Tajkistan, Security

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

17:32, march 27, 2013

Border troops commanders from CA and Russia meet in Astana

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2013, Asia-Plus – The border troops commanders from Central Asia’s nations and the Russian Federation have gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan to discuss cooperation issues.

17:10, march 27, 2013

Drill with participation of Khatlon regional administrators conducted at Fakhrobod training ground

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus – An exercise with participation of regional administrators from the southern province of Khatlon began at the Fakhrobod training ground on March 27, Faridoun

11:49, march 27, 2013

Spring conscription campaign starts in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2013, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon in mid-May signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from April through May 2013.

09:42, march 26, 2013

Dushanbe police reportedly seize large amount of hashish

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2013, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- The Interior Ministry’s office for Dushanbe has reported a large hashish haul.

15:33, march 25, 2013

Experts from CSTO member nations gather in Bishkek to discuss regional security issues

DUSHANBE, March 25 2013, Asia-Plus – A roundtable entitled “The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Regional Security in Central Asia” is taking place in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek

09:19, march 20, 2013

OSCE trains Tajikistan border officials in crime prevention risk management

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday March 19, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed an eight-day training course for officials from border, customs and interior agencies of

14:48, march 19, 2013

Cooperation between Tajik and Chinese law enforcement authorities discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday March 19, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov held a meeting with China’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Fan Xinarong.

13:37, march 19, 2013

Counternarcotics agency’s office for Sughd reports large hashish haul

Counternarcotics agency’s office for Sughd reports large hashish haul DUSHANBE, March 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office for Sughd have

16:47, march 18, 2013

Kulob Medical College student detained with more than 60 kilos of cannabis in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A student from Kulob Medical College has been detained with more than 60 kilograms of drugs in the Shouroobod district, the Interior Ministry’s

10:21, march 18, 2013

EEAS representatives visits Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday March 16, Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan met here with representatives of the

15:45, march 15, 2013

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan reportedly agree not to build economic facilities on disputed territories

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2013, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz and Tajik borders services have singed a protocol on jointly guarding the most difficult stretches of common border, Kyrgyz media outlets report,

15:05, march 15, 2013

Russia will do everything in its power to maintain stability in Central Asia, says Russian flag offi

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Russia will do everything in its power to maintain peace and stability in Central Asia.

09:39, march 15, 2013

Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces arrives in Tajikistan

Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Khairulloyev and Colonel-General Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will discuss military and

17:05, march 13, 2013

Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces expected to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Colonel-General Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, heading a Russian military delegation is

16:26, march 13, 2013

U.S. intelligence community believes that Central Asia’s threats come from within

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2013, Asia-Plus – An article “U.S.

15:56, march 12, 2013

Konibodom resident detained in Dushanbe for illegal trade in mercury

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern city of Konibodom has been detained in Dushanbe for illegal trade in mercury.

14:06, march 12, 2013

OSCE promotes revised anti-money-laundering standards in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An OSCE-organized regional training course on anti-money-laundering standards for officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as

11:33, march 12, 2013

Tajik drug control chief attends 56th session of UNCND in Vienna

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) director Rustam Nazarov is participating in the 56th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND) that kicked

09:15, march 12, 2013

Islamic Party of Turkestan cell leader arrested in Russia

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Moscow police have arrested an alleged leader of the Islamic Party of Turkestan, radio Liberty reports.

16:12, march 11, 2013

Large amount of cannabis seized in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry’s official website reports that a large amount of cannabis has been seized in the southern province of Khatlon.

17:59, march 9, 2013

Tajik MFA calls statement by Russia drug control officer ‘provocation’

Tajik Foreign minister says a statement by Russian drug control officers regarding drug dealer Atobek Gulmamadov is “provocative” and absolutely baselss.