Tajkistan, Security

11:29, october 16, 2014

Newly appointed UNODC regional representative visits Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2014 Asia-Plus -- Rustam Nazarzoda, Director of the Drug Control Agency under the Resident of Tajikistan (DCA), yesterday met here with Ms.

10:09, october 16, 2014

50 Tajiks fighting alongside antigovernment groups killed in Syria, says Tajik interior minister

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – 50 Tajiks fighting alongside antigovernment groups have been killed in Syria, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda announced during the “Direct

17:04, october 15, 2014

Sughd law enforcement authorities detain 10 local residents trying to join jihadists in Syria

KHUJAND, October 15, 2014, Asia-Plus - Sughd law enforcement authority have reportedly detained 10 local residents who were trying to leave the country to join jihadists in Syria.

11:33, october 15, 2014

Military exercise for Tajikistan’s Ground Force completes in Sughd today

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A planned military exercise for servicemen of the Tajik Ground Force is completing in the northern Sughd province today.

11:02, october 13, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 46.1 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By October 13, Tajikistan has reached 46.

09:28, october 13, 2014

Military parade dedicated to the National Guard takes place in the Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A military parade dedicated to the National Guard is taking place in Dushanbe today.

14:12, october 10, 2014

Afghan national detained with large amount of heroin in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Afghan national has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

16:49, october 9, 2014

Six cities and districts reportedly overfulfill their autumn conscription targets

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- To-date, six cities and districts have reportedly overfulfilled their autumn conscription targets.

11:51, october 9, 2014

Special sniper rifles go into service of snipers serving in the Russian military base in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Special sniper rifles, called the Vintorez (“thread cutter”), have gone into service of snipers serving in the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan,

10:24, october 8, 2014

Russia to help Tajikistan build a military training ground in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian military will help Tajik counterparts in construction and equipment of the military training ground Armageddon in the Tajik southern Khatlon province,

15:32, october 7, 2014

Istiqlol overfulfills its autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The northern city of Istiqlol (formerly Taboshar) has overfulfilled its autumn conscription target by seven percent, an official source at the Ministry of

11:05, october 7, 2014

Over 22 kilos of hashish seized in Ishkashim

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) seized more than 22 kilograms of hashish in an

10:45, october 7, 2014

Russian military holds ‘antiterror’ drills in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Russian forces based in Tajikistan are holding military drills near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on October 6.

13:03, october 4, 2014

Parents of soldiers from Kulob call on their sons serving in Khorog garrison

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On an initiative of the Kulob mayor’s office, parents of soldiers from Kulob have visited their sons serving in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

12:48, october 4, 2014

Twenty residents of the Chorqishloq village in Isfara reportedly participate in Syria’s armed confli

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An article “Tajikistan''s ''Jihadist'' Village on the Defensive” by Farangis Najibullah and Masum Muhammad-Rajab that was posted on Radio Liberty’s

10:14, october 3, 2014

More than 80 young men from Dushanbe volunteer for military service

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2014, Asia-Plus - Day of Draftee was held yesterday at all the four military registration and enlistment offices of Dushanbe.

16:01, october 2, 2014

DCA officers solve two drug-related crimes in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office for Khatlon have solved two drug-related crimes in the Rumi district.

15:44, october 2, 2014

Large drug cache discovered in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police have discovered a large drug cache near the village of Navobod in the Shouroobod district of Khatlon province.

14:23, october 2, 2014

Two districts in Khatlon fulfill their autumn conscription targets

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The autumn conscription campaign started in Tajikistan on October 1 while two districts in Khatlon province – Baljuvon and Nosir Khusran – reported

12:55, october 2, 2014

UNODC helps tackle drug smuggling on Tajik-Uzbek border

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on September 30 that the first two in a series of planned border posts were recently opened

11:01, october 2, 2014

Military parade dedicated to the National Guard to take place in the Tajik capital on October 13

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A military parade dedicated to the National Guard will take place in Dushanbe on October 13, an official source at one of power-wielding structures of

17:02, october 1, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan seek to stem military draft evasion

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that Central Asian governments are trying to prevent young men from evading mandatory military service during autumn conscription

10:23, october 1, 2014

Autumn conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The autumn conscription campaign has started in Tajikistan today.

16:44, september 30, 2014

Tajik media watchdog says the fatwa against anti-government agitation not obligatory

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2014, Asia-Plus - A statement, released by the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit), notes that a fatwa by Tajikistan’s Council of Ulamo

13:38, september 29, 2014

US Gov provides additional $3.2 million dollars to support law enforcement law in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Press release issued by the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe notes that U.S.

15:23, september 26, 2014

Regional explosive ordnance disposal course held in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course level 1, facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe on September 26.

16:06, september 25, 2014

Tajik think tank head names the most dangerous radical organizations

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, Khudoberdi Kholiqnazar, notes that uncontrollable armed formations of

14:48, september 23, 2014

Defense ministry to take officer training courses at universities under its control

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2014 Asia-Plus -- Beginning from this academic year, the military departments of Tajik universities offering training program for reserve officers will train reserve

11:37, september 23, 2014

Anti-drug Operation staff holds meetings in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Staff of the Anti-drug Operation, dubbed Kuknor 2014 (Poppy 2014), has held a number of meetings in the southern Khatlon province.

15:00, september 22, 2014

Over 10 kilos of narcotics seized in two operations in Dushanbe last Sunday

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 10 kilograms of narcotics were seized in two separate operations in Dushanbe on September 21, according to the Interior Ministry press center.