Tajkistan, Security

15:57, december 20, 2012

SCNS chief attends session of CIS council of heads of special services in Moscow

DUSHNBE, December 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Saymumin Yatimov, chairman of the State Committee for national Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan, is participating in the 33 rd session

13:38, december 16, 2012

Tajik, Afghan border officers complete OSCE training-of-trainers course

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik and Afghan border officers completed an OSCE training-of-trainers course in Dushanbe on December 14.

11:31, december 14, 2012

Government increases financing for drug control agency

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) took place at the headquarters of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan

13:31, december 13, 2012

Representatives from U.S. Department of State visit Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to further expansion of cooperation in combating drug trafficking were a major topic of a meeting of Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug

13:09, december 13, 2012

Security service officers seize 226 kilos of narcotics in three operations

Three operations carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have reportedly led to the seizure of a large amount of narcotics in Khatlon province and Dushanbe.

10:55, december 11, 2012

DCA carries out drugs awareness campaign in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, December 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – Representatives from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Khatlon province have held a series of meetings with residents of the Hamadoni district in

16:39, december 10, 2012

Regional anti-drug meeting held in Kabul

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – A regional anti-drug meeting formally titled “Impact of Illicit Drug Trafficking on Societies and Communities in Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries” has

10:53, december 10, 2012

CIS defense ministers gather in Moscow to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Defense, Sherali Khairulloyev, is leaving for Moscow today to attend the next meeting of the CIS Council of Ministers of Defense

15:35, december 7, 2012

Drug control officers reportedly shut down large drug channel

A joint operation by Tajik and Afghan drug control authorities has reportedly led to shutting down a large channel, through which Afghan narcotics were being smuggled to Central Asia’s countries,

14:39, december 7, 2012

Drug control officers in Sughd burn over 60 kilos of narcotics

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in the northern Sughd province has burned more than 60 kilograms of narcotics.

13:41, december 5, 2012

NATO, Russia train over 2,500 drug control officers from CA, Afghanistan and Pakistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- NATO and Russia have passed a milestone in 2012 with the training of over 2,500 counter-narcotics officers from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO

13:34, december 4, 2012

Traffic along the Hofiz Sherozi Str will be restricted due to military parade training

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik capital is making preparations for a military parade that will be held at the Dousti (Friendship) Square in Dushanbe on February 23, 2013 on the

14:08, december 2, 2012

Afghan and Tajik border guards complete patrol management course

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed the second joint border patrol course for Afghan and Tajik border officers on November 30.

15:32, november 28, 2012

Some 5 kilos of narcotics seized in one operation in Dushanbe Tuesday

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Dushanbe police directorate on November 27 led to the arrest of a drug peddler.

10:16, november 27, 2012

Tajik, Chinese interior ministries sign cooperation document in Beijing

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of China

11:15, november 26, 2012

Tajik interior minister pays working visit to China

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov has left for China for a working visit.

13:52, november 22, 2012

Welder accused of causing fire at construction materials market in Dushanbe

Dushanbe. November 22.

12:52, november 22, 2012

UN: Opium cultivation rises in Afghanistan

Dushanbe. November 22.

13:53, november 21, 2012

Russian troops will not be used for suppressing protests in Tajikistan, says CSTO secretary general

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus – Servicemen of the Russian military based deployed in Tajikistan will not be used for suppressing protests in Khorog [the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan

09:23, november 21, 2012

Fire affects court building in Khujand

KHUJAND, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A fire occurred in the building of the city court in Khujand, Sughd province Tuesday morning. Ms.

11:38, november 20, 2012

Autumn conscription campaign nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- By November 20, Tajikistan has reached 97 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

10:56, november 19, 2012

Tajikistan seizes more than 5.4 tons of drugs this year

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law-enforcement authorities have seized some 5,455 kilograms of narcotics in the first ten months of this year, which

13:36, november 16, 2012

Nine Hizb ut-Tahrir activists detained in Moscow face charge of terrorism

Russian law enforcement authorities have brought an official charge of terrorism against nine alleged activists of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir group detained in Moscow.

09:04, november 16, 2012

OSCE trains Afghan, Tajik, Kyrgyz officers on border interdiction

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2012, Asia-Plus – A five-day training course on cross-border interdiction for 25 Afghan, Kyrgyz and Tajik border and customs officers concluded at the OSCE Border Management

17:15, november 15, 2012

SOCCENT Commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) Commander, Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, visited Tajikistan on November 14 and met with senior U.S.

09:48, november 15, 2012

Tajik interior minister to pay visit to China soon

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov is expected to pay a working visit to China soon.

