Tajkistan, Security

12:20, march 3, 2014

Over 40 kilos of narcotics seized in Tajikistan last weekends

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Three separate operations by Tajik police officers reportedly led to the seizure of more than 40 kilograms of narcotics last weekends; one Afghan national and

10:13, march 3, 2014

Dushanbe, Bishkek try again to reach agreement on disputed segments of mutual border

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission for demarcation and delimitation of disputed segments of mutual border is being held in

14:20, february 28, 2014

Kyrgyz ambassador expected to arrive in Tajikistan Sunday

Kyrgyz Ambassador to Tajikistan is expected to arrive in Dusahnbe on Sunday

16:28, february 27, 2014

Organized crime group consisting of 50 Tajiks reportedly broken up in Moscow

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – An organized crime group consisting of 50 Tajiks has been broken up in Moscow recently, Moskovskij Komsomolets reports, referring to the Moscow police chief

11:47, february 27, 2014

Tajik DCA, Kazakh NSC discuss situation that may emerge in CA after 2014

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Rustam Nazarov, was on a working visit to Kazakhstan on February 25-26.

10:41, february 25, 2014

Tajikistan makes preparations for CSTO anti-drug operation

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan is making preparations for an anti-drug operation, dubbed Channel, which involves member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

13:47, february 18, 2014

Drug control officers seize large amount of cannabis in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – Officers from the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) have reportedly seized a large amount of cannabis in Dushanbe.

13:39, february 18, 2014

Foreign national detained with heroin in Murgab district

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – Foreign national have been detained with heroin in the Murgab district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), the Drug Control Agency (DCA) press

09:57, february 17, 2014

Tajikistan to send request for strengthening of its border with Afghanistan to CIS EC

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – An expert group for consideration of a draft resolution on providing assistance to Tajikistan to strengthen border security on the Tajik-Afghan stretch of

14:42, february 16, 2014

SCNS says IRP member jailed for fighting in Syria

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday February 14, Tajik national TV channels aired a report prepared by the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) about participation of one of

13:02, february 16, 2014

Next Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks expected to take place in Tajik capital in March

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to hold the next border talks in Dushanbe in early March.

13:59, february 14, 2014

Tajik ministry of defense opens warrant officers’ training school

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2014, Asia-Plus - Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) has opened the Warrant Officers’ Training School this month, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for a MoD, told

09:50, february 14, 2014

Tajikistan offers Kyrgyzstan to reopen BCPs on Tajik-Kyrgyz border

Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon heading Tajik delegation left for the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek today morning to participate in a meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission for

14:59, february 13, 2014

Tajikistan’s armed forces make preparations for celebration of their 21st anniversary

DUSHANBE, February 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Armed Forces are making preparations for celebration of their 21st anniversary. Tajik National Army Day is marked on February 23.

10:09, february 13, 2014

Tajik delegation leaves for Bishkek for border talks

DUSHANBE, February 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik delegation is expected to leave for the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek today afternoon for participating in a meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental

10:47, february 12, 2014

Army Central Command General Terry visits Tajikistan on a tour of Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – The U.S.

10:47, february 11, 2014

Tajik deputy prime minister meets with residents of Vorukh

DUSHANBE, February 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon, who is co-chairman of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission for demarcation and delimitation of

12:26, february 10, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz working groups for border issues complete their work in Isfara

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz groups to discuss border, military and border road use issues completed their first meeting in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on

11:16, february 10, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz interior ministers draw up routs for joint patrol of disputed segments of mutual borde

KHUJAND, February 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz interior ministers have agreed to draw up routes for joint patrol of disputed segments of mutual border.

10:06, february 10, 2014

18,336 crimes reported in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- 18,336 crimes were reported in Tajikistan last year, which is 10.

11:32, february 6, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz working groups visit disputed segments of Tajik-Kyrgyz border

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – Three working groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that entered upon ventilation of military and border issues as well as issues related to demarcation and

09:22, february 6, 2014

Afghan drug dealer killed in border skirmish

DUSHANBE February 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have prevented an attempt to smuggle a large amount of Afghan narcotics into Tajik southern

10:55, february 5, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz delegations meet in Isfara to discuss border issues

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz delegations has met in the Tajik northern city of Isfara to discuss issues related to demarcation and delimitation of disputed segments of

10:34, february 5, 2014

Representatives of US Department of State visit DCA

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Deputy director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Ms. Bunafsha Odinayeva, yesterday met here with Mr.

16:33, february 3, 2014

Some 27 kilos of narcotics seized by Tajik police in Dushanbe on Sunday

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – A special operation carried out by Tajik police officers in Dushanbe on February 2 led to the seizure of some 27 kilograms of drugs, according to the

10:11, february 3, 2014

Security officers seize large amount of narcotics in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Resident of Khatlon’s Vose district, Mahmad Rahimov, 50, has been arrested by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Dushanbe on

09:34, february 3, 2014

Tajik border troops complete OSCE-supported winter patrol course

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik border guard officers from the Main Directorate of Tajik Border Troops completed a two-week OSCE patrol winter course in Hissar on January 31.

09:00, february 3, 2014

Kyrgyz, Tajik sides agree to expedite border demarcation

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyz and Tajik officials have agreed to expedite border demarcation in disputed areas.

14:31, january 29, 2014

Three abduction cases reported in Khatlon province last year

QURGHON TEPPA, January 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khalton province, the first deputy chief of the Interior Ministry’s office

13:50, january 27, 2014