Tajkistan, Security

13:58, october 8, 2015

U.S. CAPSTONE fellows visit Tajikistan on field study

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – From October 8, 2015 - From October 8 to October 12, 2015, the U.S.

10:25, october 8, 2015

Interior minister meets with activists of the “Avangard” group

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday met here with activists of the “Avangard” group (Vanguard) that was set up in late August this year to combat

16:02, october 7, 2015

Russia beefs up its base in Tajikistan with attack helicopters

Russia has deployed Mi-24P attack helicopters to reinforce its military base in Tajikistan.

11:03, october 6, 2015

Three border crossings on the Tajik-Afghan border resume operations

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Three border crossings on the Tajik-Afghan border have resumed operations.

16:43, october 5, 2015

Tajikistan participates in Innovation Day fair in Moscow

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan is participating in a two-day Russian Defense Ministry’s fair, dubbed Innovation Day.

10:34, october 5, 2015

A Tajik woman turn’s as a suicide bomber

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus An article “IS Will Make Me A Suicide Bomber If You Don’t Bring Me Home” that was posted on Radio Liberty’s website on October 4 says that a young

10:19, october 5, 2015

Four districts and one city fulfill their autumn conscription targets in two days

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Four districts and one city have reportedly fulfilled their autumn conscription targets over the first two days of the autumn conscription campaign that was

15:13, october 2, 2015

Three servicemen get long jail terms for deadly hazing

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Three servicemen have got long jail terms for deadly hazing.

10:20, october 2, 2015

Darvoz district in Gorno Badakhshan fulfills its autumn conscription target in a day

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Darvoz district in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has fulfilled its autumn conscription target in a day.

12:25, october 1, 2015

CSTO peacekeeping exercise starts in Armenia

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping exercise, dubbed Unbreakable Brotherhood 2015, began in Armenia on September 30.

09:59, october 1, 2015

Autumn conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The autumn conscription campaign has started in Tajikistan today.

14:15, september 30, 2015

US designates former Tajik special police unit commander as terrorist

Among the individuals designated as terrorists is Gulmurod Halimov, former commander of Tajik special police unit (OMON).

15:22, september 29, 2015

Senior representative of the ministry of defense detained on suspicion of involvement in deadly muti

A senior representative of the Ministry of Defense has reportedly been detained on suspicion of being involved in former deputy defense minister’s mutiny.

08:47, september 29, 2015

More than 200 Tajik border guards take warrant officer basic course

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 200 Tajik border guards have taken a three-month warrant officer basic course.

16:38, september 28, 2015

It still premature to speak about deployment of CSTO contingent on the Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- It is still premature to speak about deployment of a permanent contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on the Tajik-Afghan

15:16, september 28, 2015

Three brothers from Qubodiyon district went to Syria, taking their families with them

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that three brothers from Khatlon’s Qubodiyon district have gone to Syria together with their families.

15:21, september 25, 2015

Servicemen of Russian military in Tajikistan rehearse conducting combat missions in mountains

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – Servicemen of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan are rehearsing conducting combat missions in mountain areas, according to the press center

11:06, september 25, 2015

Afghan drug trafficker killed in armed skirmish on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Afghan drug trafficker has been killed in an armed skirmish on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon province.

09:47, september 25, 2015

US Embassy delivers tactical equipment to Tajikistan’s law enforcement agency

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 23, U.S.

11:14, september 23, 2015

Tajik DCA, Korean Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office sign memorandum of cooperation

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzoda, is participating in the 25th Anti-Drug

10:18, september 23, 2015

Exercise Regional Cooperation has nothing to do with recent security operation conduced in Tajikista

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2015, Asia-Plus – Exercise Regional Cooperation 2015 has nothing to do with security operation that was conducted by the government forces against Abduhalim Nazarzoda and

09:26, september 23, 2015

Deputy PM Jabbori appointed to head the republican conscription commission

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Prime Minister, Ms.

11:04, september 22, 2015

SCO RATS supports anti-terrorism measures taken by Tajik authorities

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A statement released by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) on September 21 says that it supports the

16:48, september 21, 2015

Military parade dedicated to the National Guard will take place in Dushanbe on Sept 25

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A military parade dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the formation of the National Guard will take place in Dushanbe on September 25, an official source

14:30, september 21, 2015

Tajik national jailed in Russia for supporting terrorism

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian media outlets report that Tajik national living in Russia’s Sakha (Yakutia) Republic has been jailed for supporting terrorism.

09:30, september 21, 2015

Armed clashes in Tajikistan entail no destabilization in the country, says CSTO chief

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – TASS reports that Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha said on September 18 that armed

09:59, september 18, 2015

US Embassy Dushanbe welcomes exercise regional cooperation participants

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe reported yesterday that participants for Exercise Regional Cooperation, the largest annual, multilateral U.S.

15:12, september 17, 2015

Authorities link mutinous general to the banned Islamic Revival Party

Tajik authorities say mutinous general Abduhalim Nazarzoda, who was killed in a special security operation in the Romit Gorge on September 16, was allegedly linked to the banned Islamic Revival Party

10:17, september 17, 2015

Authorities confirm death of mutinous general

Tajik law enforcement authorities has confirmed that mutinous former Deputy Defense Minister Abduhalim Nazarzoda has been killed along with 10 of his supporters during a battle in the Romit Gorge

15:26, september 16, 2015

Tajik president signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2015, the Tajik