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OSCE trains Tajik border and customs officers on use of radiation equipment
Publishing date: 19 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 19 September 2014 – Twenty-four mid-rank and front-line officers from the Tajik border troops and national customs service completed today a week-long training course on use of radiation detectors and other equipment at the border check points by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE supports simulation exercise of Kyrgyz special forces at the borders
Publishing date: 19 September 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported the “Barrier–2014” simulation exercises in the Ala-Buka district of Jalal-Abad province on 17-18 September 2014, with the aim of testing the readiness of border guards and law enforcement agencies in protecting the country’s borders...
OSCE Border Management Staff College launches first distance-learning course
Publishing date: 18 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 18 September 2014 – The OSCE Border Management Staff College launched its first distance-learning course this week, with participants completing the first introductory segment today. The one-year course focuses on border security and management...
Call for participants at Cross-Border Research Conference in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
Researchers and practitioners specializing in border management and the security sector from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation are invited to apply to participate in the Cross-Border Research Conference 2014. The event will take place from 17 to 21 November at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
OSCE conducts patrol leadership course for Afghan border police officers
Publishing date: 4 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Policing
DUSHANBE, 4 September 2014 – Nineteen Afghan border police officers completed today a training course on patrolling and leadership organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan. Most of the graduates ranked between warrant officer and major, and are stationed with border detachments at the Afghan-Tajik border...
Afghan, Tajik border officials complete OSCE, UNDP joint border management course
Publishing date: 28 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 28 August 2014 – Twenty border officers from Afghanistan and Tajikistan successfully completed a ten-day border management awareness course at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) today...
OSCE Centre launches border patrol training on Turkmen-Afghan border
Publishing date: 25 August 2014