev to Tajikistan

15:17, august 17, 2015

State National Security Committee of Tajikistan defused hardened Afghan drug smuggler

Dushanbe. 17 August.

11:14, august 17, 2015

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

Dushanbe. 17 August.

11:00, august 17, 2015

Nikolai Bordyuzha will discuss the extension of military and technical assistance to Tajikistan

Dushanbe. 17 August. “Asia Plus” -- Secretary General of Collective Security Treaty Organization Nikolai Bordyuzha will arrive today, on August 17, in a three-day working visit to Dushanbe.

12:24, august 13, 2015

Deputy leader of “Group - 24” seized in Kishinev

Moldovan authorities have seized deputy chairman of the Congress of Constructive Forces of Tajikistan, deputy chairman of “Group-24”, Sovir Valiev

11:15, august 13, 2015

Handover Ceremony of Drug Control Agencies Headquarters Jirgital and Darvoz, Tajikistan

Dushanbe. 13 August. “Asia Plus” -- On August 12th, United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Susan M.

10:48, august 12, 2015

US Embassy Dushanbe provides tactical equipment to Tajikistan’s Agencies involved in counter-narcoti

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

11:47, august 10, 2015

Ministry of Internal Affairs announces the detection of murder of the whole family in Soghd

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The police employees of the Soghd region detained the alleged murderers of Boboev’s family, a cruel murder committed in June 2013.

10:33, august 10, 2015

A young Tajik religious activist wounded in Moscow

An attack was committed by unknown people around the area of metro station “Ryazanskiy prospect”.

17:16, august 8, 2015

Indian contingent reportedly deployed in Tajikistan alongside the Russian military base

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Indian contingent is currently deployed in Tajikistan alongside the Russian military base, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

14:49, august 7, 2015

Afghan national detained with counterfeit somoni banknotes at BCP in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghan national Javid Abdul Vakil has been detained with counterfeit somoni banknotes at the border crossing point (BCP) “Panji Poyon” in Khatlon province,

10:22, august 7, 2015

Tajik servicemen to participate in the semi-final relay race in Tank Biathlon in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik servicemen have entered the semi-final of an official Tank Biathlon World Championship entitled “Russian International Army Games 2015” that is being

09:53, august 7, 2015

IMU declares it is now part of the Islamic State group

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is not only allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, it now considers itself part of it.

16:50, august 6, 2015

Tajik, Iranian police training academies sign memorandum of cooperation

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2015, Asia-Plus - The Tajikistan Ministry of Interior''s Police Training Academy and Iran’s “Amin” Police University have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

14:38, august 6, 2015

Youth wing of Tajik ruling party studies factors motivating youth to join ISIL

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Sozandagoni Vatan (Homeland Builders), which is the youth wing of the Tajik ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), plans to organize roundtables in all large

16:22, august 5, 2015

Interpol NCBs for Tajikistan and Iran discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – Senior representatives of the Interpol National Central Bureaus (NCBs) for Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran have reportedly held talks in Dushanbe

10:52, august 5, 2015

CSNS officers seize more than 54 kilos of narcotics in three operations in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Officers of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have reportedly seized more than 54 kilograms of narcotics in three separate operations carried

16:31, august 4, 2015

Three tank crews from Tajikistan participate in tank biathlon in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Three tank crews from Tajikistan are participating in an official Tank Biathlon World Championship that started at a firing range in Moscow oblast on August

16:29, august 4, 2015

Three tank crews from Tajikistan participate in tank biathlon in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Three tank crews from Tajikistan are participating in an official Tank Biathlon World Championship that started at a firing range in Moscow oblast on August

15:11, august 4, 2015

Tajik officials say drug, weapons traffickers busted

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities say they have "neutralized" a transnational drug-trafficking group along the Tajik-Afghan border, Radio Liberty reports.

16:04, august 3, 2015

Tajikistan puts 16 people fighting for Islamic State on wanted list through Interpol

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian news agency Itar Tass has quoted a spokesman for Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) as saying that Interpol

13:13, july 31, 2015

Many Tajiks recruited to fight alongside IS are returning home, says Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Many Tajiks who were recruited to fight alongside the Islamic State (IS) militant group are returning home, Tajik Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon told

15:34, july 30, 2015

Tajik counternarcotics agency expected to open its offices in Darvoz and Jirgatol

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2015, Asia-Plus - Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) Rustam Nazarzoda on July 29 received the U.S.

12:52, july 30, 2015

Russian servicemen do not enjoy judicial impunity in Tajikistan, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Servicemen of the Russian military deployed in Tajikistan do not enjoy judicial impunity, an official source at the Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) told

14:41, july 28, 2015

Tajikistan to send troops to China’s Victory parade

DUSHANBE, July 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A company of ceremonial troops of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) will participate in China’s Victory Day parade that will take place at Beijing’s Tiananmen

17:07, july 27, 2015

Mobilization training for reservists will be conducted in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- By defense minister’s order mobilization training for reservists will be conducted this year in all 68 cities sand districts of the country, Faridoun

16:18, july 27, 2015

IS recruitment propaganda tries to dress up the realities of life as a romantic fairy tale

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- If an IS militant dies in battle and is awarded his 72 “houris” (the heavenly maidens whom, according to IS ideology, militants are given if they are killed in

11:29, july 27, 2015

The number of abduction cases reportedly increases significantly in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to data of the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan based on the statistical data from the Interior Ministry, 2,900 serious crimes