Tajkistan, Security

13:51, february 17, 2012

Tajik delegation attends the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, Rustam Nazarov, heading a Tajik delegation attended attending the Third

15:33, february 16, 2012

Two alleged extremists stand trial in Khatlon

QUBODIYON, February 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khatlon’s Qubodyon district is considering criminal proceedings instituted against two residents of the village of Qizil Nishon in the

14:31, february 16, 2012

Military parade to be held in Dushanbe on February 23

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the 19th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, a military parade will be held in Dushanbe’s Victory Park on

11:06, february 16, 2012

National workshop on integrated border management held in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The EU-UNDP Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA) Program jointly with the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) organized a

16:39, february 15, 2012

Obama administration requests Congress to nearly double military assistance to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2012, Asia-Plus – CA-News reported on February 15 that according to Silk Road Newsline, the Obama administration has requested U.S.

14:22, february 14, 2012

New USTRANSCOM Commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Monday February 13, General William M. Fraser III, Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), made his first visit to Tajikistan, the U.S.

11:45, february 6, 2012

Tajik-Kyrgyz border commission meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2012, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Commission for Demarcation and Delimitation (ICDD) began in Dushanbe today, the Tajik MFA information

14:42, february 5, 2012

One more alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activist detained in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- One more alleged activist of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir group has been arrested in the northern Sughd province.

11:12, february 3, 2012

International consultant monitors Tajik counternarcotics agency’s activity

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- International consultant Peter Alan has monitored the process of implementation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s project to

14:00, february 2, 2012

Tajik border guards seize over 25 kilos of heroin and I kilo of cocaine in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik border guards have warded off an attempt by Afghan drug traffickers to smuggle a large amount of heroin into the Tajik southern Khatlon province.

10:40, february 1, 2012

Italy intends to assist Tajikistan with fighting drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday January 31, Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, met here with Riccardo Manara,

17:33, january 28, 2012

Large consignment of heroin seized in Roudki district

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) have seized a large consignment of heroin in the Roudaki

10:46, january 27, 2012

Japan continues supporting humanitarian mine clearance activities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The ceremony of successful accomplishment of the humanitarian mine clearance project, “The Project of Mechanical Demining Activities in Tajikistan”

10:13, january 26, 2012

Increase in opium production in Afghanistan gives cause for concern

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – Increase in cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan gives cause for serious concern, Yuri Chekalov, the deputy head of the information and

17:16, january 21, 2012

Tajik, Afghan and Kyrgyz drug control chiefs discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of senior representatives from counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan took place in Dushanbe on January 20, the

11:24, january 20, 2012

Tajik, Afghan and Kyrgyz drug control chiefs meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of senior representatives from counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan is being held in Dushanbe today, the

13:48, january 18, 2012

135 activists of religious extremist groups arrested in Sughd last year

KHUJAND, January 18, Asia-Plus -- 135 residents of Sughd province were arrested last year on suspicion of being activists of religious extremist groups and 14 criminal proceedings were

14:47, january 16, 2012

Afghan opium prices soar as production rises

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic increase of 133 per cent in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010 (the summary findings

10:39, january 16, 2012

Imam-khatib detained in Dushanbe for teaching without license

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2012 Asia-Plus -- A 42-year-old imam-khatib has been detained in Dushanbe for teaching without a license, an official source at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said.

10:07, january 16, 2012

44 kilos of heroin seized in one operation in Dushanbe last week

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) in Dushanbe at the end of last week led to the arrest of a drug trafficker

15:11, january 12, 2012

Emergencies official arrested in Sughd for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A deputy commander of one of military units of the Committee for Emergency Situation (CES) deployed in Sughd province has been arrested in the

09:12, january 12, 2012

Uzbek border guards give no information about missing Tajik

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The whereabouts of a Tajik citizen detained by the Uzbek military last month remains unknown, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

15:34, january 11, 2012

Anticorruption agency helps break up drug trafficking ring

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has helped break up transnational drug-trafficking ring and more than

14:42, january 10, 2012

Some 200 terrorists and extremists detained in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Some 200 members of various terrorist and religious extremist groups were arrested in Tajikistan last year, Abduqodir Muhammadiyev, First Deputy

15:39, january 8, 2012

University student detained with one kilo of hashish in Khujand

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Student of one of universities located in Khujand was detained on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing in a drug reversal operation, in

12:35, january 4, 2012

Large arms cache discovered in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large arms cache has been discovered in eastern Tajikistan.

16:44, january 3, 2012

There ought not to give religious color to December 31 murder, says Turajonzoda

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2012, Asia-Plus – There ought not to give a religious color to murder of young man dressed as Father Frost, a Tajik prominent religious figure Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda told

11:54, january 3, 2012

Over 35 kilos of narcotics seized in Shouroobod in one operation on Dec 31

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the police station in Khatlon’s Shouroobod district on December 31 led to the seizure of more than 35

10:54, january 3, 2012

France’s defense minister pays short visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- France’s Defense Minister Gerard Lonquet paid a short visit to Tajikistan on January 1, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense,

11:48, december 26, 2011

Sughd court jails 53 people for suicide bombing and membership in IMU

The Sughd regional court has sentenced 53 people to jail – including five life sentences – for last year’s suicide bombing and membership in the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.