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On January 29, 2026, at approximately 7:30 p.m., in the service area of the Bakhorak border outpost of military unit 0341 of the Border Troops Directorate of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan, stationed in the Shamsiddin Shokhin district, five Afghan smugglers illegally crossed the state border and entered Tajikistan from Afghanistan. This was reported by NIAT KHOVAR.
As a result of investigative operations, the criminals' route in the area was determined. Disobeying border guard orders, the smugglers, armed with weapons and ammunition, offered armed resistance and attempted to escape toward Afghanistan.
As a result of return fire, three Afghan smugglers were neutralized at the scene: Jovid Valadi Dawlatmand, Rashid Valadi Dawlatmand, residents of Kariyai Vorich, and Sobir Valadi Zohir, a resident of Kariyai Anjir Wuluswoli Chaheb, Takhar Province, Afghanistan.
The two smugglers managed to take advantage of the darkness of the night to escape in the direction of Afghanistan.
During the inspection of the scene, three corpses of Afghan smugglers were discovered, three Kalashnikov assault rifles with four magazines, 150 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, a large number of spent cartridges, four bags with 73 packages of hashish and opium narcotics, and one boat were seized.
The Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan declare that they are taking all necessary measures to ensure the security of the state border and are waging a merciless fight against border violators and smugglers.
Currently, the situation at the state border is under control, and this incident is being investigated.
Based on this fact, the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan has opened a criminal case under Articles 200 (Illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances for the purpose of sale), 289 (Smuggling), 335 (Illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Tajikistan) and 195 (Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, and an investigation is underway.
