Tajkistan, Security

10:53, august 28, 2012

Drug pusher detained in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – An operation by drug control agency has led to the arrest of an alleged drug pusher in Dushanbe.

13:23, august 24, 2012

Russian police seize 200 kilograms of heroin

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2012, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports Russia''s Federal Narcotics Control Service has announced the seizure of more than 200 kilograms of heroin from Afghanistan in the

12:15, august 21, 2012

Tajik Ministry of Defense: Call up of reservists and reserve officers is usual practice

Since the year of 2000 Tajik Ministry of Defense practices regular call up of reservists and army reserve officers in various regions of the country.

13:12, august 14, 2012

Border liaison offices to be established along Tajik-Kyrgyz border

DUSHANBE, august 14, 2012, Asia-Plus – Border liaison offices (BLOs) will be set up along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border for the purpose of enhancing fight against drug trafficking.

16:19, august 10, 2012

CSTO anti-terror drill concludes at ground training in Chelyabinsk

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – An anti-terror drill for the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Collective Rapid Reaction Force, dubbed Rubezh-2012 (Frontier-2012) was

13:37, august 10, 2012

Russia increases quota for Tajik cadets

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – Increase in quota for Tajik cadets to study at higher military schools in the Russian Federation has figured in Russian deputy defense ministers’ discussions

11:47, august 10, 2012

Talks regarding military bases going on successfully, says Russian deputy defense minister

Visiting Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, Anatoly Antonov, has given a news conference at the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe.

11:18, august 9, 2012

Talks regarding Russian military base in Tajikistan being held behind closed doors

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Russian Ministry of Defense delegation, led by Deputy Defense minister, Anatoly Antonov, yesterday held talks here with Tajik Prime Minister

09:54, august 8, 2012

Russian Ministry of Defense delegation visits Tajikistan

Local expert consider that the prolongation of the Russian military base’s presence in Tajikistan will be a major topic of the talks.

15:16, august 7, 2012

Russian deputy defense minister to pay working visit to Tajikistan Thursday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – Deputy Russian Defense Minister, Anatoly Antonov, is expected to pay a working visit to Tajikistan on August 9, the CA-News news agency reports,

09:39, august 7, 2012

Tajik servicemen participate in CSTO anti-terror drill in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik servicemen are participating in an anti-terror drill for the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Collective Rapid Reaction Force, dubbed

14:16, august 1, 2012

Three other Afghan officers detained on suspicion of being involved in the Khorog events

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Detention of Afghan security officers, who are suspected of being involved in the Khorog events, is continuing in Afghan Badakhshan Province.

13:54, august 1, 2012

Tajik servicemen participate in CSTO anti-terror drill in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- More than 150 servicemen from the mountain company of the Mobile Forces and the Operational Group of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan will

10:01, august 1, 2012

Afghan regional security force commander detained in connection with the Khorog events

Afghan regional security force commander Qari Wadud has been detained in Afghan Badakhshan in connection with the Khorog events.

09:49, july 30, 2012

Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda condemns operation in Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A prominent Tajik politician and religious figure, Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda, condemns the murder of the General Abdullo Nazarov, but he is against carrying out a

17:53, july 28, 2012

Tajikistan closes border crossings on the Badakhshan stretch of its border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has closed border crossings on the Gorno Badakhshan stretch of its common border with Afghanistan.

17:38, july 28, 2012

There was no necessity to launch large scale military operation in Khorog

Academician Mamadsho Ilolov, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, considers that there was no necessity to launch a large-scale military operation in Khorog.

17:39, july 24, 2012

Clash in Khorog reportedly nearing completion; militants surrounded

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus – The government forces are reportedly continuing to incur losses in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Gorno Badakhshan or GBAO).

17:07, july 24, 2012

Tajikistan clashes after death of top official Nazarov

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus - Fighting has been reported in Tajikistan''s remote eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan following the death of a security forces official.

15:41, july 24, 2012

Government forces reportedly incur losses in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus – The government forces are reportedly incurring losses in Gorno Badakhshan.

13:38, july 24, 2012

Tajik drug control chief receives EU’s new Central Asian Envoy

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus - On Monday July 23, Rustam Nazarov, the Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, met here with Ambassador Patricia Flor, the

11:20, july 24, 2012

Special operation to break up illegal armed formation starts in Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus - A special operation to break up illegal armed formation of Tolib Ayombekov has started in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous region (Gorno

10:31, july 24, 2012

Heads of Tajik power-wielding structures currently in Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2012, Asia-Plus - Minister of Interiors Ramazon Rahimov, who is currently in Khorog, yesterday appeared on local TV and called on the population to provide assistance with

09:36, july 20, 2012

OSCE, UNDP train Afghan, Tajik border officers on border management

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-four senior border officers from Afghanistan and Tajikistan successfully completed a ten-day training course on border management at the OSCE Border

15:13, july 18, 2012

OSCE, Austrian Finance Ministry train Afghan, Tajik customs officers

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2012, Asia-Plus – A week-long training course on international standards and best practices for trade facilitation for 16 mid-level and senior Afghan and Tajik customs officers

10:05, july 18, 2012

Cases of 56 alleged members of extremist organizations move to courts in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, July 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, seven criminal cases instituted against 56 alleged activists of extremist organizations have moved to courts in

13:44, july 14, 2012

Over 6 kilos of hashish seized in Khujand on Friday

KHUJAND, July 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- More than 6 kilograms of narcotics were seized in the northern city of Khujand on Friday.

11:30, july 10, 2012

Defense minister observes military exercise in Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A week-long large-scale operational and tactical exercise, dubbed Hifz-2012 (Protection 2012), is concluding at the Tem training ground on the outskirts

10:53, july 9, 2012

Process of negotiations regarding Russian military base in Tajikistan developing dynamically

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Positions of both Moscow and Dushanbe are based on indisputability of the policy aimed at strengthening ties of partnership and alliedness between Russia

16:42, july 7, 2012

Russia hopes to prolong its military base presence in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – Russian media sources report that Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday that Moscow hopes to conclude an agreement with Tajikistan in October