Tajkistan, Security

16:05, april 8, 2015

Tajikistan ratifies security agreement signed between Tajik and Iranian interior ministries

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament ratified a government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Iran on cooperation for law

15:45, april 8, 2015

Challenges and threats in the CSTO area of responsibility discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – Issues related to challenges and threats in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) area of responsibility (AoR) are a major topic of a two-day

14:49, april 8, 2015

One more Tajik national reportedly detained in Turkey for illegally crossing into Syria

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Twelve foreigners, including one Tajik national, have reportedly been detained in Turkey after allegedly trying to enter Syria illegally.

11:25, april 8, 2015

CIS aerospace defense concept discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian media outlets report that the CIS aerospace defense concept was discussed at a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Air Defense under the CIS

11:07, april 8, 2015

Exercise for JADS to be conducted in Russia and Kazakhstan in September this year

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – An exercise for the Joint CIS Air Defense System (JADS) will be conducted in Russia and Kazakhstan in September this year.

16:37, april 7, 2015

CIS air defense coordinating committee holds meeting in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – In a statement delivered at a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Air Defense under the CIS Council of Defense Ministers in Dushanbe, Tajik Defense

14:33, april 6, 2015

Three Afghan drug traffickers detained with nearly 58 kilos of drugs in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, April 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Three Afghan drug traffickers have reportedly been detained with a large amount of drugs in the Tajik southern province of Khatlon.

18:41, april 4, 2015

Mullo Abdullo’s confederate reportedly detained in the Nourobod district

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Tajik law enforcement authorities say one of former members of an organized criminal group led by Abdullo Rahimov, also known as Mullo Abdullo, has been

18:25, april 4, 2015

Two Tajik nationals reportedly detained in Turkey for illegally crossing into Syria

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Turkish news agency Anadolu reports seven foreigners, including two Tajik nationals, have been detained in Turkey after allegedly trying to enter Syria

16:06, april 4, 2015

Overall strength of Russian base in Tajikistan will reach 9,000 servicemen by 2020

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2015, Asia-Plus /Haidar Shodiyev/ -- On April 2, representatives of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the Collective Security Treaty Organization

16:05, april 4, 2015

Russia expected to provide RR70 bln worth of military and technical assistance to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian newspaper Kommersant reports the Russian side has expressed its readiness to provide 70 billion Russian rubles (RR) worth of military and

11:48, april 3, 2015

Interior minister names Tajik regions ‘exporting’ militants

More than 200 Tajik nationals are currently in the ranks of Islamic State (IS) militants fighting in Syria, says Tajik interior minister.

13:41, april 2, 2015

Over 25,000 foreigners joined terrorist groups like ISIS, Al Qaeda: UN

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Associated Press reports that according to a new U.N.

11:10, april 2, 2015

Isfara resident gets long jail term for membership in IMU member

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – A men from the Tajik northern city of Isfara has got a long jail term for membership in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

09:37, april 2, 2015

Tajik Moscow University dropout may have joined IS, his father fears

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik man who was formerly a promising student at Russia''s prestigious Moscow State University (MGU) may have gone to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic

15:14, april 1, 2015

Tajik DCA liaison officers help Afghan authorities bust heroin lab in Afghan Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik drug control officers have help Afghan law enforcement authorities bust a heroin lab in Afghan Badakhshan.

10:02, april 1, 2015

Three drug peddlers detained by drug control officers yesterday

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Drug control officers reportedly detained three drug peddlers yesterday.

18:11, march 31, 2015

Three other Tajiks fighting alongside ISIL militants reportedly killed in Iraq

Three other Tajik ISIL militnats were reportedly killed in Iraq on March 30.

09:56, march 30, 2015

Tajik militants seem to be experiencing their first combat in Syria and Iraq

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On March 27, Radio Liberty posted an interview with Edward Lemon, a doctoral candidate at the University of Exeter who tracks Tajik militants in Syria and Iraq.

15:14, march 29, 2015

Russia expected to help evacuate Tajik medical workers from Yemen

Russia is expected to help evacuate some 100 Tajik medical workers and their families from Yemen.

14:54, march 27, 2015

Deputy PM Jabbori heads the commission to organize the spring draft

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Prime Minister, Ms. Marhabo Jabbori, has headed the republican commission for organization of the spring conscription campaign.

13:52, march 27, 2015

Initiative of Tajikistan on releasing land from mines and advocacy against landmines

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On April 4, Tajikistan National Mine Action Center (TMAC) will be commemorating the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in its

15:24, march 26, 2015

World powers frighten Tajikistan with IS and Taliban threats, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- World powers such as the United States and Russia are interested in spread of so-called forecasts on threats that are allegedly posed by Islamic State (IS),

13:03, march 26, 2015

Russian specialists have trained more than 220 junior commanders for the Tajik national army

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Conducted by officers from the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, two-month courses on training of junior commanders for the Tajik national army

10:03, march 26, 2015

Kyrgyz authorities stop Tajiks from joining IS militants in Syria

DUSHANBE, March 26, 201, Asia-Plus – Some media sources report that Kyrgyz authorities have prevented three Tajik nationals, who had underage children with them, from joining the Islamic State (IS)

15:56, march 25, 2015

More than 100 BTR-80As expected to be delivered to Tajikistan for Russia military base this year

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 100 armored personnel carriers (APCs) BTR-80A are expected to be delivered to Tajikistan for the Russian military base this year.

15:21, march 25, 2015

Tajik IS militants threaten 'jihad' at home

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – A group of Tajik militants who claim to be fighting with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria has posted a new video in which it threatens to transfer its

15:52, march 19, 2015

Mullo Abdullo’s confederate arrested in Yekaterinburg

The 37-year-old national of Tajikistan, Suhrob Kholov, who is wanted by Tajik authorities for banditry, has been arrested in Yekaterinburg.

10:52, march 18, 2015

Big step taken towards solving Kyrgyz-Tajik border issues, says Kyrgyz vice-premier

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – A draft government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on their common border was discussed yesterday at a meeting of the Kyrgyz

15:24, march 16, 2015

CSTO head’s concerns about Afghan border security baseless, say Afghan border police chief

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghan border guards consider that concerns of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Nikolay Bordyuzha about the Afghan-Tajik