Tajkistan, Security

16:57, november 4, 2013

Two residents of Konibodom detained with some 7 kilos of hashish

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – Two residents of the northern city of Konibodom have been arrested by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Sughd on suspicion of drug

14:49, november 1, 2013

Tajikistan reaches 79 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By November 1, Tajikistan has reached 79 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

10:07, november 1, 2013

Drug control officers burn some 150 kilos of narcotics in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 31, the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Sughd province burned 146.

09:51, november 1, 2013

President Rahmon launches traffic surveillance system in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 31, President Emomali Rahmon took part in a ceremony to begin the operation of the traffic surveillance system in Dushanbe.

09:24, october 31, 2013

Document security advanced national training in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Fifteen officers from border control departments and check points participated in a three-day advanced training on document security that concluded in

16:00, october 30, 2013

Tajikistan, Russia, Afghanistan sign border cooperation protocol

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2013, Asia-Plus – Negotiations between chiefs of border services of Tajikistan, Russia and Afghanistan that took place at the Afghan border-crossing checkpoint, Sherkhan

17:06, october 29, 2013

Tajikistan confirms reports of fighters in Syria

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s presidential spokesman has confirmed reports of Tajik citizens fighting on the side of opposition forces in Syria, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

10:55, october 29, 2013

Russian border service chief expected to arrive in Dushanbe today evening

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The head of the Russian Border Service also Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Colonel-General Vladimir Kulishov, is expected to

11:48, october 25, 2013

Tajik MP calls on inter-parliamentary organizations to intensify anti-terrorism efforts

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Hosted by the Parliament of Montenegro, the 2013 Autumn Meeting was held on October 13-15.

10:37, october 24, 2013

United States provides assistance to Tajik OMON

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of handover of assistance of the US Embassy in Dushanbe to Tajik OMON (Special Police Unit) has taken place in Dushanbe, the Interior Ministry’s

10:32, october 23, 2013

Some 30 kilos of narcotics seized in operation carried out by DCA officers in Sughd

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A multi-level operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) in the northern Sughd province has led to the arrest of four drug

14:30, october 22, 2013

Tajikistan reaches 62 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By October 22, Tajikistan has reached 62 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

14:01, october 21, 2013

Jabborrasoulov district fulfills its autumn conscription target

KHUJAND, October 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Jabborrasoulov district is the first in the northern Sughd province to fulfill its autumn conscription target, according to the Sughd regional

13:43, october 18, 2013

New commander of Russian military base in Tajikistan appointed

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – By Russian president’s decree Colonel Yevgeniy Tubol was appointed commander of the 201st Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, replacing Colonel

10:06, october 18, 2013

Afghan drug dealer reportedly killed in Khatlon

Afghan drug dealer Ghulam Rabbani waladi Bekmuhammad Nazar was reportedly killed while resisting his detention.

10:20, october 17, 2013

Tajik security officers ward off smuggling of drugs into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have carried out a number of operations to prevent drug trafficking attempts in Sughd and

16:03, october 16, 2013

Three alleged IMU members detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of the Tajik northern province of Sughd have been arrested on suspicion of being members of the outlawed Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

15:07, october 16, 2013

Sughd resident detained with more than 2 kilos of narcotics

KHUJAND, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Sughd resident has been detained with than two kilograms of narcotics.

15:25, october 14, 2013

Tajikistan, Pakistan to boost cooperation in combating drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – On October 11, Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Sherali Jononov, met in Islamabad, Pakistan with Mr.

12:44, october 11, 2013

Tajikistan reaches 43 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, October 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By October 11, Tajikistan has reached 43 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

13:45, october 7, 2013

Tajikistan represented by the Mobile Troops platoon in CSTO war game in Russia

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is represented by a platoon of the Mobile Troops in the second joint military exercise for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

13:34, october 4, 2013

Tajikistan imposes temporary ban on civilian weapons

Tajikistan has imposed temporary ban on sale and use of civilian weapons.

09:12, october 4, 2013

Afghan national detained with more than 10 kilos of narcotics in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained with more than 10 kilograms of narcotics in the Tajik southern province of Khatlon.

13:49, october 3, 2013

OSCE holds roundtable meeting in Tajikistan on terrorist use of explosives

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Improving the control of explosive substances to hinder access to them by terrorists was the topic of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Office in

11:22, october 2, 2013

Joint military exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz servicemen concludes in Sughd today

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A joint military exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz servicemen is closing at the Chorukhdayron training ground in the Tajik northern province of Sughd today with

16:05, october 1, 2013

Autumn conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan on October 1

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon in late September signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2013.

11:31, september 27, 2013

Joint exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz servicemen launched in Sughd

DUSHANBE, September 27, 20013, Asia-Plus -- A joint military exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz servicemen was launched in the Tajik northern province of Sughd on September 27.

09:49, september 27, 2013

Representatives of Tajik and Kyrgyz drug control agencies meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2013 Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Kyrgyzstan’s State Drug Control Service (SDCS), led by its first deputy head, Gulamzhan Anarbayev, visited the Drug Control Agency (DCA)

09:28, september 26, 2013

Kazakh parliament considers agreement on no-strings military and technical aid to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2013, Asia-Plus – Kazakhstan’s lower house (Mazhilis) of parliament has received for consideration a draft law on ratification of a government-to-government agreement

09:49, september 25, 2013

Dushanbe police confiscate large amount of opium

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – The 34-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Shouroobod district, Jamshed Barotov, was arrested in Dushanbe on September 24 on suspicion of having been involved