Tajkistan, Security

14:46, may 4, 2014

Makarov pistol confiscated from resident of the city of Isfara

KHUJAND, May 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A 30-year-olf resident of the northern city of Isfara (Sughd province), A.K., has been arrested on suspicion of illegally possessing firearms.

15:14, may 2, 2014

Corruption hampers effectiveness of Tajik government’s counterterrorism efforts

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus /Payrav Chorshanbiyev/ -- The U.S.

11:35, may 2, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 82 percent of the spring conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, May 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By May 2, Tajikistan has reached 82 percent of the spring conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD),

14:36, april 30, 2014

Dushanbe court rejects appeal by newspaper Asia-Plus

The appeal court of the Dushanbe city court has upheld judgment filed by a court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district against newspaper Asia-Plus and its editor Olga Tutubalina.

10:29, april 30, 2014

Large amount of hashish seized by drug control officers in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office for Sughd in the Mastchoh district has led to the arrest of alleged drug peddler,

14:31, april 29, 2014

CPT leader does not agree with amendments proposed by IRP to conscription law

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentarians representing the Communist Party (CPT) in the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the parliament will not support amendments proposed

13:51, april 29, 2014

IRP leader to urge interior minister to prevent attacks against opposition pol

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2014, Asia-Plus - A Tajik opposition lawmaker says he was beaten in the country''s southeastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan, radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

10:53, april 29, 2014

Tajik interior minister, Australian diplomat discuss transnational crime prevention issues

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday received visiting Australia Ambassador to Tajikistan (with residence in Moscow), Mr. Paul Myler.

14:38, april 28, 2014

Two Afghans detained with large amount of hashish in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two Afghan nationals – Said Ikram waladi Said Islam, 39, and Khairmahmad Mohammad Isa, 32 – have been detained by Tajik police on suspicion of having been

12:52, april 28, 2014

There will be no Victory Day parade in Dushanbe this year

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- There will be no military parade on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 in Dushanbe this year.

17:30, april 27, 2014

Large amount of heroin seized by security officers in Darvoz

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have prevented smuggling of large

17:09, april 27, 2014

IRP offers change of conscription procedure.

Parliamentarians Muhiddin Kabiri and Saidumar Husaini, who represent the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) in Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon), have drafted amendments to the country’s law

15:52, april 25, 2014

Tajik, Afghan experts discuss synergies between humanitarian mine action and disaster management

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A two-day OSCE workshop formally tilted “Enhancing Mine Action Program’s Contribution to Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery” concluded in Dushanbe

10:03, april 25, 2014

Interior Ministry reports that one more Tajik killed in fighting in Syria

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry reports that one more Tajik has been killed in fighting in Syria.

13:46, april 22, 2014

Tajik government endorses the list of banks authorized to purchase arms

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus - Tajik government has endorsed the list of banks authorized to buy arms.

15:58, april 21, 2014

Over 102 kilos of narcotics seized in 3 operations carried out by drug control officers last week

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – More than 102 kilograms of narcotics were seized in three separate operations carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency under the President of

15:19, april 21, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly reaches nearly 65 percent of the spring conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By April 21, Tajikistan has reached 64.

10:19, april 21, 2014

Tajikistan, China to cooperate in combating terrorism, extremism and separatism

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 18, Tajik Interior Ministry Ramazon Rahimzoda met here with China’s Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun.

09:36, april 16, 2014

Two alleged Islamists from Sughd go on trial on extortion charges

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two alleged members of an Islamist group in Tajikistan''s northern city of Khujand have gone on trial on money extortion charges, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

15:58, april 15, 2014

Head of IRP’s organization for GBAO arrested for incitement of religious enmity

Head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Saodatsho Adolatov, has been arrested on suspicion of inciting religious enmity among his

13:08, april 14, 2014

More than 11.6 kilos of hashish seized by Tajik customs officers last week

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik customs officers reportedly seized more than 11.6 kilograms of narcotics in three separate operations last week.

17:58, april 12, 2014

Over three kilos of raw opium sized by police officers in Kulob region on Friday

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry’s website reports that police officers seized more than three kilograms of raw opium in two separate operations carried out in the

10:37, april 11, 2014

Over 6 kilos of narcotics seized in two operations in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – More than six kilograms of narcotics were seized in two separate operations carried out by police officers in Dushanbe on April 10, the Interior Ministry’s

11:40, april 10, 2014

Russia to provide military hardware to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, Anatoly Antonov, says that a total estimated cost of no-strings military aid that Russia will provide to Tajikistan and

13:28, april 9, 2014

Video showing five Tajiks burning Tajik passports in Syria posted on Youtube

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A three-minute video showing five Tajiks burning Tajik passports in Syria has been posted on Youtube.

10:42, april 9, 2014

OSCE trains Tajikistan border troops on patrol leadership

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Twenty officers from the Main Directorate of Tajik Border Troops completed a regular five-week training course on patrolling and leadership on April 5,

10:39, april 8, 2014

Development of joint CIS air defense system discussed in Yerevan

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Issues related to development and improvement of a joint CIS air defense system are a major topic of the 40th meeting of the CIS Air Defense Coordinating

10:11, april 4, 2014

Uzbekistan jails three women for spying for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three women in Uzbekistan have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for spying for Tajikistan, Radio liberty reported on April 3.

15:15, april 2, 2014

SOCCENT deputy commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kurt Crytzer, deputy commander of Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), visited Tajikistan on April 1 to meet with senior U.S.

15:05, april 2, 2014

Full-fledged cargo traffic through the Kyrgyz-Tajik border starts today

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A full-fledged cargo traffic through the Tajik-Kyrgyz border is starting today, First Deputy Minister of Transport of Tajikistan, Sherali Ganjalov, told