GKNB employees killed three in Darvaz

On the morning of September 5, employees of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan killed 3 members of the group “Jamaat Ansorullo” during a special operation on the Tajik-Afghan border.

According to the press service of the SCNS, on the night of August 29 to 30, three members of an international terrorist organization illegally crossed the Tajik-Afghan border near the village of Kevron in the Darvaz district with the aim of committing a terrorist act on the territory of Tajikistan.

It is reported that a special anti-terrorist group of the SCNS arrived at the scene and surrounded the violators.

“On the morning of September 5, the anti-terrorist group of the SCNS encircled the location of the militants, firmly demanding that they lay down their arms and surrender,” the statement notes.

However, they “opened fire first with their available weapons.”

According to the SCNS, “as a result of the counter-terrorist operation, three members of the terrorist group were eliminated.”

The SCNS statement notes that the terrorists had also previously smuggled a “large batch of weapons, combat ammunition, and explosives, as well as funds and communication equipment for carrying out terrorist acts” from Afghanistan and stored them in caches.

It is still unknown how many people crossed the border, or if anyone managed to escape. The statement indicates that a large amount of weapons and ammunition was found, and 3 individuals would not have been able to carry them all. The statement only mentions three terrorists.

According to the SCNS, all three are citizens of Tajikistan. They include Bobodjonov Zarif Makhmudjonovich, a native of the Jamaat Kulkind in the city of Isfara, one of the leaders of the terrorist organization “Jamaat Ansorullo,” Bakhorov Farhod Basharovich (nickname “Abu Musab”), a native of the village of Sherbegiyon in the Jamaat Safedchashma of the Nurabad district, and Kosimov Akhtam Sultonovich, a native of the city of Kulyab (nickname “Ubaida”).

According to the SCNS, a criminal case has been initiated against these individuals under Article 401, Part 1 (Illegal involvement and participation of citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan and stateless persons in armed formations, armed conflicts, or military actions on the territory of other states) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. It is reported that all of them were wanted.