Tajkistan, Security

11:19, november 24, 2015

Rahmon convenes meeting with senior security officials

President Emomali Rahmon has convened a meeting of senior police and security officials to discuss efforts to combat organized crime and strengthen peace and stability in the country.

09:58, november 24, 2015

How many Tajik jihadists fighting for ISIL in Syria and Iraq?

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- As many as more than 700 Tajik nationals are fighting alongside Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria, Tajik security officer has claimed.

16:56, november 20, 2015

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan still fail to reach agreement on disputable border areas

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have failed to reach agreement on the disputable stretches of the mutual border.

11:52, november 20, 2015

Tajikistan fulfills the autumn conscription target ahead of schedule

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has fulfilled the autumn conscription campaign ahead of schedule.

11:13, november 20, 2015

Tajik, Afghan border officers enhance professional competencies at OSCE, UNDP course

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – A ten-day Border Management Awareness (BMA) course for 24 border officers from Afghanistan and Tajikistan concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff

14:49, november 19, 2015

Russian regiment in Kulob to be relocated to Dushanbe and Lohour training ground

The 149th motor rifle regiment of the Russian 201st military base in Tajikistan which is currently deployed in the Tajik southern city of Kulob will be relocated to Dushanbe and the Lohour training

11:03, november 19, 2015

Russian troops being withdrawn from Kulob

Russian troops are being relocated from the city of Kulob.

14:23, november 18, 2015

Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks expected to resume tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim heading a Tajik delegation arrived in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, today for participation in the next meeting of the

16:21, november 17, 2015

Tajikistan listed among countries having the lowest impact of terrorism

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 2015 Global Terrorism Index, which is the third edition of the index following a 2014 edition, ranks Tajikistan among the countries having the lowest

09:28, november 16, 2015

OSCE facilitates training course on effective use of service dogs in fighting organized crime

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Some 24 senior and mid-level staff of K-9 Center of Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry from Dushanbe and the country’s regions completed a two-week training

15:20, november 13, 2015

One detained on suspicion of participating in the recent deadly attack on recruiting offices in Dush

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2015, Asia-Plus – A 23-year-old resident of the Rumi district in Khatlon province has reportedly been detained on suspicion of participating in the recent deadly attack on a

14:38, november 12, 2015

Some 4,500 militants reportedly gather along Afghanistan’s border with post-Soviet bloc

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Border services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member nations are seriously concerned over the situation along the CIS’s external borders

09:52, november 12, 2015

Tajik national jailed In Russia on 'terrorism propaganda' charges

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports a court in Russia''s northwestern city of Arkhangelsk has sentenced a Tajik man to three years in prison on "terrorist

16:41, november 10, 2015

Two Tajik nationals reportedly detained in Turkey while attempting to cross illegally into Syria

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2015, Asia-Plus - Turkish Anadolu Agency reports that a total of 38 foreign nationals, including 10 women and 15 children, were detained in Turkey''s province

14:15, november 10, 2015

Tajik-Kyrgyz border talks postponed

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Kyrgyz order talks scheduled for early November have been postponed.

11:15, november 10, 2015

U.S. Embassy, OSCE sponsor regional explosive ordinance disposal training in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

11:09, november 10, 2015

More than 10 supporters of Mirzo Ziyoev reportedly detained in Tajikistan last week

More than 10 supporters of ex-Minister of Emergencies Mirzo Ziyoev have been detained following testimonies by members of the armed group of the mutinous general Abduhalim Nazarzoda.

10:17, november 10, 2015

US Embassy Dushanbe conducts handover of vehicles to Tajikistan’s peacekeeping battalion

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- U.S.

13:25, november 9, 2015

Russian, Central Asian militants disappearing from social networks

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article “Why Are Russian, Central Asian Militants Vanishing from Social Networks?

10:57, november 9, 2015

U.S. Secretary of the Navy of the United States visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus completed a scheduled visit to Tajikistan on November 7, according to the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe.

10:51, november 9, 2015

United States donates five ATVs to Tajik peace-keeping battalion

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2015, Asia-Plus – The United Sates has donated five all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) worth one million U.S.

09:36, november 9, 2015

Armored vehicles, artillery and military aircraft involved in large-scale military exercises in Taji

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2015, Asia-Plus - Large-scale military exercises for soldiers, reservists, local police, and civilian support services have been conducted in Dushanbe and the districts

11:03, november 5, 2015

Large-scale exercises for soldiers and reservists conclude in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus - Large-scale military exercises for soldiers, reservists, local police, and civilian support services is concluding in Dushanbe and the districts subordinate

16:09, november 4, 2015

Tajik capital fulfills its autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Tajik capital, Dushanbe, fulfilled its autumn conscription target on November 3, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

14:22, november 4, 2015

21.5 kilos of narcotics seized at Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – 21.5 kilograms of narcotics have been seized by Tajik border guards at Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan in Khatlon province.

14:07, november 3, 2015

Khatlon fulfills its autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon province has fulfilled its autumn conscription target,” Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus Tuesday

10:31, november 3, 2015

Tajik authorities deny report about Tajik supply of arms to the Taliban as ‘baseless’

Tajik authorities have denied report by some Afghan media that Dushanbe has allegedly supplied the Taliban with weapons in exchange for gold and precious stones as absolutely “unfounded.

10:23, november 3, 2015

Tajik authorities deny report about Tajik supply of arms to the Taliban as ‘baseless’

Tajik authorities have denied report by some Afghan media that Dushanbe has allegedly supplied the Taliban with weapons in exchange for gold and precious stones as absolutely “unfounded.

11:28, november 2, 2015

Tajikistan reaches 89 percent of the autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Thirty-three districts and cities of Tajikistan have fulfilled their autumn conscription targets by November 2, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for

11:08, november 2, 2015

Defense Ministry conducts large-scale exercises in Dushanbe and districts subordinate to the center

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Defense has announced that it is launching large-scale exercises in Dushanbe and districts subordinate to the center (RRP) today.