Incidents

To-date, inconsiderable part of servicemen of the Ministry of Defense has been withdrawn from Khorog, while special subunits of various power-wielding agencies still remain in the GBAO provincial capital. Snipers also remain in their positions in the mountains above Khorog.

Tolib Ayombekov, a former warlord from the civil war, told the GBAO TV channel on August 12 that he and his supporters are ready to serve Tajikistan and president’s policy.

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities say that Tolib Ayombekov, head of a rebel group accused of killing a high-ranking security...

The national news agency, Khovar, reports that Tolib Ayombekov, a one-time warlord suspected of involvement in the murder of the GBAO regional security chief, has surrendered to the law enforcement authorities.

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- Resident of Cairo Karim Ramadan Azzuz was detained a the end of last week on suspicion of...

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – The death toll from the incident at a checkpoint in Gorno Badakhshan has risen to two after...

One person was killed and two others were wounded on August 10 as government soldier fired at a minivan near the village of Bidurt, some 5 kilometers of Khorog.

Two of those suspected of involvement in the murder of the GBAO regional security chief have surrendered to the law enforcement authorities.

Leaders of illegal armed formation acting in Khorog and nearby villages are charged with murders, drug trafficking and human abductions.

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- Two persons, including the ten-year-old boy, died in a traffic accident that took place in the Roudaki...