Tajkistan, Security

11:30, july 10, 2014

Member of Jabhat al-Nusra reported in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Member of religious extremist terrorist group Jabhat al-Nusra has reportedly surrendered to the Sughd law enforcement authorities.

10:05, july 10, 2014

Uneasy situation reported in Isfara again

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A simultaneous beginning of construction of two bridges and roads in disputed areas along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border that was scheduled for today has been

09:31, july 10, 2014

Tajikistan, Russia discuss ways of countering threats emanating from Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Issues related to cooperation between the defense ministries of Tajikistan and Russia were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik Ambassador to Russia Imomuddin

15:21, july 9, 2014

CCTV cameras reportedly installed in 70 percent of military units in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- To-date, CCTV cameras have reportedly been installed in 70 percent of military units of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan (MoD).

15:03, july 9, 2014

Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks in Qairoqqum yields no results, says Tajik official

KHUJAND, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of working groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to discuss projects for construction of the roads Koktash-Aksai-Tamdyk and Isfara-Vorukh that opened in

13:53, july 9, 2014

Rahmon expected to convene meeting with senior power wielding officials tomorrow

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will convene a meeting of senior representatives power-wielding and law enforcement structures at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in

16:19, july 8, 2014

Tajik servicemen to participate in CSTO joint military exercise in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – A platoon of the Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Troops of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan will participate in a joint military exercise of the

11:21, july 8, 2014

FATF representatives assess Tajikistan’s activities on combating money laundering

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s national system of combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism was discussed at the last plenary meeting the Financial Action Task

09:55, july 8, 2014

Prosecutor offers amnesty to Tajik fighters who return from Syria

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that the prosecutor in Tajikistan''s northern province of Sughd says all Tajik citizens fighting in the ranks of rebel

16:01, july 7, 2014

Diplomatic missions must not interfere in Tajikistan’s domestic affairs, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Diplomatic missions of foreign countries active in Tajikistan may harm stability in Tajikistan by their reports, Sayfullo Safarov, the deputy director of the

15:03, july 7, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan workout draft agreement on national border

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Working groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will meet in the near future to discuss and coordinate a draft government-to-government agreement on national border.

15:08, july 6, 2014

The next round of Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks to take place in Qairoqqum

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The next round of Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks is expected to take place in the Tajik northern city of Qairoqqum from July 7-8.

14:56, july 6, 2014

Spying case of Tajik researcher reportedly ‘top secret’

The investigation into the case of Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov, who is charged with high treason and spying, has reportedly been classified as “top secret.

14:02, july 6, 2014

Two residents of Danghara detained with nearly 1.5 kilos of hashish

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of the Danghara district in the southern Khatlon province – Sharifjon Mirozyev, 36, and Qiyomiddin Davlatshoyev, 33 – have been arrested on

16:17, july 4, 2014

CIS defense ministers gather in Astana to discuss military cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2014, Asia-Plus - A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member nations that took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 4 reportedly considered some 20 issues

15:02, july 4, 2014

Tajik, Russian defense ministers discuss issues related to the Russian military base in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russia’s news agency Itar-Tass reports that issues related to the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan were a major topic of a meeting of the Russian

14:45, july 4, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan reportedly reach agreement on construction of road interchange

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – A two-day meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for demarcation and delimitation of disputed areas of mutual border concluded in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on July 3.

14:33, july 3, 2014

Next round of Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks held in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The next round of Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on July 2.

11:01, july 3, 2014

Sherali Mirzo departs for Astana to attend CIS defense ministers’ meeting

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, today morning departed for Astana, Kazakhstan to attend a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers

09:36, july 3, 2014

Drug control officers seize more than 110 kilos of raw opium in a multi-stage operation

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A multi-stage operation carried out by officers from the counternarcotics agency has reportedly led to the seizure of more than 110 kilograms of raw opium.

09:33, july 3, 2014

US NSA reportedly authorized to conduct surveillance about Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – An Article “Court Gave NSA Broad Leeway in Surveillance, Documents Show” by Ellen Nakashina and Barton Gellman that was published by The Washington Post

09:22, july 3, 2014

Student from Khujand University detained with more than 19 kilos of heroin

KHUJAND, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- First year student from Khujand State University, Sh.U., was detained here yesterday with 19.

09:19, july 3, 2014

CIS defense ministers gather in Astana to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member nations will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 4.

15:22, june 26, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan resume border talks

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next round of border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, presided over by Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon and his Kyrgyz counterpart

15:21, june 26, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan resume border talks

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next round of border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, presided over by Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon and his Kyrgyz counterpart

10:16, june 25, 2014

Tajik police reportedly arrest suspected Taliban members

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that Tajik authorities say they have arrested two suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban during a police search

17:00, june 20, 2014

U.S. reportedly cuts it aid for Central Asian security forces substantially

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – An article entitled “U.S. Slashes Military Aid to Central Asia” that was posted on EurasiaNet.

14:42, june 20, 2014

More than 200 Tajik taking part in foreign armed conflicts, says Tajik interior minister

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 200 Tajik are fighting in foreign armed conflicts, mainly in Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Tajik Interior Minister, Ramazon Rahimzoda, told

10:07, june 20, 2014

“Chemical substances and precursors” - national training in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-six officers from Tajik law enforcement agencies completed a three-day training on chemical substances and precursors on June 19.

17:04, june 19, 2014

SCNS chief claims that some international organizations finance destabilization in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 19, 214, Asia-Plus -- Head of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) Saymumin Yatimov considers that some international organizations sponsor organized criminal