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Tajkistan, Security

14:58, may 23, 2017

Two Kazakhs detained while illegally crossing Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

Two Kazakh nationals were detained by police officers in the Jaihun (formerly Qumsangir) district of Khatlon province on May 20 at around 10:00 pm while attempting to illegally cross the Tajik-Afghan

14:13, may 23, 2017

Tajikistan reportedly refuses to attend OSCE-wide counter-terrorism conference in Vienna

Representatives of Tajikistan’s Prosecutor-General’s Office, Interior Ministry, State Committee for National Security (SCNS) and some public associations have reportedly refused to attend

16:17, may 19, 2017

Tajik drug control kingpin attends international drug enforcement conference in Dominican Republic

Sherkhon Salimzoda, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, participated in the 34th International Drug Enforcement Conference that took place in Punta Can,

09:57, may 19, 2017

Tajikistan: citizens doling out violence to law enforcers

The southern Tajikistan city of Kulob has seen two vicious attacks on law enforcement officials in the space of a few days.

14:47, may 18, 2017

Four Russian bombers redeployed to Tajikistan to take part in CIS anti-terrorism exercise

Four Russia’s Sukhoi Su-24M bombers have been redeployed to Tajikistan to take part in the CIS anti-terrorism drill, dubbed Dushanbe-Anti-Terror 2017.

10:35, may 17, 2017

A joint board meeting of Tajik and Russian interior ministries held in Sochi

A joint board meeting of the interior ministries of Tajikistan and Russia took place in Sochi, Russia on May 15-16.

15:23, may 16, 2017

Annual anti-drug operation launched in Tajikistan

An annual anti-drug operation, dubbed “Kuknor 2017” (Poppy 2017), has been launched in Tajikistan.

11:04, may 16, 2017

Tajikistan to host CIS antiterrorism drill in late May

Tajikistan will host the CIS anti-terrorism drill, dubbed Dushanbe-Anti-Terror 2017, from May 30 to June 1.

10:13, may 16, 2017

WannaCry attacks computers in Tajikistan?

A large cyber-attack using a ransomware program WannaCry have reportedly infected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries demanding ransom payments in the cryptocurrency bitcoin in three days

09:44, may 16, 2017

OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports development of instruction skills in dealing with explosive hazards

A four-day seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on explosive hazards training management concluded at the Office’s premises in Dushanbe on May 13, 2017.

14:14, may 15, 2017

Russia hands over survival equipment to Tajikistan

Russia has handed over survival equipment to Tajikistan. The equipment worth 1.6 million U.S.

17:12, may 11, 2017

USA donates vehicles, communications equipment, and thermal cameras to Tajik border guards

United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) General-Lieutenant Saymumin Yatimov, and 1st Deputy SCNS Chairman and Commander

12:01, may 10, 2017

Son of fugitive Tajik police colonel who joined IS group arrested

The 18-year-old son of a former police colonel, who joined Islamic State (IS) extremist group, has been arrested.

14:41, may 1, 2017

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 75 percent of spring conscription campaign target

By May 1, Tajikistan has reached 75 percent of the spring conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said.

11:39, may 1, 2017

Global Firepower ranks Tajikistan 112th among 127 countries in terms of military strength

Tajikistan ranks 112th out of a total of 127 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2017 Global Firepower (GFP) list.

10:10, may 1, 2017

Activist of Sodiqlar extremist group jailed in northern Tajikistan

An activist of Sodiqlar extremist group has been jailed in the Tajik northern Sughd province.

15:12, april 26, 2017

Parliament endorses bill proposing amendments to the country’s corruption prevention law

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed the bill proposing amendments to the country’s law on prevention of corruption.

16:58, april 25, 2017

At least 10 anticorruption officers arrested in Dushanbe

At least 10 high-ranking officers of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan have been arrested in Dushanbe.

16:39, april 21, 2017

OSCE, Tajik anticorruption agency to continue joint initiatives on corruption prevention

The Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption (anticorruption agency) Sulaymon Sultonzoda meet with Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Office in

11:32, april 21, 2017

Tajikistan, Russian sign protocol on cooperation in the sphere of defense industry

Representatives of Tajikistan and Russia as well as the acting Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Valery Semerikov have signed a protocol on cooperation between

09:38, april 20, 2017

Russian military base in Tajikistan an important element of stability in the Central Asian region

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is an important element of stability in the Central Asian region.

14:08, april 18, 2017

Tajikistan, Russia expected to discuss defense industry cooperation

Acting Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Valery Semerikov is arriving in Dushanbe on April 19 on a working visit, according to the CSTO Secretariat.

12:06, april 18, 2017

Tajik interior ministry says there is no confirmation of Gulmurod Halimov’s death in Iraq

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan says it is currently checking the information about the death of the fugitive Colonel Gulmurod Halimov in Iraq through its channels.

09:58, april 17, 2017

Gulmurod Halimov reportedly killed by allied airstrike in Iraq

Media reports say Gulmurod Halimov, who has been described as the minister of war of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has been killed by allied airstrike in Mosul, Iraq.

10:30, april 7, 2017

Exercise for Russian combat engineers conducted in Tajikistan

An exercise for combat engineers of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan was conducted on April 6, according to the press service of the Russian Central Military District.

09:37, april 6, 2017

Joint EBRD/EU delegation visits Tajikistan to discuss remediation of uranium legacy

The effort to address the legacy of Soviet era uranium mining in Central Asia is making substantial progress, according to the EBRD News Center.

16:40, april 5, 2017

Anti-terror exercise launched in northern Tajikistan

A four-day joint anti-terror exercise was launched in the Tajik northern Sughd province on April 4.

09:48, april 5, 2017

Two arrested on suspicion of involvement in May 12 terrorist act in Qurghon Teppa

Tajik police have arrested two men in connection with an explosion near the Khatlon military prosecutor’s office in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province that left one person dead.

09:33, march 31, 2017

Tajik-Russian military maneuvers concluded in Khatlon on March 30

Tajik-Russian military maneuvers concluded in the Tajik southern Khatlon province on March 30.

10:45, march 30, 2017

Capital mayor orders local police to take measures to prevent military service evasion

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered local police to take prophylactic measures against young men avoiding military service.