Tajkistan, Security

16:57, october 27, 2014

OSCE supports regional explosive ordnance disposal course for specialists from CA and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – A two-week regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course for Russian and Tajik-Dari speaking groups facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan

14:53, october 27, 2014

Joint military exercise for Tajik and French servicemen conducted in Romit Gorge

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day military exercise for Tajik and French servicemen concluded in the Romit Gorge, Vahdat district on October 26, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman

14:17, october 27, 2014

18 Tajik cities and districts fulfill their autumn conscription targets

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By October 27, Tajikistan has reached 75 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the

12:55, october 22, 2014

SCNS reports huge drug haul; border guard officer involved in drug trafficking arrested

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have reportedly broken up an organized drug trafficking group.

09:45, october 22, 2014

In Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, rumors of instability abound as fears of IS grow

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that media outlets in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have expressed concern over the rise of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.

14:44, october 21, 2014

Seven CIS nations take training to improve interaction between control units of Joint CIS AD System

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – Seven CIS member nations today began training to improve interaction between control units of Joint CIS Air Defense System, according to the press center of

10:29, october 21, 2014

The number of terrorism-related crimes reportedly increases in Tajikistan

The number of terrorism-related crimes has reprotedly increased in the country.

10:26, october 21, 2014

The number of terrorism-related crimes reportedly increases in Tajikistan

The number of terrorism-related crimes has reprotedly increased in the country.

16:49, october 20, 2014

More than 90 residents of Sughd wanted by police for involvement in terrorism and extremism

KHUJAND, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 90 residents of the Tajik northern Sughd province are reportedly wanted by police on suspicion of being involved in terrorism and extremism.

11:04, october 20, 2014

Tajik drug control official participates in inter-regional anti-drug meeting in Qatar

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – deputy Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Colonel Halimjon Mahmoudzoda, participated in the second inter-regional

09:46, october 20, 2014

20 Tajik Islamists reportedly held for 'plot to blow up' road tunnels

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – AFP news agency reports that Tajik law enforcement authorities said on Saturday (October 18) that police in Tajikistan have arrested 20 alleged Islamists for

13:57, october 17, 2014

Female member of Jamaat Ansarullah from Sughd reportedly fights in Afghanistan

KHUJAND, October 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The 36-year-old woman from the northern Sughd province, who is an active member of the outlawed Jamaat Ansarullah group, is currently fighting alongside

11:29, october 16, 2014

Newly appointed UNODC regional representative visits Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2014 Asia-Plus -- Rustam Nazarzoda, Director of the Drug Control Agency under the Resident of Tajikistan (DCA), yesterday met here with Ms.

10:09, october 16, 2014

50 Tajiks fighting alongside antigovernment groups killed in Syria, says Tajik interior minister

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – 50 Tajiks fighting alongside antigovernment groups have been killed in Syria, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda announced during the “Direct

17:04, october 15, 2014

Sughd law enforcement authorities detain 10 local residents trying to join jihadists in Syria

KHUJAND, October 15, 2014, Asia-Plus - Sughd law enforcement authority have reportedly detained 10 local residents who were trying to leave the country to join jihadists in Syria.

11:33, october 15, 2014

Military exercise for Tajikistan’s Ground Force completes in Sughd today

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A planned military exercise for servicemen of the Tajik Ground Force is completing in the northern Sughd province today.

11:02, october 13, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 46.1 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By October 13, Tajikistan has reached 46.

09:28, october 13, 2014

Military parade dedicated to the National Guard takes place in the Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A military parade dedicated to the National Guard is taking place in Dushanbe today.

14:12, october 10, 2014

Afghan national detained with large amount of heroin in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Afghan national has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

16:49, october 9, 2014

Six cities and districts reportedly overfulfill their autumn conscription targets

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- To-date, six cities and districts have reportedly overfulfilled their autumn conscription targets.

11:51, october 9, 2014

Special sniper rifles go into service of snipers serving in the Russian military base in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Special sniper rifles, called the Vintorez (“thread cutter”), have gone into service of snipers serving in the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan,

10:24, october 8, 2014

Russia to help Tajikistan build a military training ground in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian military will help Tajik counterparts in construction and equipment of the military training ground Armageddon in the Tajik southern Khatlon province,

15:32, october 7, 2014

Istiqlol overfulfills its autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The northern city of Istiqlol (formerly Taboshar) has overfulfilled its autumn conscription target by seven percent, an official source at the Ministry of

11:05, october 7, 2014

Over 22 kilos of hashish seized in Ishkashim

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) seized more than 22 kilograms of hashish in an

10:45, october 7, 2014

Russian military holds ‘antiterror’ drills in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Russian forces based in Tajikistan are holding military drills near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on October 6.

13:03, october 4, 2014

Parents of soldiers from Kulob call on their sons serving in Khorog garrison

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On an initiative of the Kulob mayor’s office, parents of soldiers from Kulob have visited their sons serving in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

12:48, october 4, 2014

Twenty residents of the Chorqishloq village in Isfara reportedly participate in Syria’s armed confli

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An article “Tajikistan''s ''Jihadist'' Village on the Defensive” by Farangis Najibullah and Masum Muhammad-Rajab that was posted on Radio Liberty’s

10:14, october 3, 2014

More than 80 young men from Dushanbe volunteer for military service

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2014, Asia-Plus - Day of Draftee was held yesterday at all the four military registration and enlistment offices of Dushanbe.

16:01, october 2, 2014

DCA officers solve two drug-related crimes in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office for Khatlon have solved two drug-related crimes in the Rumi district.

15:44, october 2, 2014

Large drug cache discovered in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police have discovered a large drug cache near the village of Navobod in the Shouroobod district of Khatlon province.