Defense/border

Commander of Tajik Border Troops has warned of about 1,500 militants concentrating in Afghanistan along the Tajik border.

Commanders of regiment, battalion and company from military unit 04080 in which a conscript died after being severely beaten have been fired.

Sughd military prosecutor has given an extraordinary press conference over the recent deadly hazing incident.

The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan (MoD) has admitted that the 22-year-old conscript who died on June 7 was severely beaten.

Shoygu says ecurity in Central Asia largely depends on concerted action by the armed forces of Russia and Tajikistan.

Shoygu has ordered to speed up construction of facilities of the Russian military base in Tajikistan.