Military of Tajikistan
| Military of Tajikistan | |
|---|---|
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| Current form | 1991 |
| Service branches | National Army, Mobile Forces, Air Force, Presidential National Guard, Internal Troops, Border Troops |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Emomalii Rahmon |
| Minister of Defense | Sherali Mirzo |
| Manpower | |
| Conscription | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation – 2 years |
| Available for military service |
1,556,415 males, age 15–49 (2005 est.), 1,568,780 females, age 15–49 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
1,244,941 males, age 15–49 (2005 est.), 1,297,891 females, age 15–49 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
87,846 males (2005 est.), 85,869 females (2005 est.) |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | 3.9 (2005 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |
 Russia Belarus Iran United States India Ukraine Serbia China Pakistan Kazakhstan Bulgaria
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Tajikistan's armed forces consist of National Army, Mobile Forces, Air Force, Presidential National Guard, border and internal troops. There are also significant Russian forces in the country principally the 201st Motor Rifle Division.
Unlike the other former Soviet states of Central Asia, Tajikistan did not form armed forces based upon former Soviet units on its territory. Instead, the Russian Ministry of Defence took control of the Dushanbe-based 201st Motor Rifle Division. Control simply shifted from the former district headquarters in Tashkent, which was in now-independent Uzbekistan, to Moscow. Also present in Tajikistan was a large contingent of Soviet border guards, which transitioned into a Russian-officered force with Tajik conscripts. For a long period a CIS peacekeeping force, built around the 201st MRD, were in place in the country.
Due to the presence of Russian forces in the country and the Civil war in Tajikistan, Tajikistan only formally legalised the existence of its armed forces in April 1994.
During the 1990s, the armed forces were often suffered from a poor commanded structure and poor discipline while their equipment was under-maintained. Draft-dodging and desertion was commonplace. Reflecting the fragmented militia group origin of the army’s units, in late 1995 the Mahmud (1st) and Faizali (11th) Brigades of the Army exchanged fire several times, and fighting again broke out between the Army Rapid Reaction Brigade (formerly the Mahmud Brigade) and the Presidential Guard in June 1996. Colonel Khudoiberdiev, commander of the Rapid Reaction Brigade was relieved of his command as a result.
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