Tajkistan, Security

13:13, june 18, 2014

EU delegation visits multi-agency dog training center within Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 17, Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, received the European Union

17:31, june 17, 2014

Tajikistan releases man detained on foreign spying charges

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have released a Tajik citizen from Canada who was detained in the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Khorog, on June

16:20, june 12, 2014

More than 38,000 bushes of wild Indian hemp destroyed in Sughd province in two days

KHUJAND, June 12, 2014, Asia-plus -- 38,465 bushes of wild Indian hemp have been destroyed in the Sughd northern province over the past two days, a source at the Interior Ministry’s office in Sughd

13:16, june 11, 2014

Afghan drug trafficker killed in crossfire on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

One Afghan drug trafficker was killed in crossfire that occurred on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon province overnight and a large amount of narcotics was seized.

11:07, june 10, 2014

CSTO defense ministers gather in Moscow to discuss military cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo is participating in a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

09:27, june 10, 2014

Afghan police detain two ethnic Uzbek fighters from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Afghan media reports say that police in the northern province of Kunduz have detained two Taliban fighters from neighboring Tajikistan.

15:42, june 9, 2014

Two Tajik nationals arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of being members of the Taliban Movement

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service cited Afghan TV Channel Tolo as reporting that two nationals of Tajikistan, Komil and Umar, have been arrested in

13:57, june 7, 2014

Sughd resident has attempted to illegally cross the border into Afghanistan to join Taliban

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – The 22-year-old resident of the Mastchoh district in the northern Sughd province, Saddom Qudusov, has attempted to illegally cross the border into Afghanistan to

11:59, june 7, 2014

First explosive ordnance disposal course in Central Asia held in Tajik capital with OSCE support

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe on June 6.

14:54, june 6, 2014

Over 16 kilos of narcotics seized in two separate police operations in Hamadoni district

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – More than 16 kilograms of narcotics have been seized in two separate police operations carried out in the Hamadoni district, Khatlon province.

16:55, june 5, 2014

SCO law enforcement experts gather in Dushanbe to discuss drug trafficking prevention issues

DUSHANBE, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – Law enforcement experts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations have gathered in the Tajik capital to discuss the drug trafficking

11:25, june 5, 2014

Three residents of Bokhtar district reportedly fight on the side of antigovernment forces in Syria

QURGHON TEPPA, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of the Bokhtar district in Khatlon are currently fighting on the side of antigovernment forces in Syria.

15:09, june 4, 2014

192.5 kilos of narcotics burnt in DCA incinerator on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, June 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – 192.5 kilograms of narcotics were burnt in a special narcotic-burning incinerator on June 4, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) press center reports.

14:41, june 2, 2014

Russia makes preparations for launching Okno satellite-tracking station at its full capacity

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports that Russia is making preparations for launching the Okno satellite-tracking station in Tajikistan at its full capacity.

10:48, june 2, 2014

Tajik counternarcotics agency marks its 15th anniversary

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – On May 31, the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) marked its 15th anniversary.

10:25, may 30, 2014

Drug control officials from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – A senior representatives from the counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan met here on May 29, according to the press center of the

14:28, may 28, 2014

Tajik national arrested in Russia on suspicion of knocking togehter organized crime group

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Leader of one of ethnic organized crime groups has been detained in an operation carried out jointly by officers from Russia’s Interior Ministry and Federal

11:21, may 26, 2014

Rahmon congratulates Tajik border guards on their professional holiday

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday May 26, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon congratulated the staff and veterans of the Main Border Guard Directorate of the State Committee for National

09:36, may 26, 2014

Downtown Dushanbe closed for traffic in connection with the Border Guards parade

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Downtown Dushanbe is being closed today until 12:00 in connection with the Border Guards Day.

15:35, may 23, 2014

Badakhshan Civil Society Puts Up “Ultimatum” to the Authorities

Civil society in Badakhshan Province thinks that the bloody events of May 21 in Kharough are part of the planned actions by law-enforcement structures

12:16, may 23, 2014

Kyrgyz Border Services Strengthened its Tajik Border Protection

Kyrgyzstan’s Border Services strengthened their border protection at the Badakhshan section of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.

11:58, may 23, 2014

Interior Ministry will not be Sending Extra Forces to Kharough

The Interior Ministry is confident that the existing forces and means of law-enforcement agencies in the City are sufficient to maintain stability.

14:02, may 22, 2014

Ministry of Internal Affairs reported details of the incident in Khorugh

General Prosecutor Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Committee of National Security of Tajikistan created the operational committee of inquiry in order to investigate what yesterday

11:49, may 22, 2014

A policeman wounded in the Khorugh unrest, died in hospital

David Niyozbekov, Officer of Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs who got gunshot wounds during yesterday clashes in the administrative center of GBAO; he died this morning, not

11:17, may 22, 2014

Tajiks will bring to justice for involvement in armed conflicts in other countries

MPs of Majlisi namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan today approved proposed amendments by the Government to the Criminal Code of Tajikistan.

17:32, may 21, 2014

Ombudsman Apparatus: A soldier Akmal Davlatov died from beating

A Border Service soldier from Matchoh district Akmal Davlatov, as it was noted earlier in official medical report “died choking on bread,” yet died as a result of beating by junior sergeant

15:51, may 21, 2014

Tajikistan Ombudsman is empowered to protect people's right for access to information

Today the lower house of parliament of Tajikistan supported unanimously and without any debate the President’s proposal on making amendments to the law of the country “On Ombudsman of the

10:53, may 21, 2014

In Tajikistan, the militia will become the police

By order of the Government of Tajikistan, Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a draft law "On Police ", according to this draft law “the militia” will be renamed to the “police".

15:38, may 20, 2014

Turajanzadeh: War in Syria is not Jihad

The main reason that citizens of other Islamic states, including Tajik citizens, are taking part in the war against Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, is that they do not know the basics of Islam, and

09:31, may 20, 2014

China will Support Tajik Special Services in Fighting Terrorism and Extremism

Tajik President Emamali Rahman, met with the Head of the Political and Legal Issues Committee, a Member of the State Council, Jen Ju, and discussed issues related to the two states cooperation on