State Committee for National Security (Tajikistan)

State Committee for National Security

Кумитаи давлатии амнияти миллӣ (Tajik)
Logo of the SCNS
Special service overview
Formed	27 December 1991
Preceding agencies	KGB of the Tajik SSR KGB of the USSR
Jurisdiction	Government of Tajikistan
Headquarters	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Special service executive	Colonel General Saimumin Yatimov, Chairman

The State Committee for National Security (SCNS; Tajik: Кумитаи давлатии амнияти миллӣ, romanized: Kumitai Davlatii Amniyati Millī; Russian: Государственный комитет национальной безопасности) is the principal national security and intelligence agency of Tajikistan. Its main responsibilities include internal and border security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, fighting organized crime, and surveillance. The chairman of the committee and all of his deputies are appointed by and answerable to the president of Tajikistan. Colonel General Saimumin Yatimov has served as the SCNS chairman since September 2, 2010.

The SCNS is governed by the Law About National Security Bodies of the Republic of Tajikistan. Its activity is formally overseen by the Office of the Prosecutor General, although in practice the external oversight of the SCNS is virtually non-existent.