Tajkistan, Security

11:27, april 2, 2014

SCO defense ministers discuss military and technical cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Expansion of military and technical cooperation between member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was a major topic of a meeting of the SCO

09:41, april 2, 2014

Meetings within the framework of SCO impact positively on Tajik-Russian military cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Meetings within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will impact positively on expansion of military and technical cooperation between

14:11, april 1, 2014

Spring conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The spring conscription campaign started in Tajikistan today.

10:05, april 1, 2014

Tajik, Russian defense ministers to discuss military and technical cooperation between their countri

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Minister of Defense Sherali Mirzo is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu today on the sidelines of a meeting of the Shanghai

09:41, april 1, 2014

SCO defense ministers’ meeting kicks off in Qairoqqum today

A three-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Defense Ministers kicked off in the Tajik northern city of Qairoqqum today.

15:49, march 31, 2014

Some crossings reopen on Kyrgyz-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz service reports that after a diplomatic dispute over border violence, some checkpoints along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border have opened for the

14:03, march 31, 2014

Nearly 11 kilos of raw opium seized by police officers in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by officers from the police station in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has led to the arrest of alleged drug peddler, the Interior

11:02, march 31, 2014

Kyrgyzstan expected to reopen BCPs on its common border with Tajikistan

One of border crossing points (BCP) on the Isfara stretch of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border is expected to be reopened today morning

18:10, march 29, 2014

Informal leaders of Tajik and Kyrgyz border areas meet to discuss problems arising in disputed areas

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2014, Asia-Plus - Informal leaders of Tajik and Kyrgyz border areas met on March 28 in the Tajik northern city of Isfara to discuss problems arising in disputed border areas.

14:20, march 28, 2014

Chinese defense minister to pay an official visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- China’s Minister of Defense Chang Wanquan will arrive in Tajikistan Saturday evening on an official visit.

13:52, march 28, 2014

SCO defense ministers’ meeting to take place in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – The next meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Defense Ministers will take place in the Tajik northern city of Qairoqqum from April

13:46, march 28, 2014

Tajikistan expected to put an end to forced conscription practice

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, has ordered to put an end to shanghaiing (forced conscription) practice.

11:05, march 27, 2014

Deputy PM Jabbori appointed to head the republic conscription commission

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Prime Minister, Ms.

10:18, march 27, 2014

Tajikistan, Afghanistan vow to boost bilateral security cooperation

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday met here with Mohammad Shafiq Fazli, Commander of the Afghan Border Police (ABP), Interior Ministry of

16:05, march 26, 2014

Possible land exchange may help in Kyrgyz-Tajik border dispute

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are discussing possible land exchanges to resolve long-festering border disputes, Radio Liberty reported on March 24.

11:31, march 20, 2014

International donors express readiness to support efforts against Afghan drugs

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Third Steering Committee Meeting of the Regional Program for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries (Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan,

16:50, march 19, 2014

U.S. Embassy continues support for Tajikistan’s border guards

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday March 19, U.S.

16:02, march 19, 2014

Kyrgyz border guards seize large consignment of cigarettes smuggled out of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz media sources report that Kyrgyz border guards have seized a large consignment of cigarettes smuggled into Kyrgyzstan out of Tajikistan.

15:46, march 19, 2014

Over US$ 16.2 million worth of weapons and munitions imported into Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Last year, Tajikistan imported more than 16.2 million U.S. dollars worth of weapons and munitions, which is 4.8 million U.S. dollars more than in 2012.

14:08, march 18, 2014

SCO defense ministers expected to meet in the Tajik northern city of Khujand

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Defense Ministers will take place from April 1-3 in the Tajik northern city of

15:39, march 17, 2014

Two Afghan fishermen reportedly killed by Tajik border guards last Wednesday

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik border guards have reportedly killed two residents of Afghanistan’s northwestern Takhar province.

11:09, march 17, 2014

96 kilos of hashish seized by drug control officers in Sughd last weekend

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A multi-stage operation by officers from the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) ended last weekend with the seizure of 96 kilograms

10:13, march 17, 2014

The next round of border talks between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan held in Batken on Sunday

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Co-chaired by Sherali Khairulloyev, the Aide to the President of Tajikistan for National Security and Tokon Mamytov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, the

18:31, march 15, 2014

Tajik drug control chief attends the 57th session of the Commission for Drugs in Vienna

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA), Rustam Nazarov, and Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Austria Ismatullo Nasreddinov have

10:31, march 14, 2014

Tajik, Russian drug control officers to carry out local anti-drug operation

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of a working group comprising representatives of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) and Russia’s Federal Drug Control

16:29, march 13, 2014

Police burn more than 722 kilos of narcotic drugs Thursday

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Police burned 722.387 kilograms of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances at the Tekstilmash plant in Dushanbe on March 13.

16:16, march 13, 2014

More than 97 kilos of hashish seized in Varzob district

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2014, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- A special operation carried out by police officers near the village of Hushyori in the Varzob district, some 42 kilometers of Dushanbe, on

16:08, march 13, 2014

More than 97 kilos of hashish seized in Varzob district

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A special operation carried out by police officers near the village of Hushyori in the Varzob district, some 42 kilometers of Dushanbe, on March 11 led to the

11:16, march 13, 2014

US Central Command provides assistance to Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – A ceremony of handover of the assistance provided by the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) took place in the building of the Drug Control Agency under the

12:33, march 12, 2014

Tajik capital makes preparations for SCO defense ministers’ meeting

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – Heads of the international military cooperation departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) defense ministries have met in the Tajik northern