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C O N F I D E N T I A L  DUSHANBE 001622 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL:  10/7/2015 
TAGS: MCAP TI
SUBJECT: IIR 6 947 0062 05/GARM AND VICINITY (U) 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: Jonathan Edwards, DATT, USDAO Dushanbe, DIA. 
REASON: 1.4 (b) 
 
CONFIDENTIAL 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SERIAL:  (U) IIR 6 947 0062 05. 
 
COUNTRY:  (U) TAJIKISTAN (TI) 
 
IPSP:  (U) IFC1130; IFC1583; IFC1510; IFC1515; IFC1516; IFC2000; 
IFC2400; IFC2630. 
 
SUBJECT: IIR 6 947 0062 05/GARM AND VICINITY(U). 
 
WARNING:  (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY 
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.  REPORT CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
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DOI:  (U) 20050807 
 
REQS: (U) DHCD111048; DHCD111054; DHCD111042; U-UDX-2410-003-05; 
U-UDX-1130-040-04. 
 
SOURCE:  (C) //OTS 6-947-0035-05//A WESTERN CONTRACTOR WITH BOTH 
DIRECT AND INDIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION BASED ON OFFICIAL 
TRIPS TO THE REGION.  SOURCE IS NOT ESTABLISHED BUT RO HAS KNOWN 
SOURCE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CONTEXT STATEMENT - SOURCE PROVIDED 
INFORMATION TO RO IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. 
 
SUMMARY:  (C) GARM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA ARE RELATIVELY SAFE, 
AND MOST POSITIONS OF POWER ARE HELD BY STRONG SUPPORTERS OF 
PRESIDENT RAHMONOV. FOREIGNERS HAVE NOT BEEN TARGETED IN THE 
AREA FOR FOUR YEARS. 
 
TEXT: 1. (C) ACCORDING TO SOURCE, tHE GARM REGION HAS A STABLE 
SECURITY ENVIRONMENT, WHERE FOREIGNERS HAVE NOT BEEN TARGETED IN 
FOUR YEARS.  SOURCE DID MENTION ONE DEMONSTRATION LAST AUGUST, 
WHERE A POLICE STATION WAS STORMED, BUT SUGGESTED THIS WAS NOT 
THE NORM.  SOURCE CONFIRMED A STRONG FOREIGN NGO PRESENCE IN 
GARM. 
 
¶2. (C) ACCORDING TO SOURCE, THE GARM REGION, DESPITE HAVING BEEN 
A STRONGHOLD OF THE TAJIK OPPOSITION DURING THE CIVIL WAR, HAS 
VERY FEW UTO (UNITED TAJIK OPPOSITION) LEADERS LEFT IN POSITIONS 
OF INFLUENCE IN THE VALLEY.  IN GARM ITSELF, THE MAYOR IS A 
HARD-LINE SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT RAHMONOV.  TAVILDARA'S CIVILIAN 
LEADERSHIP ALSO SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT, ALTHOUGH A YOUNGER 
BROTHER OF MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MIRZOEV (A FORMER 
UTO COMMANDER BROUGHT INTO THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE PEACE 
ACCORDS) IS THE HEAD OF A SMALL VILLAGE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF 
TAVILDARA. 
 
¶3.  (C) According to source the leader of Jirgatal (NE of Garm) 
is Shah Iskandarov, who controls the drug trade in the area. 
The Sheikh, an ally of Iskandarov(the arrested one) was a power 
in Garm, but has now fled the country, according to Source 
(Field note: there is a person known as the sheikh, who was 
recently convicted on armed insurrection charges by a tajik 
court.  End note). 
 
¶4. (C) ACCORDING TO SOURCE IN GARM THERE IS A MILITARY UNIT MADE 
UP OF FORMER LOW-LEVEL UTO COMBATANTS. 
 
¶5. (C) ACCORDING TO SOURCE THERE IS AN MOD BASE IN TAVILDARA. 
 
¶6. (U) ACCORDING TO SOURCE TRAVEL FROM DUSHANBE TO GARM IN 
SUMMER IS FOUR HOURS, BUT 12 HOURS IN WINTER.  From Garm to 
Jirgatal, 2 hours, then 1 hour to Jayilgan, then 1 hour to 
border.  In winter another 12 hours just to Jirgatal. 
 
 
COMMENTS:  1. (C) FIELD COMMENTS. SOURCE IS A SOPHISTICATED 
OBSERVER OF THE REGION WHOM RO TRUSTS.  THAT SAID, SOURCE'S 
EVALUATION OF THE POLITICAL STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE REGION 
DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE PRESENCE OF SMALL TERRORIST CELLS. 
 
¶2.  (U) SOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER CONTACT. 
 
¶3. (U) DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS IIR TO DIA/DHO-2 AT 
STU III (703) 907-0235, OR DSN 283-0235. 
 
INSTR:  (U) U.S.  NO. 
PREP:  (U) 6-04797. 
ENCL: (C) NONE. 
ACQ:  (U)  DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (20050807) 
DISSEM:  (U)  FIELD:  EMBASSY AT DUSHANBE. 
WARNING:  (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL 
DRVD FM: DHS HUMINT SCG OCT 04 
DECL ON:  20150809 
 
 
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