Tajkistan, Security

14:32, may 14, 2013

SCNS head attends CIS security chiefs’ meeting in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Saymumin Yatimov, the head of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan will attend a meeting of the Council of

11:20, may 12, 2013

Afghan border police officers improve patrolling, leadership skills in OSCE course

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Friday May 10, nineteen officers from the Afghan Border Police completed today a five-week training course on patrolling and leadership organized by the OSCE

11:33, may 7, 2013

French limited contingent expected to be withdrawn from Tajikistan by July 1

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2013, Asia-Plus – CA-News reports that according to the French Defense Ministry’s website, it has started a step-wise withdrawal of the limited contingent of air force troops from

16:52, may 6, 2013

Annual military exercise going on in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2013, Asia-Plus – An annual military exercise, dubbed Hifz-2013 (Defense -2013), is going on in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

14:22, may 5, 2013

Over 5.4 kilos of hashish seized by police officers in Bobojonghafourov district last Friday

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2013, Asia-Plus – An operation carried out by police officers in the Bobojonghafourov district, Sughd province on May 3 led to the arrest of two alleged drug peddlers, according to

13:13, may 2, 2013

Japan’s Government supports humanitarian mine-clearing activities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 2, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Government of Japan has supported the humanitarian mine-clearing activities in Tajikistan.

11:03, may 2, 2013

Spring conscription campaign reportedly nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Spring conscription campaign is reportedly nearing completion in Tajikistan By May 2, Tajikistan has reached 89 percent of the spring conscription

17:41, april 30, 2013

Mirzokhouja Ahmadov’s confederates say they are persecuted

Over the past six months alone, three supporters of Mirzokhouja Ahmadov have been arrested.

10:38, april 30, 2013

Tajik security officers seize large amount of narcotics at the Afghan border in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Sate Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office for Khatlon in the Qumsangir district, Khatlon

13:42, april 26, 2013

Tajikistan elected to UN drugs commission

DUSHANBE April 26, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has been elected to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).

10:38, april 24, 2013

EU funded BOMCA Program’s Ten Years of Implementation in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday April 23, the Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) celebrated ten years of its implementation in Central Asia, press release issued by

09:01, april 24, 2013

Missing Tajik girls' case said to be kidnapping

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik Interior Ministry official says two girls missing for almost a month will soon be returned to their parents, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

10:55, april 23, 2013

Illicit drug problem to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar formally titled “Challenges in Addressing the Illicit Drugs Problem in Central Asia in the Context of Withdrawal of International

09:46, april 23, 2013

Large amount of drugs seized in Shouroobod district on Monday

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by police officers in the Shouroobod district, Khatlon province has led to the seizure of a large amount of drugs.

09:35, april 23, 2013

U.S. embassy sponsors anti-terrorism training for Tajikistan’s law enforcement officers

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Monday April 22, Patrick Bellinger, the Regional Security Officer (RSO) of the U.S.

11:06, april 22, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 64 percent of the spring conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By April 22, Tajikistan has reached 64 percent of the spring conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

17:24, april 15, 2013

Training of personnel for Tajik army in Kazakhstan discussed in Dushanbe Monday

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on April 15 received visiting Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Jaksybekov.

14:39, april 12, 2013

Tajik drug control chief meets with representatives of Arab states

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday Aril 11, Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan met here with a

09:16, april 11, 2013

U.S. embassy donates vehicles and equipment to Tajikistan’s border guards

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Susan M.

11:32, april 10, 2013

CSTO Military Committee meets in Moscow today

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The first session of the Military Committee of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is taking place in Moscow today.

11:11, april 10, 2013

Tajik border guards trained in working with documents

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Fifteen officers from border control departments and units participate in a three-day training on document security, organized by the Border Management

12:03, april 9, 2013

No military operation planned in GBAO, says MoD spokesman

The Tajik ministry of defense says that trucks with military personnel on board heading for Khorog -- all this is just preparation for annual military exercises in Gorno Badakhshan.

11:34, april 9, 2013

Kazakh defense minister expected to pay visit to Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2013, Asia-Plus – Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Jaksybekov heading a Kazakh military delegation is expected to arrive in Tajikistan on April 15.

16:04, april 5, 2013

Customs officers trained in supply chain security in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Sixteen officers of the Customs Service from the capital and Khatlon province participated in a four-day training on Supply Chain Security including Risk

09:16, april 4, 2013

Taliban fighters reportedly forced out of Afghan border district

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Radio Free Afghanistan says that Taliban fighters have been reportedly forced out of Afghanistan''s Warduj district, which borders Tajikistan.

09:16, april 3, 2013

OSCE, UNDP enhance Afghan and Tajik border police capacity

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – According to press release issued by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, a border management training course started yesterday at the OSCE Border Management Staff

15:21, april 2, 2013

Tajik police report large hashish haul

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2013, Asia-Plus – Officers from the Interior Ministry transportation police directorate reportedly seized a large amount of hashish in Dushanbe on April 1.

10:22, april 1, 2013

Spring conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The spring conscription campaign is starting in Tajikistan today.

14:51, march 29, 2013

Demining teams have to clear some 7.4 sq km of land in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2013, Asia-Plus – Demining teams still have to clear some 7.

09:23, march 28, 2013

OSCE, Austrian Finance Ministry train Afghan and Tajik customs officers

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday March 27, twelve Afghan and five Tajik senior customs officers completed a one-week training course organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff