Tajkistan, Security

16:38, july 7, 2011

NATO withdrawal may lead to civil war in Afghanistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus --Withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan may lead to civil war in the country or at least the Taliban coming to power, Tajik political scientist Parviz

09:58, july 1, 2011

United States ready to assist Tajikistan with combating drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Visiting U.S.

16:05, june 30, 2011

Signing of agreement does not mean return of Russian border guards

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The fact that a border cooperation agreement will be signed during Russian president’s visit to Tajikistan in September does not mean the renewed

12:43, june 30, 2011

U.S. government rebuilds border guard facilities in Shouroobod

William Brownfield traveled to southern Tajikistan to visit a barracks facility at the Border Guard Detachment in Shouroobod and participated in the opening ceremony of the

12:08, june 30, 2011

U.S. government rebuilds border guard facilities in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On June 29, 2011, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Ken Gross, U.S.

14:51, june 29, 2011

Drug cache discovered in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Gorno Badakhshan have discovered a drug cache on the bank of the Panj River.

12:43, june 28, 2011

Dushanbe hosts Interpol’s working group meeting of Project Kalkan

Some 30 experts from Central and South Asia’s counties have gathered in Dushanbe to discuss issues of combating terrorism and religious extremism.

11:29, june 28, 2011

Assistant Secretary of State William R. Brownfield arrives in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) William R.

13:55, june 25, 2011

Assistant Secretary of State William R. Brownfield visits Central Asia and Russia

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe says that during the week of June 26 – July 2, 2011, U.S.

12:41, june 24, 2011

Certain political forces behind disorders caused by soccer fans in Kulob and Dushanbe, says expert

Local experts advise Tajik law enforcement authorities to tighten security measures on the threshold of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence.

11:34, june 24, 2011

Afghanistan remains the world leader in heroin production

While opium cultivation in Afghanistan remained stable, the global trend was mainly driven by increases in Myanmar, where opium cultivation rose by some 20 percent from 2009.

18:18, june 22, 2011

Tajik, Kyrgyz law enforcement authorities meet in Isfara

ISFARA/KHUJAND, June 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ways to settle arising local border conflicts and coordination and interaction between police stations of border districts of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

17:07, june 21, 2011

US embassy provides Tajik government with fraudulent documentation recognition course

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – On June 14, US Ambassador to Tajikistan Ken Gross congratulated 16 members of Tajikistan''s Ministry of the Interior and State Committee on National Security on

13:57, june 21, 2011

Urunboy Usmonov meets with his lawyer

The detained reporter for the BBC World Service Central Asian department was given an opportunity to meet with his defense lawyer only six days after the detention.

14:05, june 20, 2011

Tajik leader to attend Tehran international conference on terrorism

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will attend an international conference on campaign against terrorism that is expected to take place in Tehran, Iran from

16:54, june 18, 2011

A group of young officers join the ranks of Tajik air and air defense forces

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A group of young officers have joined the ranks of Tajikistan’s Air and Air Defense Forces.

11:53, june 17, 2011

Expert: Leader’s arrest to weaken Khizb-ut-Takhrir in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2011, Asia-Plus - The arrest of Khizb-ut-Takhrir’s leader in Tajikistan will definitely weaken this organization, Farrukh Umarov, an experts from the Tajik Strategic Research

10:28, june 10, 2011

Armed Tajik border guard detained in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek officials have said that an armed Tajik border guard was arrested in Uzbekistan''s Surkhandarya region on June 7, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

08:53, june 10, 2011

Hizb ut-Tahrir activist detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, June 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district, A.A., 46, has been arrested for membership in the outlawed extremist religious Hizb ut-Tahrir group.

12:59, june 9, 2011

Afghan drug trafficker detained in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained with a large amount of cannabis in southern Tajikistan.

11:31, june 9, 2011

SCO chief prosecutors for closer cooperation with SCO RATS

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2011, Asia-Plus – Prosecutors-general from member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Almaty Kazakhstan yesterday to discuss issues related to addressing

10:03, june 7, 2011

Deputy defense minister represents Tajikistan at CSTO defense ministers’ meeting

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2011, Asia-Plus - Principal Deputy Defense Minister, Ramil Nadyrov, who is also Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, is representing Tajikistan at a

09:25, june 2, 2011

Khujand military and sports lyceum reorganized into branch of Tajik military institute

KHUJNAD, June 2, 2011, Asia-Plus - The Kujand Military-Sports Lyceum has been reorganized into Branch of Tajik Military Institute.

10:46, june 1, 2011

Two drug peddlers detained at Dushanbe and Kulob airports on Monday

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2011, Asia-Plus - Two drug peddlers who were going to travel to Moscow with drugs in their stomachs were detained at the Dushanbe and Kulob airports on May 30, according to

13:33, may 31, 2011

Afghan national detained with heroin in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national Mohammadqasim Mohammadaref, 46, was detained with more than 7 kilograms of heroin in Dushanbe on May 30, the Interior Ministry press

11:13, may 31, 2011

Afghan drug smugglers abduct Tajiks, steal cattle

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajiks living near the border with Afghanistan say armed Afghan drug smugglers routinely kidnap Tajiks for ransom and steal livestock, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

13:15, may 30, 2011

Female drug peddler detained at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2011, Asia-Plus - A female drug peddler who ingested drugs was detained at the Dushanbe airport on May 29, according to the Drug Control Agency (DCA) press office.

11:06, may 30, 2011

Tajik servicemen to participate in international peacekeeping exercise in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will participate in an annual international peacekeeping exercise, dubbed “Steppe Eagle,” in Kazakhstan for the first time.

13:49, may 27, 2011

Former opposition field commander denies report about his return to police as baseless

Former Tajik United Opposition (UTO) field commander Mirzokhouja Ahmadov supposes that the fact that a number of his men have applied for employment in the Interior Ministry’s directorate in the

12:31, may 27, 2011

Tajikistan nears completion of the spring conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2011, Asia-Plus - By May 27, Tajikistan has nearly fulfilled the spring conscription target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told