Explosive Ordnance Disposal Courses
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) is the detection, identification, evaluation, render safe, recovery and disposal of Explosive Ordnance.
Trainings
Explosive Hazards Awareness and Reduction Course
Explosive Hazards Awareness and Reduction are those actions which lessen the probability and/or severity of physical injury to people, property ...
Training-of-Trainers Course
The Training-of-Trainers (ToT) course is designed to prepare instructors from Central Asia and Afghanistan to deliver Explosive Ordnance Disposal ...
Regional Medical First Aid and Evacuation Course
The course is aimed at developing the competence and qualifications of medical personnel from the military, law enforcement and security services...
Regional PSSM course
The purpose of this training is to provide foreign militaries with the knowledge and skills to perform tasks in line with international best practices ...
A new full cycle of the regional course on explosive ordnance disposal has been completed in Tajikistan
From 4 to 22 May, 2026, the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Center (REHTC) of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), concluded the third and final stage of the regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course.
As a result of the intensive three-week program, 14 EOD specialists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan significantly improved their theoretical and practical capacities in the field of EOD in accordance with the International Mine Action Standard. Participants represented the Ministries of Defense, Border Troops, the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, as well as other governmental institutions.
OSCE hosts donor and assessment visit on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Explosive Hazards Management projects in Dushanbe
From 26 April to 1 May 2026, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) hosted a delegation of representatives of the Ministries of Defence of Austria and Switzerland.
The donor delegation included representatives of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, Directorate-General for Defence Policy, Centre for International Stabilisation, Verification and Arms Control, as well as a representative of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence. The OSCE Secretariat was represented by the Forum for Security Co-operation Projects Unit.
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense on Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Training in Khatlon Region
From 20 April to 2 May, the Programme Office in Dushanbe provided technical and logistical support to a Ministry of Defence-led course on Basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). Hosted in Bokhtar City, instructors from the Ministry’s own Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) delivered the training to 14 participants (all male) including six personnel from the Ministry of Defense, six from the Border Troops, and two from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Tajikistan concludes advanced EOD Level 2 training for Kyrgyzstan’s border troops
On 10 April 2026, the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Tajikistan successfully concluded a specialized three-week Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 2 training course.
From 23 March to 10 April 2026, the REHTC served as a regional technical hub, providing advanced instruction to specialists from the Border Troops of the Kyrgyz Republic. The successful delivery of this course by Tajikistan’s national instructors demonstrates the REHTC’s growing capacity to lead complex regional technical initiatives.
