Tajkistan, Security

14:46, july 8, 2015

Two Afghan drug traffickers killed and more than 270 kilos of hashish seized in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two Afghan drug traffickers were killed and more than 270 kilograms of hashish were seized by Tajik border guards in Khatlon in the night of July 6.

11:12, july 8, 2015

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to conduct separate investigations into recent border incident

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly agreed to conduct separate investigations into recent border incident.

10:06, july 8, 2015

WG set up in Tajikistan to elaborate mechanisms of combating synthetic drugs

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Coordinating Council on Preventing Drug Abuse, presided over by the Drug Control Agency (DCA) chief Rustam Nazarzoda, took place in

16:05, july 7, 2015

Tajik national suspected of organizing criminal transnational group in Ulyanovsk oblast

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik national is accused of organizing a transnational criminal group in Russia’s Ulyanovsk oblast.

10:48, july 7, 2015

Tajik national killed by Kyrgyz border guards on the disputable stretch of mutual border in Isfara

One Tajik national was killed and one another was wounded yesterday evening after Kyrgyz border guards opened fire at a group of Tajik nationals who were crossing into Kyrgyz territory.

16:41, july 6, 2015

More than 24.6 kilos of drugs seized by drug control officers in 2 separate operations

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Drug Control officers have reportedly seized more than 24.6 kilograms of drugs in two separate operations.

11:19, july 6, 2015

Over 10 kilos of hashish seized in Bobojonghafourov district yesterday

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by officers of the police station in the Bobojonghafourov district (Sughd province) on July 5 led to the seizure of 10.

18:02, july 4, 2015

Tajik border officers participate in the OSCE study sessions for border security managers

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Press release issued by the OSCE says the third module classroom activity of the one-year Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership course (BSMSL), a

16:41, july 3, 2015

Dushanbe, Tashkent expected to resume border talks in November

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to resume border tlaks in November this year.

11:21, july 3, 2015

Large scale exercises for reservists being conducted in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Large-scale exercises for reservists are being conducted at the training grounds in Khatlon province, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

13:28, july 2, 2015

Interior ministry publishes the list of websites banned in Tajikistan

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan has published the list of banned websites propagating ideas of terrorist and extremist organizations.

11:23, july 2, 2015

Have Tajik IS militants faked their own ‘martyrdoms’?

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The concept of "martyrdom," death in battle against "infidels," is a key element of the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

10:00, july 2, 2015

Summer training launched for the Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The summer training was launched for the Tajik armed forces on July 1.

11:05, july 1, 2015

The list of Salafi literature banned in Tajikistan

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan posted on its website the list of literature propagating ideas of the outlawed Salafi group.

16:52, june 30, 2015

Issues of stopping people from joining extremist groups discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 30, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda held a meeting to discuss ways of stopping people from joining extremist groups as well as illegal

11:02, june 30, 2015

Tajik defense minister attends SCO DM meeting in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo is attending the meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations that kicked

15:24, june 29, 2015

62-year-old resident of Qurghon Teppa detained in Dushanbe for drug peddling

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – A 62-year-resident of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of drug peddling.

10:07, june 26, 2015

Russian military base to train more than 1,000 junior specialists for Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Instructors from Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is continuing to train junior specialists for the Tajik national army.

10:28, june 25, 2015

ISIS doesn’t yet see Central Asia as an area of interest for expansion, report says

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2015, Asia-plus -- A report by the Polish Institute of International Affairs, Ready to Go?

09:54, june 25, 2015

Two Tajiks detained in Afghanistan on suspicion of terrorism

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Afghan Kunduz province on suspicion of being members of a terrorist group.

10:58, june 24, 2015

More than 170 graduates of Tajik Military Institute join Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 170 graduates of the Military Institute at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) have been given military rank of Lieutenant and received their diplomas this

14:20, june 23, 2015

Video showing wounded Tajik OMON commander who defected to IS appears on social networks

A video showing wounded former commander of Tajik OMON who has defected to the ISIL militant group has appeared on social networks.

10:12, june 23, 2015

Defense minister inspects military units deployed in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, today morning left for the northern province of Sughd to get acquainted with service and living conditions

14:26, june 22, 2015

Resident of Norak asks Khatlon government for help to return his son from Iraq

QURGHON TEPPA, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the city of Norak has asked Khatlon governor for help to return his son from Iraq.

11:13, june 22, 2015

Two other Tajiks killed in Syria fighting alongside ISIL militants

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the Russian social-media site Odnoklassniki, two other Tajiks have been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State

11:04, june 22, 2015

Two other Tajiks killed in Syria fighting alongside ISIL militants

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the Russian social-media site Odnoklassniki, two other Tajiks have been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State

10:14, june 19, 2015

About 1,500 militants mass in Afghan areas near the border with Tajikistan

Commander of Tajik Border Troops has warned of about 1,500 militants concentrating in Afghanistan along the Tajik border.

