Tajkistan, Security

16:15, july 5, 2012

Police officers seized over 145 kilos of narcotics in northern Tajikistan in H1 2012

KHUJAND, July 5, 2012 Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry’s office in Sughd province have seized more than 145 kilograms of narcotics over the fist six months of this year,

15:11, july 5, 2012

Top manager of Tajikistan’s largest real estate development company gets long jail term

Jourabek Okhounov, top manager of “Movarounnahr,” which is Tajikistan’s largest real estate development company, has got a long jail term.

10:23, july 5, 2012

Decision on Russian military base in Tajikistan may be made this week

Decision on the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan may be made during a meeting of defense ministers of Tajikistan and Russia in Kaliningrad.

11:19, july 4, 2012

Tajik minister of defense departs for Russia to attend CIS defense ministers’ meeting

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khairulloyev, today morning departed for Russia to attend the next meeting of the CIS council of defense

16:55, july 3, 2012

Russia suspends funding for development of its military base in Tajikistan

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has decided to suspend funding for development of Russia’s military base in Tajikistan while “an uneasy negotiating process on issues related to

10:20, july 3, 2012

Khorog hosts large-scale military exercises

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), announced on July 3 the opening of a large-scale operational and tactical exercise,

18:31, june 30, 2012

CIS defense ministers gather in Kaliningrad for the next meeting

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting o the CIS council of defense ministers will take place in Kaliningrad, Russia on July 5.

14:50, june 28, 2012

Over 30,000 hemp plants destroyed in Sughd

KHUJAND, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- More than 30,000 hemp plants have reportedly been destroyed in the northern Sughd province in the framework of the anti-drug operation, dubbed Kuknor-2012

14:05, june 28, 2012

International community must combine efforts to reduce drug use and its consequences

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – International community must combine efforts to reduce drug use and its consequences.

13:43, june 28, 2012

Cannabis remains the world's most widely used illicit substance, says UNODC executive director

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 26, Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched the 2012 World Drug Report in New York

09:20, june 28, 2012

Tajikistan: surgeons discuss weapon wounds and management of mass casualties

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Thursday June 28, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched a three-day seminar bringing together 37 surgeons-practitioners from hospitals

08:49, june 28, 2012

Cross-border cooperation between law enforcement agencies discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus – A roundtable discussion on cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the challenges and approaches involved was held at the OSCE Border Management Staff

13:05, june 26, 2012

Tajik drug control chief attends presentation of World Drug Report in New York

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, is attending presentation of the 2012 World Drug

15:27, june 23, 2012

Experts, OSCE officials to discuss new security challenges in Vienna on Monday

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The 2012 OSCE Security Days conference will take place at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna on Monday, 25 June.

15:24, june 23, 2012

Enhancing capacity at border crossing points along Uzbek-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Five days long Advanced Level Training Course for Border Liaison Offices (BLOs) concluded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on June 22.

13:43, june 22, 2012

Specialized department to combat drug trafficking to be built in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2012, Asia-Plus – International working group met here on June 21 in the framework of the project, Tajikistan Drug Control Agency (DCA) – Phase II.

11:48, june 22, 2012

CSTO to provide support to Tajikistan for enhancement control of border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member nations intend to intensify work on providing support to Tajikistan for enhancement of control of its

15:30, june 21, 2012

Regional Consultation meeting ion Counter-Terrorism in CA takes place in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Determining the contribution of regional organizations to the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia is the aim of the

09:16, june 19, 2012

Issues of cooperation in training of border guards discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day regional workshop for chiefs and instructors of training institutions from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Latvia, organized

17:29, june 18, 2012

Servicemen of Russian military base return from SCO joint drills

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2012, Asia-Plus – More than 350 servicemen and 50 armored vehicles of the Russian military base have conducted a 400-kilometer forced march from the Chorukh-Dairon training

17:06, june 18, 2012

Trial of Hizb ut-Tahrir activist to start in Sughd on Tuesday

KHUJAND, June 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The trial of an activist of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir group is beginning in a court in Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district on June 19.

11:04, june 18, 2012

Over 400 kilos of narcotics seized in Shouroobod district on Friday

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2012, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have discovered a huge drug cache in the Shouroobod district, Khatlon province.

12:12, june 16, 2012

Enhancing capacity at border crossing points along Uzbek-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Five days long Advanced Level Training Course for BLOs concluded at the Institute for Upgrade Qualifications for Customs Staff in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on

14:09, june 14, 2012

Some 500 kilos of narcotics seized in Tajikistan in several days

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Some 500 kilograms of narcotics have been seized in Tajikistan within the framework of a sub-regional anti-drug operation, which has been dubbed

10:26, june 14, 2012

Final phase of SCO joint drills launched in northern Tajikistan

The final phase of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) joint counterterrorism military exercise is being launched in the Tajik northern Sughd province today.

10:17, june 13, 2012

Defense ministers from 5 SCO member nations to observe joint military exercise

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Defense ministers from five of the six countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will observe the final phase of a joint counterterrorism

11:30, june 12, 2012

Tajik drug control chief attends 29th IDEC in Indonesia

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, is attending the 29th International Drug

13:33, june 11, 2012

Large amount of narcotics seized in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 11, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office for Sughd province have seized a large amount of narcotics.

12:44, june 11, 2012

Police officers seize 100.6 kilos of cannabis in Shouroobod district

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have reportedly seized a large amount of cannabis in Khatlon’s Shouroobod district bordering Afghanistan.

13:39, june 8, 2012

Top SCO defense officials gather in North Tajikistan

Active phase of Peace Mission 2012 joint anti-terrorism maneuvers of SCO member states, which started Thursday, June 7, in north Tajikistan, is scheduled to begin June 9 on Chorhudairon training