Tajkistan, Security

09:27, january 6, 2015

IS fighters reportedly seek jihad in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that militants from the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq have published a video saying that they have asked permission

11:08, january 5, 2015

Afghan drug trafficker wounded in gunfire exchange on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Drug control officers in cooperation with border guards have reportedly warded off an attempt by drug traffickers to smuggle a large amount of raw opium into

09:56, january 5, 2015

Large amount of hashish seized in Murgab

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by officers from the Interior Ministry’s office for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in the Murgab district on January 1

16:33, january 4, 2015

Kyrgyzstan ratifies agreement signed with Tajikistan on construction of two bridges

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyztan’s news agency AKIpress reports that Kyrgyzstan has ratified a government-to-government agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on construction

17:21, december 29, 2014

Rahmon’s pseudo-friends interested in instability on the border, says Kyrgyz president

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – During a meeting with journalists in Bishkek, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said on December 27 that the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border began to

10:47, december 25, 2014

Interior minister expresses concern about youth involvement in extremist organizations

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has expressed concern about the level of youth crime in the country.

10:32, december 25, 2014

Tajik MFA issues travel warning for Yemen

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan (MFA) advises Tajik nationals to temporarily refrain from traveling to Yemen due to the tense security

14:40, december 24, 2014

Large amount of heroin reportedly seized in Sughd

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA) press center reports that a two-stage operation carried out by officers from the DCA’s office for Sughd province in

14:15, december 24, 2014

Outgoing UNODC resident representative visits Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) Resident Representative in Tajikistan, Ali Saryazdi, today met here with Lieutenant-General

10:40, december 24, 2014

CSTO member nations agree to set up collective air force

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective Security Council that took place in Moscow on December 23 reportedly resulted in

13:39, december 23, 2014

Tajik Embassy denies report about Tajiks fighting in Donbass as ‘baseless’

Tajik Embassy in Kyiv has denied a report by Russian media sources about Tajiks fighting alongside east Ukraine rebels as “absolutely baseless.

10:40, december 23, 2014

Tajiks reportedly fight alongside east Ukraine rebels

Tajiks are reportedly fighting alongside east Ukraine rebels.

09:47, december 23, 2014

Tajik deputy foreign minister receives outgoing UNDOC resident representative in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) Resident Representative in Tajikistan, Ali Saryazdi, yesterday met here with Tajik Deputy Foreign

15:39, december 21, 2014

Eleven IMU members convicted in Sughd province

A court in Khujand sentenced eleven members of the militant Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) group to between 9 and 19 years in prison on December 18.

11:17, december 18, 2014

Ministry of Defense: Penjikent Commander Removed from Office in connection with the beating a Conscr

Defense Minister, Sherali Mirza, summed up the fall conscription into the armed forces of the country.

16:53, december 17, 2014

General Prosecutor: Muhammadbaqirov is in a Number of Criminal Cases

The General Prosecutor’s Office is investing the Monday incident in the National Security Committee Office for Badakhshan

13:51, december 16, 2014

OSCE trains Tajik border law enforcement officials on project management

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – A one-week training course organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on project management for law enforcement officials working on border security,

09:05, december 16, 2014

BCFOC expected to set up its regional operation group in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – An expert group on coordination of a draft agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the conditions

14:25, december 14, 2014

Tajik president calls Islamic State group a modern ‘plague’

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The president of Tajikistan on Saturday called the Islamic State group a modern “plague“, expressing concern that several hundred young people had left the

13:20, december 12, 2014

European Union supports nuclear security in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Under the European Union (EU) Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) a multi annual project is funded to support Tajikistan to enhance its

11:03, december 11, 2014

MPS counterterrorism department chief visits Tajik interior ministry

DUSHANBE, December 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday received a delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of China (MPS) led by the MPS Counterterrorism

15:21, december 9, 2014

Sughd regional administrators take military and methodical training

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A three-day military and methodical training for regional administrators began at the Sughd garrison today.

15:18, december 7, 2014

Tajik defense ministry’s largest training center put in commission in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik defense ministry’s largest training center has reportedly been put in commission in the southern Khatlon province.

12:55, december 5, 2014

Tajikistan, China agree to conduct joint exercises for their special police units

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2014, Asia-Plus - Tajik Interior Ministry Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday met here with Mr.

11:09, december 4, 2014

Dug control chief represents Tajikistan at the 57th session of the CND in Vienna

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarzoda, Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), is attending the 57th session of the

17:09, december 3, 2014

Privacy International’s report shines light on total tapping in Central Asia

Western and Russian companies are reportedly helping Central Asian governments build and maintain vast surveillance networks that facilitate indiscriminate monitoring of all types of communication.

14:43, december 3, 2014

Interior minister urges to intensify work on confiscation of illegally possessed weapons in GBAO

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda today held a meeting in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to review the results of

14:21, december 3, 2014

Officers from SCNS’s office in GBAO seize large amount of drugs

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) near

12:55, december 2, 2014

IRP is of a threat for modern society no less than Taliban or ISIL, says Tajik expert

Tajik expert believes that the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRP) is of a threat for modern society no less than the Taliban or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL.

15:29, december 1, 2014

Methodical drill for senior officers of the defense ministry to be conducted in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A three-day methodical drill for senior officers from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) will be launched in the southern Khatlon province on December 2,