Tajkistan, Security

13:34, december 4, 2012

Traffic along the Hofiz Sherozi Str will be restricted due to military parade training

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik capital is making preparations for a military parade that will be held at the Dousti (Friendship) Square in Dushanbe on February 23, 2013 on the

14:08, december 2, 2012

Afghan and Tajik border guards complete patrol management course

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed the second joint border patrol course for Afghan and Tajik border officers on November 30.

15:32, november 28, 2012

Some 5 kilos of narcotics seized in one operation in Dushanbe Tuesday

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Dushanbe police directorate on November 27 led to the arrest of a drug peddler.

10:16, november 27, 2012

Tajik, Chinese interior ministries sign cooperation document in Beijing

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of China

11:15, november 26, 2012

Tajik interior minister pays working visit to China

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov has left for China for a working visit.

13:52, november 22, 2012

Welder accused of causing fire at construction materials market in Dushanbe

Dushanbe. November 22.

12:52, november 22, 2012

UN: Opium cultivation rises in Afghanistan

Dushanbe. November 22.

13:53, november 21, 2012

Russian troops will not be used for suppressing protests in Tajikistan, says CSTO secretary general

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus – Servicemen of the Russian military based deployed in Tajikistan will not be used for suppressing protests in Khorog [the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan

09:23, november 21, 2012

Fire affects court building in Khujand

KHUJAND, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A fire occurred in the building of the city court in Khujand, Sughd province Tuesday morning. Ms.

11:38, november 20, 2012

Autumn conscription campaign nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- By November 20, Tajikistan has reached 97 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

10:56, november 19, 2012

Tajikistan seizes more than 5.4 tons of drugs this year

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law-enforcement authorities have seized some 5,455 kilograms of narcotics in the first ten months of this year, which

13:36, november 16, 2012

Nine Hizb ut-Tahrir activists detained in Moscow face charge of terrorism

Russian law enforcement authorities have brought an official charge of terrorism against nine alleged activists of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir group detained in Moscow.

09:04, november 16, 2012

OSCE trains Afghan, Tajik, Kyrgyz officers on border interdiction

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2012, Asia-Plus – A five-day training course on cross-border interdiction for 25 Afghan, Kyrgyz and Tajik border and customs officers concluded at the OSCE Border Management

17:15, november 15, 2012

SOCCENT Commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) Commander, Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, visited Tajikistan on November 14 and met with senior U.S.

09:48, november 15, 2012

Tajik interior minister to pay visit to China soon

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov is expected to pay a working visit to China soon.

14:44, november 13, 2012

OSCE Office trains Afghan police and Tajik troops in advanced border patrol

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed on November 9, in Dushanbe its first joint patrol medical course for Afghan border police and Tajik border troops

11:42, november 13, 2012

Law enforcement officer detained for drug trafficking in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A special operation carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Khatlon province has reportedly led to the

10:34, november 13, 2012

Tajik delegation attends regional anti-narcotics conference in Islamabad

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day Regional Ministerial Conference on Counter-narcotics is concluding in Islamabad, Pakistan today.

14:47, november 8, 2012

U.S. Embassy continues support for Tajikistan’s counter-narcotic forces

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Thursday November 8, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mrs. Susan M. Elliott, on behalf of the U.S.

16:13, november 7, 2012

Afghan de-mining experts visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – An OSCE-facilitated visit of a group of humanitarian de-mining experts from Afghanistan to share their experience with Tajik counterparts, started in

14:50, november 7, 2012

U.S. funded border guard outposts completed

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday November 7, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mrs. Susan M. Elliott, on behalf of the U.S.

15:15, november 5, 2012

Tajik drug control officers attend working meeting on precursors in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2012, Asia-Plus – Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan are participating in a two-day meeting of the Regional Working Group on

15:35, november 2, 2012

Counternarcotics agency seeks cooperation of population to address drug threat

The Drug Control Agency has called on the population to actively participate in development of the drug control strategy.

09:28, november 2, 2012

OSCE, UNDP complete border management awareness training courses for Tajik, Afghan officers

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – The graduation ceremony for a ten-day intensive training course on border management awareness co-organized by the OSCE and the United Nations Development

14:31, november 1, 2012

Tajikistan reaches 71 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- By November 1, Tajikistan has reached 71 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

10:48, october 29, 2012

CSTO’s anti-drug strategy for 2013-2017 considered in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)’s anti-drug strategy for 2013-2017 has been considered in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.

11:41, october 25, 2012

Tajik drug control chief attends 12th meeting of KSOPN in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, is attending the 12th meeting of the

16:37, october 22, 2012

USTRANSCOM commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2012, Asia-Plus -- General William M. Fraser III, Commander of U.S. Transport Command (USTRANSCOM), reportedly arrived in Tajikistan on a short visit Sunday evening.

15:09, october 20, 2012

Ukraine’s ministry of defense tests its upgraded transport helicopter in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2012, Asia-Plus – Ukriane has completed fly tests of the upgraded Mi-8 MSB (medium-class transport helicopter).

15:23, october 19, 2012

Tajik deputy foreign minister, UNODC representative discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday October 18, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov, received visiting United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional