Tajkistan, Security

13:28, january 27, 2014

U.S. Embassy trains Tajikistan’s law enforcement officers

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Monday January 27, U.S.

11:48, january 27, 2014

SOCCENT commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- U.S. Army Major-General Michael K. Nagata, commander of Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), visited Tajikistan to meet with senior U.S.

11:35, january 24, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz foreign ministers discuss steps to conflict resolution

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry reports that Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldayev yesterday had a telephone conversation with his Tajik counterpart

11:11, january 24, 2014

Tajikistan, Qatar expected to sign security cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov yesterday met here with Qatari Ambassador to Tajikistan Ali bin Mubarak Saeed Al-Muhanadi.

10:08, january 24, 2014

The question of joint patrol on disputed segments of Tajik-Kyrgyz border remains open

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- No documents were signed at a meeting of commander of Tajik border troops, Lieutenant-General Rajabali Rahmonali, with acting chief of Kyrgyzstan’s border

09:59, january 22, 2014

9-year-old Tajik boy reportedly participates in the fighting in Syria

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – An article by Rami Suwaid, posted on an independent Arabic online newspaper Elaph, says that the 9-year-old Tajik boy Ahmad participates in the

09:16, january 22, 2014

U.S. embassy donates practical exercise training area facility to Tajikistan’s customs service

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – The United States Embassy in Dushanbe, Export Control and Related Border Security program (EXBS) donated a new Customs Practical Exercise Training Area

15:30, january 21, 2014

Over half of Tajik-Kyrgyz border agreed upon, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Of 971 kilometers dividing Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, just over half – more than 500 kilometers – has officially been agreed upon, Muhammadtohir Zokirov,

09:26, january 21, 2014

Kyrgyz reservists' exercises held near disputed border section

DUSHANBE, January 21 2014, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan has been holding reservists'' military training in the southern Batken province near a disputed section of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, Radio

17:27, january 15, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz border services expected to sign cooperation protocol soon

Commander of Tajik border troops Rahmonali Rajabali met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Raimberdi Duishenbiyev met in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on January 15 to discuss the current situation on

10:57, january 15, 2014

Afghan drug traffickers detained with hashish on the Tajik-Afghan border in GBAO

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – Officers from the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) have conducted a number of successful operations this month and more than 12 kilograms of narcotics have

10:36, january 15, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz border services expected to come to negotiating table today

Kyrgyzstan’s State Border Service reports that commanders of border troops of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will discuss the current situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border today.

09:29, january 14, 2014

Tajikistan, Afghanistan discuss crime prevention cooperation

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov yesterday met here with Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Abdul Ghafour Arzu.

11:33, january 10, 2014

Defense minister launches email for applications and complaints of citizens

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Minister of Defense, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, has launched email for receiving applications and complaints of citizens: vaziri.

10:55, january 10, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agreed to organize joint patrol of disputed segments of mutual border

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that took place in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on January 9 resulted in signing of a protocol to

11:28, january 9, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz delegations meet in Isfara to discuss border cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are continuing today in the Tajik northern city of Isfara.

09:28, january 9, 2014

More than a thousand small arms units destroyed in Tajikistan with OSCE help

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday January 8, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan began overseeing the destruction of more than a thousand of small arms and light weapons units,

09:20, january 9, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to jointly patrol disputed segments of their mutual border

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz border guards and police will now jointly patrol disputed segments of their mutual border, according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service.

11:50, january 8, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to organize joint border patrol

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Border cooperation between Tajikistan’s Sughd province and Kyrgyzstan’s Batken region was discussed at a meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for

11:46, january 7, 2014

Reshuffle in Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry

In coordination with President Emamali Rahman, Interior Minister, Leutenant-General Ramazan Rahimov, made new appointments in the Ministry of Interior leadership and its subunits.

15:44, january 6, 2014

Tajikistan will no longer be designated as imminent danger area

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – In press release issued on January 3, the United States Department of Defense announced the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas

11:44, january 3, 2014

A multi-stage operation by drug control officers leads to the seizure of 20 kilos of narcotics

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – A multi-stage operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) ended on December 31 with the seizure of

11:25, january 3, 2014

Some 11 kilos of narcotics seized by police officers in Farkhor and Kulob on January 1

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Two separate operations carried out by police officers on January 1 led to the arrest of three alleged drug peddlers in the district of Fakhor and the city of

12:15, december 30, 2013

Security cameras installed at buildings of the Interior Ministry, SCNS and Supreme Court

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus – Security cameras have been installed at buildings of the Interior Ministry, State Committee for National Security (SCNS), Prosecutor-General’s Office

14:56, december 26, 2013

Customs officers seize large amount of narcotics in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2013, Asia-Plus – Officers from the Customs Service’s office in the southern Khatlon province have reportedly seized a large amount of narcotics.

11:43, december 24, 2013

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan expected to hold the next round of border talks in January

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to resume border talks next month.

16:17, december 23, 2013

Operation by drug control officers reportedly leads to seizure of 93 kilograms of narcotics

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – A multiphase operation by officers from the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) has reportedly led to the seizure of 93 kilograms of

13:56, december 23, 2013

Alleged terrorist Alimurod Makhanov reportedly admits his guilt partially

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – Resident of the Roudaki district, Alimurod Makhanov, who was arrested last September on suspicion of being leader of a terrorist group, has reportedly

15:19, december 21, 2013

Over 62 kilos of narcotics seized in Kulob on Thursday

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – Officers from the Interior Ministry’s office in Kulob reportedly seized more than 62 kilograms of narcotics last Thursday.

12:19, december 21, 2013