Tajkistan, Security

11:01, july 27, 2015

OMON commander defecting to ISIL suffers from mental disease, says interior minister

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on July 25 that OMON (special police unit) commander Gulmurod Halimov who has defected to the

13:52, july 26, 2015

Training course on effective public order management during mass events held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A four-day training course, supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, on effective public order management during mass events concluded at the OSCE Office’s

14:30, july 24, 2015

Drug control officers seize more than 25 kilos of drugs in two separate operations last Thursday

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Drug control officers reportedly seized more than 25 kilograms of narcotics in two separate operations carried out on July 23.

12:01, july 24, 2015

IS supporters reportedly intended to blow up 12 police stations in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities say two merchants running shops at Dushanbe’s Korvon market have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Dushanbe, Kulob, Rasht and Fayzobod.

12:01, july 24, 2015

IS supporters reportedly intended to blow up 12 police stations in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities say two merchants running shops at Dushanbe’s Korvon market have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Dushanbe, Kulob, Rasht and Fayzobod.

11:59, july 24, 2015

IS supporters reportedly intended to blow up 12 police stations in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities say two merchants running shops at Dushanbe’s Korvon market have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Dushanbe, Kulob, Rasht and Fayzobod.

08:49, july 22, 2015

Three world powers work to ensure Tajikistan's security along the border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- An article “Tajikistan: the Far Outpost of Great Powers” posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that there has been fierce fighting in northern Afghanistan

09:49, july 16, 2015

23 residents of Sughd travel to Syria with their wives and 37 underage children

KHUJAND, July 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Khujand, Sughd police department chief Sharif Nazarzoda revealed on July 15 that 90 residents of Sughd province are

15:49, july 15, 2015

More than 657 kilos of drugs seized by Tajik border guards in H1 2015

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to the Main Border guard Directorate of the State Committee for National Security (CNS), the first half-year of 2015 has seen eighteen armed

13:36, july 14, 2015

Russia’s labor migration policy reportedly fuels the Islamic State

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article “How Russia’s Labor Migration Policy Is Fueling the Islamic State” by Karoun Demirjian posted on The Washington Post’s website on July 11

10:40, july 14, 2015

Tajik president, Indian PM visit India-Tajikistan field hospital in Khatlon

DUSHABE, July 14, 2015, Asia-Plus –Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi on Monday visited military unit 07017 of the Ministry of Defense of

13:27, july 13, 2015

A group of alleged members of IMU detained in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Sate Financial Control and Combating Corruption says a group of alleged members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) have been detained

12:23, july 13, 2015

Group of Tajik nationals reportedly detained near Turkish-Syrian border

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus - Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency reports that a total of 25 foreign nationals, including children were detained in Turkey''s

11:26, july 13, 2015

Nearly 192 kilos of drugs reportedly seized by drug control officers over the past three days

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA) press center reports the drug control offices have seized nearly 192 kilograms of drugs over the past three days.

11:06, july 10, 2015

Tajik state news agency takes on IS in 'information war'

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s official news agency, Khovar , has launched an “information war” against Islamic State (IS), pushing back against the group''s

09:23, july 9, 2015

U.S. embassy donates 87 vehicles to Tajikistan’s counternarcotics agencies

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 8, United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Susan M.

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

Tajkistan, Security

OMON commander defecting to ISIL suffers from mental disease, says interior minister

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on July 25 that OMON (special police unit) commander Gulmurod Halimov who has defected to the

Training course on effective public order management during mass events held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A four-day training course, supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, on effective public order management during mass events concluded at the OSCE Office’s

Drug control officers seize more than 25 kilos of drugs in two separate operations last Thursday

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Drug control officers reportedly seized more than 25 kilograms of narcotics in two separate operations carried out on July 23.

IS supporters reportedly intended to blow up 12 police stations in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities say two merchants running shops at Dushanbe’s Korvon market have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Dushanbe, Kulob, Rasht and Fayzobod.

IS supporters reportedly intended to blow up 12 police stations in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities say two merchants running shops at Dushanbe’s Korvon market have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Dushanbe, Kulob, Rasht and Fayzobod.

IS supporters reportedly intended to blow up 12 police stations in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities say two merchants running shops at Dushanbe’s Korvon market have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Dushanbe, Kulob, Rasht and Fayzobod.

Three world powers work to ensure Tajikistan's security along the border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- An article “Tajikistan: the Far Outpost of Great Powers” posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that there has been fierce fighting in northern Afghanistan

23 residents of Sughd travel to Syria with their wives and 37 underage children

KHUJAND, July 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Khujand, Sughd police department chief Sharif Nazarzoda revealed on July 15 that 90 residents of Sughd province are

More than 657 kilos of drugs seized by Tajik border guards in H1 2015

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to the Main Border guard Directorate of the State Committee for National Security (CNS), the first half-year of 2015 has seen eighteen armed

Russia’s labor migration policy reportedly fuels the Islamic State

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article “How Russia’s Labor Migration Policy Is Fueling the Islamic State” by Karoun Demirjian posted on The Washington Post’s website on July 11

Tajik president, Indian PM visit India-Tajikistan field hospital in Khatlon

DUSHABE, July 14, 2015, Asia-Plus –Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi on Monday visited military unit 07017 of the Ministry of Defense of

A group of alleged members of IMU detained in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Sate Financial Control and Combating Corruption says a group of alleged members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) have been detained

Group of Tajik nationals reportedly detained near Turkish-Syrian border

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus - Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency reports that a total of 25 foreign nationals, including children were detained in Turkey''s

Nearly 192 kilos of drugs reportedly seized by drug control officers over the past three days

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA) press center reports the drug control offices have seized nearly 192 kilograms of drugs over the past three days.

Tajik state news agency takes on IS in 'information war'

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s official news agency, Khovar , has launched an “information war” against Islamic State (IS), pushing back against the group''s

U.S. embassy donates 87 vehicles to Tajikistan’s counternarcotics agencies

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 8, United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Susan M.

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.