Tajkistan, Security

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

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