Tajkistan, Security

14:37, march 16, 2015

More than 47 kilos of narcotics seized by Tajik police Sunday

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police reportedly seized more than 47 kilograms of narcotics last Sunday.

10:57, march 16, 2015

Defense minister promotes heads of a number of Khatlon’s districts to the next reserve office ranks

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On completion of a large-scale anti-terror drill that was conducted in the southern province of Khatlon on March 11-14, the Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo has

09:36, march 16, 2015

CSTO says troops 'could be in Tajikistan in three days'

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) says its military forces could be at the

11:27, march 13, 2015

Court in Khujand tries 23 alleged Islamist extremists

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is trying 23 men it says are members of a banned Islamic group the government has classified as extremist, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

15:29, march 12, 2015

Resident of Rasht detained in Dushanbe for illegal weapons possession

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the Rasht district (eastern Tajikistan), N. Mahmadov, 39, has been detained in Dushanbe for illegal weapons possession.

15:12, march 12, 2015

Tajik defense minister, CSTO secretary-general discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus - Tajik Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, today received the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Nikolay

14:38, march 12, 2015

President signs decree on spring conscription campaign

President Emomali Rahmon today signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from April through May 2015.

10:53, march 12, 2015

EU-Central Asia High Level Security Dialogue held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe yesterday hosted the 2nd High Level Security Dialogue between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

10:02, march 12, 2015

Tajikistan says detained woman who planned to join IS in Syria

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police say they have detained a 25-year-old woman who was allegedly planning to take a bus from Turkey to Syria to join Islamic State militants, Radio

16:45, march 11, 2015

Two trespassers detained with a large amount of drugs in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Two trespassers have reportedly been detained with a large amount of heroin and raw opium in Khatlon province.

11:39, march 11, 2015

Tajikistan launches large-scale anti-terror exercise in Khatlon province

A large-scale military exercise, involving all military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD), deployed in Khatlon province and reservists from all 25 districts of Khatlon, began last night.

10:48, march 11, 2015

DCA report on drug situation in Tajikistan presented in Vienna

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A report by the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) about the drug situation in Tajikistan in 2014 has been presented in Vienna on the sidelines of the ongoing

11:16, march 10, 2015

Yovon resident detained with large amount of hashish in Isfara

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A resident of the Yovon district (Khatlon province) has been detained with large amount of hashish in the northern city of Isfara (Sughd province).

15:02, march 9, 2015

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan sign plan of joint work on solving border disputes for 2015

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly signed a plan of joint work on solving border disputes for 2015.

13:45, march 6, 2015

Quvvatov’s murder most likely connected with his business activity, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Umarali Quvvatov’s murder is most likely connected with his business activity, Jourakhon Majidzoda, ex-chief of the Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control

10:15, march 6, 2015

Russian defense official: Islamic State poses threat to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that in comments that are sure to exacerbate ever-growing fears of militancy in Central Asia, Russia''s deputy defense minister has warned

14:00, march 5, 2015

Interior minister claims '200 Tajik labor migrants left Russia to fight in Syria'

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two hundred labor migrants from Tajikistan have left their workplaces in Russia to go and fight alongside militants in Syria, Tajik Interior Minister, Ramazon

15:36, march 4, 2015

Dushanbe, Bishkek resume border talks

DUSHANBE, March 4 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyz Vice-Premier Abdyrahman Mamataliyev heading a Kyrgyz government delegation is arriving in Dushanbe today for participation in the next session of the

11:42, march 4, 2015

New video shows 19 Tajiks killed fighting alongside IS in Syria, Iraq

DUSHANBE, March 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – A new video shared on the Internet shows the photographs of 19 men identified as ethnic Tajiks who are claimed to have died fighting alongside the militant

15:40, march 3, 2015

JICA boosts stability and trade in Tajik-Afghan cross border regions

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Exchange of Note took place on March 3 between Mr. Kamada Takashi, the Ambassador of Japan to Tajikistan, and Mr.

14:29, march 3, 2015

UNDP, Japan to help improve Tajik-Afghan border management capacity

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- UNDP and Japan’s Government will help to improve the Tajik-Afghan border management capacity.

10:53, march 2, 2015

Defense Attache of French Embassy in Kabul visits Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Director of the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA), Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzoda, met here with Colonel Silvan Laniel (phonetically spelled), Defense

14:05, february 28, 2015

OSCE holds first workshop in Central Asia on countering phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A three-day expert workshop on promoting regional co-operation in Central Asia and effective responses to the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters took

09:43, february 26, 2015

Afghan law enforcement authorities say 10 Afghan smugglers killed on Tajik border this year

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghanistan’s independent news agency, Pajhok Afghan News, reports Tajik security forces have handed over the body of Afghan smuggler, who was killed on the

09:29, february 26, 2015

21 Central Asian Taliban fighters detained in anti-terror operation in Afghan Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghan TV channel Tolo has reported on completion of a large-scale anti-Taliban operation in Tagab Wuluswali, Afghan Badakhshan Province.

09:08, february 26, 2015

Native of Tajikistan arrested in Moscow on charges of creating pro-IS website

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Aman has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of carrying out propaganda for the Islamic State (IS) militant group, Russian media sources reported on

15:25, february 25, 2015

Khalton governor concerned over participation of local youth in foreign armed conflicts

QURGHON TEPPA, February 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon governor Davlatsho Gulahmadzoda is seriously concerned over participation of some young men from the Bokhtar district in foreign armed

10:12, february 25, 2015

Issues of countering the threats, emanating from foreign terrorists-militants discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A regional seminar for experts from Central Asia’s nations on issues related to regional cooperation in countering the threats, emanating

09:33, february 25, 2015

IS reportedly targets unemployed Tajik youth and labor migrants

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports researchers in Tajikistan have found that extremist organizations like the Islamic State (IS) group are attracting

15:13, february 23, 2015

Avalanche completely destroys two residential buildings in Khorog

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2015, Asia-Plus – An avalanche that occurred on February 22 completely destroyed two residential buildings in the Nivodak neighborhood of Khorog, the capital of the Gorno