Tajkistan, Security

16:05, october 1, 2013

Autumn conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan on October 1

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon in late September signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2013.

11:31, september 27, 2013

Joint exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz servicemen launched in Sughd

DUSHANBE, September 27, 20013, Asia-Plus -- A joint military exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz servicemen was launched in the Tajik northern province of Sughd on September 27.

09:49, september 27, 2013

Representatives of Tajik and Kyrgyz drug control agencies meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2013 Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Kyrgyzstan’s State Drug Control Service (SDCS), led by its first deputy head, Gulamzhan Anarbayev, visited the Drug Control Agency (DCA)

09:28, september 26, 2013

Kazakh parliament considers agreement on no-strings military and technical aid to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2013, Asia-Plus – Kazakhstan’s lower house (Mazhilis) of parliament has received for consideration a draft law on ratification of a government-to-government agreement

09:49, september 25, 2013

Dushanbe police confiscate large amount of opium

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – The 34-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Shouroobod district, Jamshed Barotov, was arrested in Dushanbe on September 24 on suspicion of having been involved

09:39, september 25, 2013

Terrorists planned to carry out attacks in Dushanbe in order to disrupt a presidential election

The grop leader said they had planned to blow up several buildings, including buildings of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), as well as four gates

14:01, september 23, 2013

Tajik authorities say terrorists planned to blow up several government buildings in Dushanbe

A group of terrorists captured in Dushanbe at the end of last week reportedly planned to blow up several government buildings in the Tajik capital.

08:55, september 23, 2013

National training in intelligence analysis held in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Sixteen officers dealing with intelligence gathering and analysis in counter-drug field from Drug Control Agency, Border Service, Ministry of Interior and

17:58, september 22, 2013

Tajik authorities claim to have foiled terrorist plot

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s Interior Ministry claims to have captured a group of terrorists who were preparing to carry out attacks in the capital, Dushanbe, Radio

11:28, september 20, 2013

Tajik security officers ward off smuggling of large amount of heroin into Dubai

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have reportedly warded off smuggling of a large amount of heroin into Dubai, the United

16:34, september 19, 2013

Tajik drug control officers to participate in Thunder 2013 exercise in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – Officers from the special unit of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan will participate in the Grom-2013 (Thunder 2013) exercise

14:49, september 19, 2013

Drug peddler detained with more than 1.8 kilos of heroin at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2013, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- An operation by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has led to the arrest of alleged drug peddler at the

16:50, september 12, 2013

Court Denied Declassification of Saidov’s Case

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – First hearing of the well-known Tajik entrepreneur, Zayd Saidov was held on Thursday, 12 September, in the National Security Committee jail.

16:03, september 11, 2013

A Drug Ring Exposed in Soghd Province

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – Drug Control Agency officers in Soghd Province during the holidays were able to suppress the activities of a criminal drug ring selling drugs in the

11:18, september 11, 2013

Kulab Police Defused an Organized Drug Gang

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – Kulab police officers defused an organized drug trafficking gang during a special operation.

09:52, september 11, 2013

National Security Committee Suspects a Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society Member for a Coup A

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – A member of the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society, and a Serena employee, Qyrghyzbek Qanounov, was delivered to the State Committee for National

15:42, september 6, 2013

CIS will Help Tajikistan in Strengthening the Tajik-Afghan Border

DUSHANBE, September 6, 2013, Asia-Plus – Commander of Tajik Border Troops, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirza, will take part in the work of the next meeting of the Council of Border Troops

13:43, september 5, 2013

US Undersecretary of Defense was in Tajikistan for a Short-Term Visit

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2013, Asia-Plus – United States Undersecretary of Defense, Michael Vickers, made his first trip to Central Asia, and had a short-term visit to some of the region''s countries.

16:35, september 4, 2013

Soghd Resident Introduced Himself as Municipality Official, Engaged in Fraud

HUJAND, September 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – Soghd Resident Introduced Himself as Municipality Official, Engaged in Fraud.

14:48, september 4, 2013

Mirzakhouja Ahmadov was Appointed into a Position in the Defense Ministry

Former opposition commander in Rasht was appointed as a military specialist in one of the directorates of Tajikistan Armed Forces General Staff.

11:32, september 3, 2013

Director of Nazaraylaq Coal Mine Shot in Eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – Director of Nazaraylaq coal mine, Nouriddin Temirov, 59, was killed by unidentified persons in eastern Tajikistan.

17:17, september 2, 2013

Armed Tajik Citizens Detained in Batkent

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2013, Asia-Plus – In the area of Aq-Chechek village of Batkent Province of Kyrgyzstan, four citizens of Tajikistan have been detained, who had firearms.

10:54, august 30, 2013

UN Representative for Afghanistan Visited Tajikistan’s Drug-Enforcement Agency

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2013, Asia-Plus - A meeting between the Director of the Drug Enforcement Agency under the President of Tajikistan, General Rustam Nazarov, and UN Representative on

09:18, august 30, 2013

Flash-Mob Participants Arrested for 5 Days

Participants of the Flash-Mob to support Zayd Saidov are arrested for five days.

16:41, august 27, 2013

Border guards did not Receive a Signal about Loss of 5 Residents of Border Area in Penjikent

Dushanbe. 27 August.

10:12, august 27, 2013

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff is Arriving to Dushanbe

Dushanbe. 27 August. “Asia-Plus” – General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, will arrive to Dushanbe on Wednesday, 28 August for a three-day visit.

14:37, august 23, 2013

UNODC Extended the Term of Support for the Tajik Drug-Control Agency until 2016

Dushanbe. 23 August. “Asia-Plus” - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime extended the term of support for the Tajik drug-control agency until 2016.

09:27, august 21, 2013

Tajikistan Closed Part of the Border with Afghanistan due to Cholera Outbreak

Dushanbe. 21 August. “Asia-Plus” – Tajikistan temporarily closed all its check-points with the Afghan Badakhshan as of 19 August due to cholera epidemic in that province.

12:15, august 20, 2013

Dadajan Atavullaev Detained Again. Now in Tbilisi

Tajik oppositionist detained in the Tbilisi Airport based on Interpol request. Atavullaev is accused of religious extremism and terrorism. The report appeared on Mr.

11:05, august 15, 2013

Uzbekistan to close its common border with Tajikistan for three days

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan will close its common border with Tajikistan for three days in connection with celebrations to mark its Independence Day.