14:43, june 18, 2015

Tajik capital hosts the 73rd meeting of the CIS council of border troops commanders

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – The 73rd session of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS member nations is going on in Dushanbe today.

16:24, june 16, 2015

Training center for Tajik paratroopers opens in Vahdat

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A training center for airborne battalion of Tajikistan’s Mobile Troops officially opened in the Romit Gorge, Vahdat Township on June 16, an official source at

14:15, june 16, 2015

Tajkistan, Security

Two Afghan drug traffickers killed and more than 270 kilos of hashish seized in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two Afghan drug traffickers were killed and more than 270 kilograms of hashish were seized by Tajik border guards in Khatlon in the night of July 6.

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to conduct separate investigations into recent border incident

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly agreed to conduct separate investigations into recent border incident.

WG set up in Tajikistan to elaborate mechanisms of combating synthetic drugs

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Coordinating Council on Preventing Drug Abuse, presided over by the Drug Control Agency (DCA) chief Rustam Nazarzoda, took place in

Tajik national suspected of organizing criminal transnational group in Ulyanovsk oblast

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik national is accused of organizing a transnational criminal group in Russia’s Ulyanovsk oblast.

Tajik national killed by Kyrgyz border guards on the disputable stretch of mutual border in Isfara

One Tajik national was killed and one another was wounded yesterday evening after Kyrgyz border guards opened fire at a group of Tajik nationals who were crossing into Kyrgyz territory.

More than 24.6 kilos of drugs seized by drug control officers in 2 separate operations

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Drug Control officers have reportedly seized more than 24.6 kilograms of drugs in two separate operations.

Over 10 kilos of hashish seized in Bobojonghafourov district yesterday

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by officers of the police station in the Bobojonghafourov district (Sughd province) on July 5 led to the seizure of 10.

Tajik border officers participate in the OSCE study sessions for border security managers

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Press release issued by the OSCE says the third module classroom activity of the one-year Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership course (BSMSL), a

Dushanbe, Tashkent expected to resume border talks in November

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to resume border tlaks in November this year.

Large scale exercises for reservists being conducted in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Large-scale exercises for reservists are being conducted at the training grounds in Khatlon province, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Interior ministry publishes the list of websites banned in Tajikistan

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan has published the list of banned websites propagating ideas of terrorist and extremist organizations.

Have Tajik IS militants faked their own ‘martyrdoms’?

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The concept of "martyrdom," death in battle against "infidels," is a key element of the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

Summer training launched for the Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The summer training was launched for the Tajik armed forces on July 1.

The list of Salafi literature banned in Tajikistan

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan posted on its website the list of literature propagating ideas of the outlawed Salafi group.

Issues of stopping people from joining extremist groups discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 30, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda held a meeting to discuss ways of stopping people from joining extremist groups as well as illegal

Tajik defense minister attends SCO DM meeting in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo is attending the meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations that kicked

62-year-old resident of Qurghon Teppa detained in Dushanbe for drug peddling

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – A 62-year-resident of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of drug peddling.

Russian military base to train more than 1,000 junior specialists for Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Instructors from Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is continuing to train junior specialists for the Tajik national army.

ISIS doesn’t yet see Central Asia as an area of interest for expansion, report says

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2015, Asia-plus -- A report by the Polish Institute of International Affairs, Ready to Go?

Two Tajiks detained in Afghanistan on suspicion of terrorism

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Afghan Kunduz province on suspicion of being members of a terrorist group.

More than 170 graduates of Tajik Military Institute join Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 170 graduates of the Military Institute at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) have been given military rank of Lieutenant and received their diplomas this

Video showing wounded Tajik OMON commander who defected to IS appears on social networks

A video showing wounded former commander of Tajik OMON who has defected to the ISIL militant group has appeared on social networks.

Defense minister inspects military units deployed in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, today morning left for the northern province of Sughd to get acquainted with service and living conditions

Resident of Norak asks Khatlon government for help to return his son from Iraq

QURGHON TEPPA, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the city of Norak has asked Khatlon governor for help to return his son from Iraq.

Two other Tajiks killed in Syria fighting alongside ISIL militants

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the Russian social-media site Odnoklassniki, two other Tajiks have been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State

Two other Tajiks killed in Syria fighting alongside ISIL militants

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the Russian social-media site Odnoklassniki, two other Tajiks have been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State

About 1,500 militants mass in Afghan areas near the border with Tajikistan

Commander of Tajik Border Troops has warned of about 1,500 militants concentrating in Afghanistan along the Tajik border.

Tajik capital hosts the 73rd meeting of the CIS council of border troops commanders

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – The 73rd session of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS member nations is going on in Dushanbe today.

Training center for Tajik paratroopers opens in Vahdat

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A training center for airborne battalion of Tajikistan’s Mobile Troops officially opened in the Romit Gorge, Vahdat Township on June 16, an official source at

Commanders of military unit in which conscript died after being beaten fired

Commanders of regiment, battalion and company from military unit 04080 in which a conscript died after being severely beaten have been fired.