Editing Armed Forces of Tajikistan (section)

=== Establishment and the Civil War ===
On 18 December 1992, the Chairman of the [[Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan)|Supreme Council of Tajikistan]] [[Emomali Rahmon]] signed the Resolution "On the Establishment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan" on the basis of the Popular Front and the forces supporting the constitutional government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ба ғайрату матонат, далериву шуҷоат ва ҳисси баланди миллии афсарону сарбозони бонангу номуси Ватан бовар дорем ва аз онҳо ифтихор мекунем|url=https://www.tajmedun.tj/tj/nazare-ba/i-timoiyet/ba-ayratu-matonat-dalerivu-shu-oat-va-issi-balandi-millii-afsaronu-sarbozoni-bonangu-nomusi-vatan-bo/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=tajmedun.tj|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805194047/https://www.tajmedun.tj/tj/nazare-ba/i-timoiyet/ba-ayratu-matonat-dalerivu-shu-oat-va-issi-balandi-millii-afsaronu-sarbozoni-bonangu-nomusi-vatan-bo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Popular Front of Tajikistan|Popular Front]] sported paramilitary formations who were armed by former President [[Rahmon Nabiyev]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-10-12|title=Tajikistan: President Meets With Popular Front Commanders|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1085952.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012062723/https://www.rferl.org/a/1085952.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-10-12|access-date=2021-05-05}}</ref> On 23 February 1993, in the center of Dushanbe, the first [[military parade]] of militants of the Popular Front was held, which has since been considered the [[Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)|day the military formed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rus.ozodi.org/a/27652827.html|title=GFP: Таджикистан до сих пор не имеет военных самолетов|access-date=12 May 2020|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001170339/https://rus.ozodi.org/amp/27652827.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the presence of Russian forces in the country and the [[Tajikistani Civil War]], Tajikistan only formally legalised the existence of its armed forces in April 1994.<ref>Jane's World Armies 2004</ref> 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 1st (led by [[Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev]]) and 11th Brigades (led by [[Faizali Saidov]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ГИРЕҲ ДАР ГУЛӮ|url=https://www.kamolov.tj/index.php/ru/publitsistika/56-fajzali-saidov|access-date=2021-05-05|website=kamolov.tj|language=ru-ru|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518034144/https://www.kamolov.tj/index.php/ru/publitsistika/56-fajzali-saidov|url-status=live}}</ref>) 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 [[Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev|Khudoiberdiev]], commander of the Rapid Reaction Brigade was relieved of his command as a result.<ref>{{cite web|date=1997-01-28|title=Война и мир / Таджикский след|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/13242|access-date=2021-05-14|website=kommersant.ru|language=ru|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514014418/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/13242|url-status=live}}</ref>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;