Tajkistan, Security

11:39, november 25, 2013

USTRANSCOM commander visits Tajikistan on a tour of Central Asia

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Commander of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), General William Fraser, visited Tajikistan this past week as part of his fourth

18:26, november 23, 2013

Afghan drug dealer killed in crossfire on the Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – A special operation carried out by officers from the drug Control Agency (DCA) and the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in the southern Khatlon

11:55, november 22, 2013

Dushanbe expected to host informal meeting of drug control chiefs from a number of countries

DUSHANBE, November 22, 2013, Asia-Plus – Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, yesterday met here with Mr.

11:26, november 22, 2013

Russian interagency commission visits Tajik drug control agency

DUSHANBE, November 22, 2013, Asia-Plus – Russia interagency commission yesterday visited the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan.

11:25, november 20, 2013

Ramil Nadyrov to represent Tajikistan at a session of CIS Council of Defense Ministers in Moscow

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The First Deputy Minister of Defense, Ramil Nadyrov, will represent Tajikistan at a session of the CIS Council of Minister of Defense that will take place

11:31, november 15, 2013

Combat helicopters and military jets expected to participate in tomorrow’s military parade

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Combat helicopters and military aircraft are expected to participate in a military parade that will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow.

10:19, november 15, 2013

Tajik national detained in Moscow for Hizb ut-Tahrir ties

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An alleged member of the banned Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir has been detained in Moscow, Radio Liberty reports.

17:24, november 12, 2013

Russian military base in Tajikistan expected to be brought up to strength next year

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – Russia’s online news agency, Vremya Vostoka (East Time), notes that Russian Minister of Defense, Sergey Shoygu, said on November 9 that the Russian military

15:57, november 11, 2013

Two alleged drug peddlers detained in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – Two alleged drug peddlers have been detained in Dushanbe, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) press center reported on November 11.

13:23, november 11, 2013

Autumn conscription campaign nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By November 11, Tajikistan has reached 90.

13:37, november 7, 2013

Tajikistan toughens fight against organized crime

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously endorsed a bill on the fight against organized crime.

16:57, november 4, 2013

Two residents of Konibodom detained with some 7 kilos of hashish

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – Two residents of the northern city of Konibodom have been arrested by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Sughd on suspicion of drug

14:49, november 1, 2013

Tajikistan reaches 79 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By November 1, Tajikistan has reached 79 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

10:07, november 1, 2013

Drug control officers burn some 150 kilos of narcotics in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 31, the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Sughd province burned 146.

09:51, november 1, 2013

President Rahmon launches traffic surveillance system in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 31, President Emomali Rahmon took part in a ceremony to begin the operation of the traffic surveillance system in Dushanbe.

09:24, october 31, 2013

Document security advanced national training in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Fifteen officers from border control departments and check points participated in a three-day advanced training on document security that concluded in

16:00, october 30, 2013

Tajikistan, Russia, Afghanistan sign border cooperation protocol

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2013, Asia-Plus – Negotiations between chiefs of border services of Tajikistan, Russia and Afghanistan that took place at the Afghan border-crossing checkpoint, Sherkhan

17:06, october 29, 2013

Tajikistan confirms reports of fighters in Syria

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s presidential spokesman has confirmed reports of Tajik citizens fighting on the side of opposition forces in Syria, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

10:55, october 29, 2013

Russian border service chief expected to arrive in Dushanbe today evening

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The head of the Russian Border Service also Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Colonel-General Vladimir Kulishov, is expected to

11:48, october 25, 2013

Tajik MP calls on inter-parliamentary organizations to intensify anti-terrorism efforts

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Hosted by the Parliament of Montenegro, the 2013 Autumn Meeting was held on October 13-15.

10:37, october 24, 2013

United States provides assistance to Tajik OMON

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of handover of assistance of the US Embassy in Dushanbe to Tajik OMON (Special Police Unit) has taken place in Dushanbe, the Interior Ministry’s

10:32, october 23, 2013

Some 30 kilos of narcotics seized in operation carried out by DCA officers in Sughd

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A multi-level operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) in the northern Sughd province has led to the arrest of four drug

14:30, october 22, 2013

Tajikistan reaches 62 percent of autumn conscription campaign target

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By October 22, Tajikistan has reached 62 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

14:01, october 21, 2013

Jabborrasoulov district fulfills its autumn conscription target

KHUJAND, October 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Jabborrasoulov district is the first in the northern Sughd province to fulfill its autumn conscription target, according to the Sughd regional

13:43, october 18, 2013

New commander of Russian military base in Tajikistan appointed

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – By Russian president’s decree Colonel Yevgeniy Tubol was appointed commander of the 201st Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, replacing Colonel

10:06, october 18, 2013

Afghan drug dealer reportedly killed in Khatlon

Afghan drug dealer Ghulam Rabbani waladi Bekmuhammad Nazar was reportedly killed while resisting his detention.

10:20, october 17, 2013

Tajik security officers ward off smuggling of drugs into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have carried out a number of operations to prevent drug trafficking attempts in Sughd and

16:03, october 16, 2013

Three alleged IMU members detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of the Tajik northern province of Sughd have been arrested on suspicion of being members of the outlawed Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

15:07, october 16, 2013

Sughd resident detained with more than 2 kilos of narcotics

KHUJAND, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Sughd resident has been detained with than two kilograms of narcotics.

15:25, october 14, 2013