Tajkistan, Security

11:01, july 3, 2014

Sherali Mirzo departs for Astana to attend CIS defense ministers’ meeting

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, today morning departed for Astana, Kazakhstan to attend a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers

09:36, july 3, 2014

Drug control officers seize more than 110 kilos of raw opium in a multi-stage operation

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A multi-stage operation carried out by officers from the counternarcotics agency has reportedly led to the seizure of more than 110 kilograms of raw opium.

09:33, july 3, 2014

US NSA reportedly authorized to conduct surveillance about Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – An Article “Court Gave NSA Broad Leeway in Surveillance, Documents Show” by Ellen Nakashina and Barton Gellman that was published by The Washington Post

09:22, july 3, 2014

Student from Khujand University detained with more than 19 kilos of heroin

KHUJAND, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- First year student from Khujand State University, Sh.U., was detained here yesterday with 19.

09:19, july 3, 2014

CIS defense ministers gather in Astana to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member nations will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 4.

15:22, june 26, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan resume border talks

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next round of border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, presided over by Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon and his Kyrgyz counterpart

15:21, june 26, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan resume border talks

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next round of border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, presided over by Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon and his Kyrgyz counterpart

10:16, june 25, 2014

Tajik police reportedly arrest suspected Taliban members

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that Tajik authorities say they have arrested two suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban during a police search

17:00, june 20, 2014

U.S. reportedly cuts it aid for Central Asian security forces substantially

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – An article entitled “U.S. Slashes Military Aid to Central Asia” that was posted on EurasiaNet.

14:42, june 20, 2014

More than 200 Tajik taking part in foreign armed conflicts, says Tajik interior minister

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 200 Tajik are fighting in foreign armed conflicts, mainly in Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Tajik Interior Minister, Ramazon Rahimzoda, told

10:07, june 20, 2014

“Chemical substances and precursors” - national training in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-six officers from Tajik law enforcement agencies completed a three-day training on chemical substances and precursors on June 19.

17:04, june 19, 2014

SCNS chief claims that some international organizations finance destabilization in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 19, 214, Asia-Plus -- Head of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) Saymumin Yatimov considers that some international organizations sponsor organized criminal

13:13, june 18, 2014

EU delegation visits multi-agency dog training center within Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 17, Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, received the European Union

17:31, june 17, 2014

Tajikistan releases man detained on foreign spying charges

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have released a Tajik citizen from Canada who was detained in the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Khorog, on June

16:20, june 12, 2014

More than 38,000 bushes of wild Indian hemp destroyed in Sughd province in two days

KHUJAND, June 12, 2014, Asia-plus -- 38,465 bushes of wild Indian hemp have been destroyed in the Sughd northern province over the past two days, a source at the Interior Ministry’s office in Sughd

13:16, june 11, 2014

Afghan drug trafficker killed in crossfire on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

One Afghan drug trafficker was killed in crossfire that occurred on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon province overnight and a large amount of narcotics was seized.

11:07, june 10, 2014

CSTO defense ministers gather in Moscow to discuss military cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo is participating in a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

09:27, june 10, 2014

Afghan police detain two ethnic Uzbek fighters from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Afghan media reports say that police in the northern province of Kunduz have detained two Taliban fighters from neighboring Tajikistan.

15:42, june 9, 2014

Two Tajik nationals arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of being members of the Taliban Movement

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service cited Afghan TV Channel Tolo as reporting that two nationals of Tajikistan, Komil and Umar, have been arrested in

13:57, june 7, 2014

Sughd resident has attempted to illegally cross the border into Afghanistan to join Taliban

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – The 22-year-old resident of the Mastchoh district in the northern Sughd province, Saddom Qudusov, has attempted to illegally cross the border into Afghanistan to

11:59, june 7, 2014

First explosive ordnance disposal course in Central Asia held in Tajik capital with OSCE support

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe on June 6.

14:54, june 6, 2014

Over 16 kilos of narcotics seized in two separate police operations in Hamadoni district

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – More than 16 kilograms of narcotics have been seized in two separate police operations carried out in the Hamadoni district, Khatlon province.

16:55, june 5, 2014

SCO law enforcement experts gather in Dushanbe to discuss drug trafficking prevention issues

DUSHANBE, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – Law enforcement experts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations have gathered in the Tajik capital to discuss the drug trafficking

11:25, june 5, 2014

Three residents of Bokhtar district reportedly fight on the side of antigovernment forces in Syria

QURGHON TEPPA, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of the Bokhtar district in Khatlon are currently fighting on the side of antigovernment forces in Syria.

15:09, june 4, 2014

192.5 kilos of narcotics burnt in DCA incinerator on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, June 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – 192.5 kilograms of narcotics were burnt in a special narcotic-burning incinerator on June 4, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) press center reports.

14:41, june 2, 2014

Russia makes preparations for launching Okno satellite-tracking station at its full capacity

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports that Russia is making preparations for launching the Okno satellite-tracking station in Tajikistan at its full capacity.

10:48, june 2, 2014

Tajik counternarcotics agency marks its 15th anniversary

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – On May 31, the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) marked its 15th anniversary.

10:25, may 30, 2014

Drug control officials from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – A senior representatives from the counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan met here on May 29, according to the press center of the

14:28, may 28, 2014

Tajik national arrested in Russia on suspicion of knocking togehter organized crime group

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Leader of one of ethnic organized crime groups has been detained in an operation carried out jointly by officers from Russia’s Interior Ministry and Federal

11:21, may 26, 2014

Rahmon congratulates Tajik border guards on their professional holiday

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday May 26, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon congratulated the staff and veterans of the Main Border Guard Directorate of the State Committee for National