14:44, november 13, 2012

OSCE Office trains Afghan police and Tajik troops in advanced border patrol

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed on November 9, in Dushanbe its first joint patrol medical course for Afghan border police and Tajik border troops

11:42, november 13, 2012

Law enforcement officer detained for drug trafficking in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A special operation carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Khatlon province has reportedly led to the

10:34, november 13, 2012

Tajik delegation attends regional anti-narcotics conference in Islamabad

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day Regional Ministerial Conference on Counter-narcotics is concluding in Islamabad, Pakistan today.

14:47, november 8, 2012

Tajkistan, Security

SCNS chief attends session of CIS council of heads of special services in Moscow

DUSHNBE, December 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant-General Saymumin Yatimov, chairman of the State Committee for national Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan, is participating in the 33 rd session

Tajik, Afghan border officers complete OSCE training-of-trainers course

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik and Afghan border officers completed an OSCE training-of-trainers course in Dushanbe on December 14.

Government increases financing for drug control agency

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) took place at the headquarters of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan

Representatives from U.S. Department of State visit Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to further expansion of cooperation in combating drug trafficking were a major topic of a meeting of Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug

Security service officers seize 226 kilos of narcotics in three operations

Three operations carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have reportedly led to the seizure of a large amount of narcotics in Khatlon province and Dushanbe.

DCA carries out drugs awareness campaign in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, December 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – Representatives from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Khatlon province have held a series of meetings with residents of the Hamadoni district in

Regional anti-drug meeting held in Kabul

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – A regional anti-drug meeting formally titled “Impact of Illicit Drug Trafficking on Societies and Communities in Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries” has

CIS defense ministers gather in Moscow to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Defense, Sherali Khairulloyev, is leaving for Moscow today to attend the next meeting of the CIS Council of Ministers of Defense

Drug control officers reportedly shut down large drug channel

A joint operation by Tajik and Afghan drug control authorities has reportedly led to shutting down a large channel, through which Afghan narcotics were being smuggled to Central Asia’s countries,

Drug control officers in Sughd burn over 60 kilos of narcotics

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in the northern Sughd province has burned more than 60 kilograms of narcotics.

NATO, Russia train over 2,500 drug control officers from CA, Afghanistan and Pakistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- NATO and Russia have passed a milestone in 2012 with the training of over 2,500 counter-narcotics officers from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO

Traffic along the Hofiz Sherozi Str will be restricted due to military parade training

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik capital is making preparations for a military parade that will be held at the Dousti (Friendship) Square in Dushanbe on February 23, 2013 on the

Afghan and Tajik border guards complete patrol management course

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed the second joint border patrol course for Afghan and Tajik border officers on November 30.

Some 5 kilos of narcotics seized in one operation in Dushanbe Tuesday

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Dushanbe police directorate on November 27 led to the arrest of a drug peddler.

Tajik, Chinese interior ministries sign cooperation document in Beijing

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of China

Tajik interior minister pays working visit to China

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov has left for China for a working visit.

Welder accused of causing fire at construction materials market in Dushanbe

Dushanbe. November 22.

UN: Opium cultivation rises in Afghanistan

Dushanbe. November 22.

Russian troops will not be used for suppressing protests in Tajikistan, says CSTO secretary general

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus – Servicemen of the Russian military based deployed in Tajikistan will not be used for suppressing protests in Khorog [the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan

Fire affects court building in Khujand

KHUJAND, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A fire occurred in the building of the city court in Khujand, Sughd province Tuesday morning. Ms.

Autumn conscription campaign nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- By November 20, Tajikistan has reached 97 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of

Tajikistan seizes more than 5.4 tons of drugs this year

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law-enforcement authorities have seized some 5,455 kilograms of narcotics in the first ten months of this year, which

Nine Hizb ut-Tahrir activists detained in Moscow face charge of terrorism

Russian law enforcement authorities have brought an official charge of terrorism against nine alleged activists of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir group detained in Moscow.

OSCE trains Afghan, Tajik, Kyrgyz officers on border interdiction

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2012, Asia-Plus – A five-day training course on cross-border interdiction for 25 Afghan, Kyrgyz and Tajik border and customs officers concluded at the OSCE Border Management

SOCCENT Commander visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) Commander, Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, visited Tajikistan on November 14 and met with senior U.S.

Tajik interior minister to pay visit to China soon

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov is expected to pay a working visit to China soon.

OSCE Office trains Afghan police and Tajik troops in advanced border patrol

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed on November 9, in Dushanbe its first joint patrol medical course for Afghan border police and Tajik border troops

Law enforcement officer detained for drug trafficking in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A special operation carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Khatlon province has reportedly led to the

Tajik delegation attends regional anti-narcotics conference in Islamabad

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day Regional Ministerial Conference on Counter-narcotics is concluding in Islamabad, Pakistan today.

U.S. Embassy continues support for Tajikistan’s counter-narcotic forces

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Thursday November 8, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mrs. Susan M. Elliott, on behalf of the U.S.