Terrorism in Tajikistan
The risk of terrorist attacks in Tajikistan over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 6 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 14 people have been killed and 12 injured.› Topic page: Terrorism
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Most frequent attack targets in Tajikistan
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Government | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Military | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Business | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khatlon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorno-Badakhshan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dushanbe | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Districts of Republican Subordination | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.