Tajkistan, Security

09:31, october 12, 2011

Tajik interior minister attends CIS interior ministers’ council meeting in Armenia

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov has departed for Yerevan, Armenia to attend the next meeting of the CIS interior ministers’ council that is

16:58, october 8, 2011

CIS border guard chiefs work out plan of actions for 2012

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Senior commanders of border guard troops from ten former Soviet republics – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,

10:37, october 7, 2011

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 26 percent of the autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By October 7, Tajikistan has reached 26 percent of the autumn conscription target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defense

12:13, october 4, 2011

Tajikistan officially cedes part of its territory to China

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- “China Expands 1,158 Square Kilometers West” by Tom Hancock posted on AsinCorrespondnet.

10:07, september 30, 2011

24 kilos of narcotics seized by security officers in recent days

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the State Committee for National Security have seized 24 kilograms of narcotics in recent days and seven drug pushers have been

17:39, september 29, 2011

If ISAF mission is not finished successfully, irreversible process threatens the world

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- If the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission is not finished successfully and the ISAF forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan, the

09:17, september 29, 2011

Chinese national detained with narcotics in Qurghon Teppa

QURGHON TEPPA, September 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 30-year-old national of China has been detained with narcotics in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the southern Khatlon province.

14:51, september 28, 2011

Over 116 kilos of narcotics burnt in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2011, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 28, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) destroyed more than 168 kilograms of narcotics in a special narcotic-burning

12:10, september 28, 2011

Tajik, Russian police to work out the plan of actions to combat drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from Russia’s Interior Ministry have arrived in Tajikistan to discuss with their Tajik colleagues joint efforts to combat drug trafficking.

14:11, september 27, 2011

Another drug peddler detained at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 35-year-old resident of the Varzob district has attempted to travel to the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk with drugs in his stomach, the Drug Control

11:54, september 23, 2011

The number of landmine victims reaches 831 in Tajikistan

KULOB, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A seminar entitled “Watch Out, Mine!” opened in Kulob today.

09:48, september 23, 2011

Russia’s police representative to arrive in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from Russia’s Interior Ministry will arrive in Tajikistan next week to discuss joint efforts to combat drug trafficking, Tajik Interior

11:44, september 21, 2011

CIS border control cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A working meeting of the border control bodies within border services of the CIS member nations has opened in Dushanbe.

10:36, september 20, 2011

Tajik interior minister departs for Orenburg to attend joint board meeting of MoIs

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov today morning departed for the Russian city of Orenburg to attend the next joint board meeting of the

14:43, september 19, 2011

Russian official just intimidates Central Asia’s governments, says Tajik journalist

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- “It is not the first time Russian officials have stated that terrorist will spread their actions to the Central Asian region after NATO withdrawal from

11:46, september 19, 2011

After NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan jackals of war will spread to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- After withdrawal of antiterrorist coalition forces from Afghanistan international terrorists will spread their actions to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,

10:44, september 19, 2011

Tajikistan hosts CSTO command-and-staff drill

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The command-and-staff drill for the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dubbed

09:10, september 19, 2011

Dushanbe to host meeting of the CIS council of border guard commanders

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the CIS Council of Border Guard Commanders will take place in Dushanbe from September 21 to September 22.

15:36, september 16, 2011

Over 466 kilos of narcotics destroyed in Dushanbe Friday

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Police in Dushanbe burned more than 466 kilograms of narcotics on September 16.

15:26, september 16, 2011

Islamist group calls for jihad in Tajikistan

A video call by Islamist group, Jamaat Ansarullah in Tajikistan, to Muslims in Tajikistan has appeared in Internet.

09:02, september 15, 2011

President signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 14, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through

15:57, september 14, 2011

US embassy funds joint training of Tajik border forces and Afghan national border police

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe trained 15 Tajik and Afghan border guards in border and immigration control. According to the U.S.

12:35, september 14, 2011

U.S. embassy provides English language training for police and their children

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office of the U.S.

10:46, september 14, 2011

Tajik Embassy asks Russian MFA to help investigation into murder of Tajik national

The Tajik Embassy in Moscow has taken the process of the investigation into murder of Tajik national in Moscow region under its control.

15:59, september 12, 2011

CIS chief prosecutors meet in Minsk

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda heading a Tajik delegation today morning departed for the Belarusian capital Minsk to attend a

14:06, september 12, 2011

Tajik border troop’s commander attends Issyk-Kul Initiative meeting

Dushanbe, September 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Commander of Tajik Border Troops, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, is attending a meeting of the Issyk-Kul Initiative that opened at the Kyrgyz

17:14, september 8, 2011

Tajikistan to continue training Afghan drug police officers

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of drug control agencies attended the second regional anti-drug conference between Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and

09:54, september 5, 2011

Second regional anti-drug conference takes place in Kabul

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of drug control agencies have arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul to attend the second regional anti-drug conference between

13:46, september 1, 2011

Tajik border service denies report posted on Wikileaks’ website as baseless

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Main Border Guards Directorate within the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan has denied a report on the state of

17:01, august 30, 2011

Alleged IMU activist detained in Isfara

KHUJAND, August 30, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern Isfara district has been detained on suspicion of being activist of the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).