Tajkistan, Security

15:19, november 12, 2014

Twelve alleged members of Jamaat Ansarullah detained in Sughd

KHUAJND, November 12, 2014, Asia-Plus - Twelve alleged members of the outlawed religious extremist group Jamaat Ansarullah have been detained in Sughd province.

11:38, november 12, 2014

CIS defense ministers meet in Moscow to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – Further expansion of mutually beneficial military cooperation was a major topic of the 67th session of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member

15:24, november 11, 2014

Arsenal of weapons and ammunition found in the house of Jamaat Ansarullah emir in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Arsenal of weapons and ammunition has reportedly been found in the house of Jamaat Ansarullah emir for Istaravshan and Isfara, Najmiddin Shamsiyev, in

11:39, november 11, 2014

Tajik defense minister attends CIS defense ministers’ meeting in Moscow

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, is participating in the 67th meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member

11:10, november 11, 2014

Joint operation by Tajik and Chinese police officers leads to detention of Afghan drug trafficker

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A joint operation on combating transnational drug-related crime by China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) and

10:10, november 11, 2014

CIS chief financial intelligence officers meet in Tajik capital to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Council of Heads of the Financial Intelligence Agencies of the CIS member nations is taking place in Dushanbe today.

09:44, november 11, 2014

Investigation into case of four Tajik nationals detained in Egypt under way

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into the case of four Tajik nationals, who were detained in Egypt on suspicion of having links to terrorist groups, is reportedly under way.

16:34, november 10, 2014

EAG holds plenary meeting in the Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A five-day meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG) began in Dushanbe on November 10.

17:17, november 9, 2014

Khatlon province fulfills its autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By November 8, Tajikistan has reached 94 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

14:55, november 7, 2014

CIS chief financial intelligence to meet in Tajik capital next week

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Council of Heads of the Financial Intelligence Agencies of the CIS member nations will take place in Dushanbe on November 11.

16:34, november 5, 2014

Four Tajik nationals detained in Egypt on suspicion of recruiting fighters for IS

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Four Tajik nationals detained in Egypt in September have been charged with having links to the militant group Islamic State, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service

14:25, november 4, 2014

Large amount of raw opium seized in Panjakent

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – A large amount of raw opium has reportedly been seized in the northern city of Panjakent (Sughd province).

16:37, november 3, 2014

Tajikistan urged to compensate for conscript hazing deaths

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that a human rights group in Tajikistan has urged the government to compensate families of army conscripts killed in

16:41, october 31, 2014

Two cases of illegal possession of firearms detected in Roudaki and Khujand

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2014, Asia-Plus --Police officers have reportedly detected two cases of illegal possession of firearms.

14:35, october 31, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 83.3 percent of autumn conscription campaign target by Oct 31

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By October 31, Tajikistan has reached 83.

15:17, october 30, 2014

French military contingent leaves Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- French military contingent, numbering 170 technicians and soldiers, has reportedly left Dushanbe.

14:41, october 30, 2014

Kyrgyzstan reportedly forms civilian militias to help border guards

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has passed a law providing for formation of something like civilian militias to help border guards.

16:36, october 29, 2014

Russia expected to actively develop its military base in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russia will continue actively developing its military bases abroad, Russia Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday (October 28).

16:57, october 27, 2014

OSCE supports regional explosive ordnance disposal course for specialists from CA and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – A two-week regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course for Russian and Tajik-Dari speaking groups facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan

14:53, october 27, 2014

Joint military exercise for Tajik and French servicemen conducted in Romit Gorge

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day military exercise for Tajik and French servicemen concluded in the Romit Gorge, Vahdat district on October 26, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman

14:17, october 27, 2014

18 Tajik cities and districts fulfill their autumn conscription targets

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By October 27, Tajikistan has reached 75 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the

12:55, october 22, 2014

SCNS reports huge drug haul; border guard officer involved in drug trafficking arrested

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have reportedly broken up an organized drug trafficking group.

09:45, october 22, 2014

In Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, rumors of instability abound as fears of IS grow

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that media outlets in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have expressed concern over the rise of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.

14:44, october 21, 2014

Seven CIS nations take training to improve interaction between control units of Joint CIS AD System

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – Seven CIS member nations today began training to improve interaction between control units of Joint CIS Air Defense System, according to the press center of

10:29, october 21, 2014

The number of terrorism-related crimes reportedly increases in Tajikistan

The number of terrorism-related crimes has reprotedly increased in the country.

10:26, october 21, 2014

The number of terrorism-related crimes reportedly increases in Tajikistan

The number of terrorism-related crimes has reprotedly increased in the country.

16:49, october 20, 2014

More than 90 residents of Sughd wanted by police for involvement in terrorism and extremism

KHUJAND, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 90 residents of the Tajik northern Sughd province are reportedly wanted by police on suspicion of being involved in terrorism and extremism.

11:04, october 20, 2014

Tajik drug control official participates in inter-regional anti-drug meeting in Qatar

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – deputy Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Colonel Halimjon Mahmoudzoda, participated in the second inter-regional

09:46, october 20, 2014

20 Tajik Islamists reportedly held for 'plot to blow up' road tunnels

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – AFP news agency reports that Tajik law enforcement authorities said on Saturday (October 18) that police in Tajikistan have arrested 20 alleged Islamists for

13:57, october 17, 2014

Female member of Jamaat Ansarullah from Sughd reportedly fights in Afghanistan

KHUJAND, October 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The 36-year-old woman from the northern Sughd province, who is an active member of the outlawed Jamaat Ansarullah group, is currently fighting alongside