Tajkistan, Security

16:52, june 30, 2015

Issues of stopping people from joining extremist groups discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 30, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda held a meeting to discuss ways of stopping people from joining extremist groups as well as illegal

11:02, june 30, 2015

Tajik defense minister attends SCO DM meeting in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo is attending the meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations that kicked

15:24, june 29, 2015

62-year-old resident of Qurghon Teppa detained in Dushanbe for drug peddling

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – A 62-year-resident of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of drug peddling.

10:07, june 26, 2015

Russian military base to train more than 1,000 junior specialists for Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Instructors from Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is continuing to train junior specialists for the Tajik national army.

10:28, june 25, 2015

ISIS doesn’t yet see Central Asia as an area of interest for expansion, report says

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2015, Asia-plus -- A report by the Polish Institute of International Affairs, Ready to Go?

09:54, june 25, 2015

Two Tajiks detained in Afghanistan on suspicion of terrorism

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Afghan Kunduz province on suspicion of being members of a terrorist group.

10:58, june 24, 2015

More than 170 graduates of Tajik Military Institute join Tajik armed forces

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 170 graduates of the Military Institute at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) have been given military rank of Lieutenant and received their diplomas this

14:20, june 23, 2015

Video showing wounded Tajik OMON commander who defected to IS appears on social networks

A video showing wounded former commander of Tajik OMON who has defected to the ISIL militant group has appeared on social networks.

10:12, june 23, 2015

Defense minister inspects military units deployed in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, today morning left for the northern province of Sughd to get acquainted with service and living conditions

14:26, june 22, 2015

Resident of Norak asks Khatlon government for help to return his son from Iraq

QURGHON TEPPA, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the city of Norak has asked Khatlon governor for help to return his son from Iraq.

11:13, june 22, 2015

Two other Tajiks killed in Syria fighting alongside ISIL militants

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the Russian social-media site Odnoklassniki, two other Tajiks have been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State

11:04, june 22, 2015

Two other Tajiks killed in Syria fighting alongside ISIL militants

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the Russian social-media site Odnoklassniki, two other Tajiks have been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State

10:14, june 19, 2015

About 1,500 militants mass in Afghan areas near the border with Tajikistan

Commander of Tajik Border Troops has warned of about 1,500 militants concentrating in Afghanistan along the Tajik border.

14:43, june 18, 2015

Tajik capital hosts the 73rd meeting of the CIS council of border troops commanders

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – The 73rd session of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS member nations is going on in Dushanbe today.

16:24, june 16, 2015

Training center for Tajik paratroopers opens in Vahdat

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A training center for airborne battalion of Tajikistan’s Mobile Troops officially opened in the Romit Gorge, Vahdat Township on June 16, an official source at

14:15, june 16, 2015

Commanders of military unit in which conscript died after being beaten fired

Commanders of regiment, battalion and company from military unit 04080 in which a conscript died after being severely beaten have been fired.

11:33, june 16, 2015

Dushanbe to host the 73rd meeting of the CIS Council of Border Troops Commanders

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – The 73rd session of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS member nations will take place in Dushanbe from June 18-19.

15:55, june 12, 2015

CA governments must assess accurately the long-term danger jihadism poses to the region

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- At a hearing convened by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, on June 10, Chairman Chris Smith and

15:25, june 12, 2015

Uncertainty six months after four Tajik border guards kidnapped by Afghan insurgents

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2016, Asia-Plus -- After six months of captivity in Afghanistan, nobody knows when or if four Tajik border guards are coming home, EurasiaNet.org reports.

13:27, june 12, 2015

ADB supports improvement of Tajikistan’s border services

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Customs Service press center reports the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting improvement of the country’s border services.

10:52, june 12, 2015

Sughd military prosecutor gives extraordinary press conference

Sughd military prosecutor has given an extraordinary press conference over the recent deadly hazing incident.

14:05, june 11, 2015

Tajik defense ministry admits conscript beaten to death

The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan (MoD) has admitted that the 22-year-old conscript who died on June 7 was severely beaten.

14:16, june 10, 2015

Tajik border guards confirm report on killing of drug trafficker on the Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2015, Asia-Plus - Tajik border guards have confirmed the report on the killing of a drug trafficker on the Tajik-Afghan border.

16:06, june 9, 2015

Afghan parliament speaker’s brother-in-law shot dead by Tajik border guards

The man was shot dead by Tajik border guards while illegally crossing the Afghan-Tajik border in Kunduz province.

10:06, june 8, 2015

Russia promises to fight against recruitment of Tajik nationals into extremist groups

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian law enforcement authorities have promised to fight against recruitment of Tajik nationals into extremist organizations in the Russian Federation.

17:46, june 7, 2015

65 kilos of hashish and 2 kilos of opium sized by Tajik border guards in two operations in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- 65 kilograms of hashish and two kilograms of raw opium were seized by Tajik border guards in two separate operations carried out in the southern province of

17:31, june 7, 2015

Tajik interior minister holds talks with his Iranian counterpart in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Iran’s news agency IRNA reports that Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has said Tajikistan needs Iran''s assistance in various fields, learning

16:24, june 7, 2015

China provides no-strings technical aid to the Tajik interior ministry

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda held talks with Chinese Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun here on June 5.

16:02, june 7, 2015

412 Tajik nationals fighting in Syria and Iraq identified, says Tajik interior minister

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- 412 Tajik nationals fighting alongside terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq have been identified, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters in

15:42, june 7, 2015

SCO interior ministers meet in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation in fighting transnational crimes

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The senior representatives of the interior ministries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states gathered in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on