Editing Armed Forces of Tajikistan (section)

=== National Guard ===
{{main|Presidential National Guard}}

[[File:Tajikistan (2617602766).jpg|thumb|A border guard.]]
The Tajik National Guard is a special task force under direct command of the President of Tajikistan. Formed on 4 December 1992, it was originally a [[special forces]] unit known as the Brigade of Special Mission during the 16th session of the [[Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan)|Supreme Council of Tajikistan]], under the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tajikistan)|Tajik Interior Ministry]]. During its first years, the Guard underwent serious testing, which earned the trust of the President and the people. It was the reason why the President changed it from the Special Mission to the Presidential National Guard.

Their primary task is ensuring public safety and security. Within two years, four additional units were formed in the towns of [[Chkalovsk, Tajikistan|Chkalovsk]], Kalinin, and [[Obigarm]]. They had a similar structure to the rest of the military. Worthy of note is the honesty that the National Guard has exhibited. The Rapid Reaction Force, also called the First Brigade, under Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev, took part in the Tajik civil war, as part of the Guard and the regular Army. The colonel and his men fled into [[Uzbekistan]]. On 26 January 2004, the Presidential Guard was transformed into the National Guard.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike|title=Tajikistan – National Guard|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-guard.htm|access-date=22 September 2013|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925151740/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-guard.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>