Tajkistan, Security

10:49, september 28, 2012

Autumn conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan on October 1

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On September 22, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2012, the

14:46, september 27, 2012

Drug control chiefs from Tajikistan, Russia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan gather in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the drug control chiefs from Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia is taking place at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in

09:20, september 27, 2012

U.S. Embassy continues supporting Tajikistan’s counter narcotics forces

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2012, Asia-Plus – Wednesday afternoon, September 26, U.S. Defense Attaché, Lieutenant-Colonel John Fravel, on behalf of the U.S.

15:03, september 25, 2012

Tajik military officers to participate in CSTO drill in Kazakhstan next month

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of officers from the General Staff of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces, led by Colonel Tohir Khairulloyev, the chief of Staff of the Mobile troops

13:55, september 21, 2012

Weapon handover process continues in Khorog

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Government officials say the weapon handover process is going on in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

09:46, september 20, 2012

Russian military base conducts maneuvers at the Lohur training ground

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian troops started tactical military exercises at the Lohur military test field near Dushanbe yesterday.

09:38, september 20, 2012

Afghan, Tajik customs officers learn about risk analysis and customs controls

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2012, Asia-Plus – A five-day course for Afghan and Tajik customs officers co-organized with the Austrian Finance Ministry opened the new academic year at the OSCE Border

15:52, september 19, 2012

President declines Khorog resident’s proposal to form battalion from among former militants

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday September 19, President Emomali Rahmon met in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) with a group of local

14:50, september 19, 2012

Hamadoni resident arrested with 8.8 kilos of hashish in Vose; 2 kilos of heroin seized in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the police station in the Vose district, Khatlon province detained Amirsho Gulmahmadov, resident of Khatlon’s Hamadoni district, at

17:25, september 15, 2012

CSTO joint military exercise launched in Armenia

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The exercise for the Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) kicked off at the Marshal Baghramayan training

14:12, september 14, 2012

Tajik DCA liaison officers help shut down six drug labs in northern Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik drug control chief Rustam Nazarov attended an international anti-drug conference that took place in Pravets, Bulgaria from September 11 to

10:05, september 14, 2012

OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps destroy more than 600 small arms and light weapons

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2012, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan observes and supports an operation to destroy small arms and light weapons which started in Dushanbe yesterday.

16:37, september 13, 2012

Russian deputy defense minister satisfied with the results of his visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – Russia and Tajikistan will consider the final draft of the agreement on status and terms of deployment of Russia’s military base in Tajikistan within the

13:55, september 13, 2012

Drug peddler arrested with over 4.3 kilos of narcotics in Chkalovsk

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd police directorate have seized a large amount of heroin.

10:51, september 13, 2012

Tajikistan, Russia discuss future of Russian base in Tajikistan

Ongoing negotiations over a possible prolongation of Russian military base’s deployment n Tajikistan are being conducted behind closed doors.

09:50, september 13, 2012

ICRC to take part in CSTO joint exercise in Armenia

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Subdivisions of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) will take part in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) joint

13:48, september 12, 2012

NDC delegation conducts a number of negotiations in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 12, 212, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to training of personnel for Tajik armed forces in India have figured discussions of a delegation of the National Defence College

10:25, september 12, 2012

Tajik drug control officers take training course in China

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of officers from the Tajik counternarcotics agency are adopting practices of their Chinese colleagues.

09:48, september 12, 2012

Russian military delegation arrives in Dushanbe to discuss the fate of Russia’s base

A Russian Ministry of Defense delegation, led by the Deputy Minister of Defense, Anatoly Antonov, arrived in Dushanbe Tuesday evening.

16:25, september 11, 2012

Afghan drug pusher arrested in Tajik capital last Saturday

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An Afghan national has been arrested in Dushanbe on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

14:28, september 11, 2012

Druggist arrested in Khujand for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A 44-year-old women from the northern city of Khujand, who is an owner of one of local drugstores, has been arrested on suspicion of having been

14:56, september 7, 2012

Over 70 militants reportedly gather in Afghan Badakhshan at the Tajik border

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The online news agency, Afghanistan.

14:18, september 7, 2012

OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains Afghan border police officers

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Friday September 7, fifteen Afghan border police officers completed a five-week Patrol Programming and Leadership Course organized by the OSCE Office in

09:23, september 6, 2012

The fate of Russia’s base expected to be decided during Putin’s visit to Tajikistan

Visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tajikistan is scheduled for early October

15:42, september 5, 2012

Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Antonov expected to visit Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus – Referring to the press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports Russian Deputy Minister of

10:35, september 5, 2012

Tajik delegation leaves for Baku to attend the CIS interior ministers’ meeting

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by the Principal Deputy Minister of Interior, Nourullo Oripov, has left for Baku, Azerbaijan to attend the next meeting

12:20, august 29, 2012

Echo of landmine wars in Tajikistan

Exactly twelve years ago, on August 29, 2000, six residents of the Tajik northern district of Isfara were blown up by landmines laid along the Tajik-Uzbek border.

16:23, august 28, 2012

Afghan security force commander arrested in connection with Khorog events released

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Afghan authorities have released Qari Wadud and reestablished him in the previous position of commander of the security forces in the Shuhada

14:59, august 28, 2012

Tajikistan hosts Russian military exercise

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – Dmitry Matushkin, an assistant to the commander of the Russian military base in Tajikistan, noted today that an anti-terror exercise for servicemen of the

14:39, august 28, 2012

Tajikistan’s head of general staff of armed forces attends CSTO meeting in Moscow

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Ramil Nadirov, who is Principal Deputy Minister of Defense of Tajikistan also Chief of the General Staff of Tajikistan’s Armed