News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
With the support of the European Union, OSCE strengthens operational planning capabilities of senior Tajik border officers
Publishing date: 5 April 2025
Under Phase 3 of the European Union-funded “Stabilization of Tajikistan's Southern Border Region with Afghanistan” project, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe successfully concluded a three-week Organisation of Border Security course for senior officers of the Border Troops of Tajikistan from 17 March to 5 April 2025 at the Khalkayor Training Centre in Panj, Khatlon region.
With the support of the European Union, OSCE concludes Tactical Field Capacity Building course for Border Troops of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 April 2025
Under Phase 3 of the European Union-funded “Stabilization of Tajikistan's Southern Border Region with Afghanistan” project, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe concluded its second “Tactical Field Capacity Building” course for officers of the Border Troops of Tajikistan held from 10 March to 5 April 2025 at the Khalkayor Training Centre in Panj, Khatlon region.
OSCE hands over IT and office equipment to Tajikistan’s Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons
Publishing date: 26 March 2025
On 26 March 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over a set of IT and office equipment to the Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Tajikistan enhances Explosive Ordnance Disposal capabilities
Publishing date: 15 March 2025
A two-week Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 1-2 training course for 14 officers from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense and Border Troops was completed on 15 March 2025 in Gharm, Tajikistan. The course, aimed at enhancing practical skills and knowledge, was jointly conducted by training officers from the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense.
Women’s role in drug trafficking and organized crime was focus of OSCE side event at 68th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Publishing date: 14 March 2025
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a side event on the role of women in organized crime and drug trafficking on the margins of the 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs on 14 March 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
OSCE trains outpost heads to enhance security along the Tajik-Afghan border
Publishing date: 28 February 2025
From 17 to 28 February 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a comprehensive two-week training course for the heads of border outposts serving along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border. The training, held at a border detachment training center in Panj district, brought together 20 officers from the Tajik Border Troops, primarily from outposts in the Khatlon region.
OSCE organizes training on authenticity verification of security documents for Tajikistan’s Border Troops
Publishing date: 28 February 2025
Fifteen Tajik Border Troops officers participated in the theoretical session of a Training for Trainers course on "Authenticity Verification of Security Documents," held in Dushanbe from 24 to 28 February 2025. Organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, the training included two experienced international experts from Belarus who provided in-depth knowledge on security document authentication.