Tajkistan, Security

14:12, april 9, 2012

Large consignment of narcotics seized in Sughd

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office for the northern Sughd province have reportedly seized a large consignment of narcotics.

11:07, april 6, 2012

First group of draftees from Isfara sent to serve in the army

ISFARA, April 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first group of draftees from the northern district of Isfara numbering more than 50 people was sent to serve in the army yesterday.

10:30, april 6, 2012

CIS air defense coordinating committee meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Air Defense Coordinating Committee under the CIS Council of Defense Ministers has opened in Dushanbe today.

11:15, april 5, 2012

Tajikistan drug situation review presented in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Review of the Drug Situation in Tajikistan for 2011 was presented in Dushanbe on April 4.

14:57, april 2, 2012

Tajik representative attends 3rd SCO anti-drug meeting in Beijing

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

13:27, april 2, 2012

Ruqiya Qurbonova heads republican draft board

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A spring conscription campaign started in Tajikistan on April 1.

10:21, march 29, 2012

Counternarcotics interagency working group meeting opens in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting of an Interagency Working Group (IWG) consisting of representatives of counternarcotics agencies of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,

09:48, march 28, 2012

Afghanistan drug business moves toward Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Viktor Ivanov, the head of Russian''s Federal Narcotics Control Service visited Islamabad March 27 to discuss combating the illegal drug trade with his

16:56, march 27, 2012

Problems of countering illegal drug trafficking discussed in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A joint meeting of working groups of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)’s Coordinating Council of Competent Bodies on Countering Illegal

09:59, march 26, 2012

Alleged criminal ringleader killed as grenade explodes in his hand

Alleged criminal leader has been killed as a hand grenade has exploded in his hand.

09:24, march 20, 2012

U.S. embassy continues support for Tajikistan’s special operation forces

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Office of Defense Cooperation of the U.S.

09:19, march 15, 2012

Spring conscription campaign starts

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday March 14, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from April through May 2012,

10:28, march 13, 2012

The Ministry of Defense organizes training courses for city mayors

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has organized training courses for city mayors on mobilization and organization of the territorial defense.

15:13, march 12, 2012

Tajikistan to host SCO joint anti-terror drill in June

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is expected to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) joint anti-terror drill, dubbed Peace Mission 2012, in June this year, the

13:37, march 7, 2012

Russian court chooses detention as preventive punishment for Tajik tycoon

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Shchyolkovo city court in Moscow blast has handed down ruling regarding Tajik businessman Nizomkhon Jourayev arrested in Moscow in 2010 on a warrant from

10:31, march 5, 2012

Drug peddler detained a Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the customs control at the Dushanbe airport on March 4 warded off an attempt by drug pushers to smuggle narcotics into Russia by plane, an

13:16, march 2, 2012

Tajik minister of defense, UK minister of state for armed forces sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Talks between Tajik Minister of Defense Sherali Khairulloyev and visiting British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey that took place here

15:05, march 1, 2012

Russian president signs federal law on ratification of Tajik-Russian agreement

DUSHANBE, March 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the Federal Law “On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan on

17:02, february 28, 2012

We will help Tajik border guards, says Russian border service head

Head of Russia’s border service considers that instable situation in Afghanistan poses threat to the entire post-Soviet area.

13:27, february 28, 2012

Customs barriers impede Tajik-Afghan trade cooperation, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- Customs barriers and poor awareness of laws regulating foreign economic activity are among main factors impeding trade and economic cooperation between

10:49, february 28, 2012

Regional meeting of CIS border service heads takes place in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Regional meeting of CIS border service heads is taking place in Dushanbe today.

10:18, february 28, 2012

Tajikistan ready to ratify border cooperation agreement with Russia

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2012 Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) has considered an agreement between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation on border

10:00, february 28, 2012

Tajik-Afghan cross-border cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day conference on cross-border cooperation between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has opened in Dushanbe today.

15:19, february 27, 2012

The EU supports border delimitation in the Ferghana Valley

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On February 23-24, the EU started the formulation of a new project which will provide technical assistance to the border delimitation process in the

17:15, february 23, 2012

Russia ratifies border cooperation agreement with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday February 22, Russia’s upper house (Federation Council) the Russian-Tajik agreement on border cooperation issues.

13:14, february 23, 2012

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan discuss common border delineation issues

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A three-day meeting of the Tajik-Uzbek Intergovernmental Commission for Demarcation and Delimitation, which is co-chaired by Tajik Security Council

10:09, february 23, 2012

Military parade held in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the 19th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, a military parade is being held in Dushanbe’s Victory Park

09:56, february 23, 2012

Tajik president receives Uzbek vice-premier

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday February 22, President Emomali Rahmon received Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov, who is also Minister of Finance of

15:32, february 21, 2012

U.S. embassy sponsors joint training of Tajik and Afghan border guards

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

08:56, february 21, 2012

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan resume border talks after three-year pause

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An Uzbek delegation arrived in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on February 20 to discuss delimitation of the Tajik-Uzbek border, Radio Liberty reports.