Editing Armed Forces of Tajikistan

{{Short description|Combined military forces of the republic of Tajikistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox national military
| country = Tajikistan
| name = Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
| native_name = {{langx|ru|Вооружённые силы Таджикистана}} <br /> {{langx|tg|Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон|italics=off}}
| image = File:Tajikistan Armed Forces Shoulder Patch.svg
| image_size = 
| image2 = 
| alt2 = Roundel
| caption = The shoulder patch of the armed forces
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1993|02|23}}
| current_form = 
| branches = [[File:Tajikistan Armed Forces Shoulder Patch.svg|25 px]] [[Tajik Ground Forces|Ground Forces]]<br />[[File:Roundel of Tajikistan.svg|25 px]] [[Tajik Air Force|Air Force]]<br />[[File:ҚӮШУНҲОИ ЗУДАМАЛИ ВАЗОРАТИ МУДОФИАИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН.jpg|25 px]] [[Tajik Mobile Forces|Mobile Forces]]<br />Security Forces<br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[Presidential National Guard|National Guard]]<br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[Tajik Internal Troops|Internal Troops]] <br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[Tajik Border Troops|Border Troops]]
| headquarters = [[Dushanbe]]
<!-- Leadership -->| commander-in-chief = [[File:Flag of the President of Tajikistan.svg|25 px]] [[Emomali Rahmon]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[President of Tajikistan|President]]
| minister = [[File:Нишони Вазорати мудофиаи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон.png|25 px]] [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Emomali Sobirzoda]]
| minister_title = [[Ministry of Defence (Tajikistan)|Minister of Defense]]
| commander = [[File:Tajikistan Armed Forces Shoulder Patch.svg|25 px]] [[Major-General]] Bobojon Saidzoda
| commander_title = [[Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)|Chief of the General Staff]]
| age = 
| conscription = 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation – 2 years
| manpower_data = 2005 est.
| manpower_age = 
| available = 1,556,415
| available_f = 1,568,780
| fit = 1,244,941
| fit_f = 1,297,891
| reaching = 87,846
| reaching_f = 85,869
| active = 150,000 <ref>The Military Balance 2024, p.207</ref>
| ranked = 
| reserve = 600,000

| deployed = <!-- Financial -->
| amount = US$446 million (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tajikistan increases defense and security budget for 2025 amid regional instability |url=https://news.az/news/-tajikistan-increases-defense-and-security-budget-for-2025-amid-regional-instability |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=news.az |language=en}}</ref>
| percent_GDP = 2.8 (2025 est.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tajikistan increases defense and security budget for 2025 amid regional instability |url=https://news.az/news/-tajikistan-increases-defense-and-security-budget-for-2025-amid-regional-instability |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=news.az |language=en}}</ref>
<!-- Industrial -->| domestic_suppliers = 
| foreign_suppliers = Current:<br />{{RUS}}<br />{{CHN}}<br />{{FRA}}<br />{{IND}}<br />{{IRN}}
| imports = 
| exports = <!-- Related articles -->
| history = {{bulletedlist|[[Tajikistani Civil War|Civil war in Tajikistan]]|[[Insurgency in Gorno-Badakhshan (2010–2015)]]|[[2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict]]|[[2022 Kazakh unrest]]|[[2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes]]}}
| ranks = [[Military ranks of Tajikistan]]
}}

The '''Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan''' ({{langx|ru|Вооружённые силы Таджикистана}}; {{langx|tg|Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон|Quvvahoi Musallahi Jumhurii Tojikiston}}), also known as the '''Tajik National Army''' ({{langx|ru|ВС Таджикистана}}; {{langx|tg|Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон}}) is the national military of the [[Republic of Tajikistan]]. It consists of [[Tajik Ground Forces|Ground Forces]], [[Tajik Mobile Forces|Mobile Forces]], and the [[Tajik Air Force|Air Force]], with closely affiliated forces including the [[Presidential National Guard|national guard]], [[Tajik Border Troops|border]] and [[Tajik Internal Troops|internal troops]].

==History==
[[File:2015 Victory Day Parade in Moscow 11.jpg|thumb|left|Tajik military personnel at the Victory Parade on May 9, 2015 in Red Square, Russia.]]
=== Background ===
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 (Russia)|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 [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] peacekeeping force, built around the 201st MRD, were in place in the country.

=== 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;

=== Post-war to present ===
[[File:Tajik National Army members 02.jpg|thumb|left|Tajik Army soldiers]]
Following a 1997 treaty between the Rahmon government and the [[United Tajik Opposition]],<ref name="GlobalSecurity1">{{cite web|author=John Pike|title=Tajikistan- Army|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-army.htm|access-date=2013-09-22|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203195532/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-army.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> several UTO units became part of the National Army, becoming some of its most experienced units. Popular Front units also were incorporated into the Tajik regular army, although many units, such as the First Brigade, maintained its autonomy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tajikistan: Who Is The Man Who Brought Renewed Turmoil?|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1086096.html|access-date=2021-05-09|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=9 April 2008 |language=en|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509042405/https://www.rferl.org/a/1086096.html|url-status=live |last1=Pannier |first1=Bruce }}</ref> Russian military advisors formed a committee in the Ministry of Defense that year that established a system of operational training throughout the armed forces.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Army in Tajikistan: Ten Years of Independence|url=https://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/7189-analytical-articles-caci-analyst-2003-3-12-art-7189.html?tmpl=component&print=1|access-date=2021-05-03|website=cacianalyst.org|language=en|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503004215/https://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/7189-analytical-articles-caci-analyst-2003-3-12-art-7189.html?tmpl=component&print=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, the first military exercises of the Armed Forces were held in the Khatlon Garrison.<ref>{{cite web|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/|title=Ба ғайрату матонат, далериву шуҷоат ва ҳисси баланди миллии афсарону сарбозони бонангу номуси Ватан бовар дорем ва аз онҳо ифтихор мекунем|access-date=13 May 2020|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> In 2001, military regulations were introduced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Постановление Маджлиси намояндагон Маджлиси Оли Республики Таджикистан от 6 июня 2001 года, № 311 "Об утверждении Строевого устава Вооруженных Сил Республики Таджикистан"|url=http://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?Rgn=1922|access-date=2021-05-15|website=adlia.tj|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515141237/http://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?Rgn=1922|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2005, a military doctrine was also introduced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Постановление Маджлиси намояндагон Маджлиси Оли Республики Таджикистан от 3 октября 2005 года № 103 "Об утверждении Военной доктрины Республики Таджикистан"|url=http://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?Rgn=7218|access-date=2021-05-15|website=adlia.tj|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515141235/http://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?Rgn=7218|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2013, the [[Russian Federation|Russian government]] has given the Tajik military $200 million worth of weapons and hardware, in return for letting them continue to use the 201st base. In late April 2021, forces of the military fought the [[Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz military]] on the [[Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border]] near [[Kök-Tash, Leilek|Kök-Tash]], utilizing heavy artillery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tempers flaring as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan come to deadly blows {{!}} Eurasianet|url=https://eurasianet.org/tempers-flaring-as-kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-come-to-deadly-blows|access-date=2021-05-08|website=eurasianet.org|language=en|archive-date=22 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422132126/https://eurasianet.org/tempers-flaring-as-kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-come-to-deadly-blows|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Prosecutor General's Office of Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office]] on 30 April accused the Tajik Armed Forces of invading the country and seizing their sovereign territory.<ref>{{cite web|title=Генпрокуратура: Военные РТ вторглись в Кыргызстан с целью захвата территории|url=https://kaktus.media/437622|website=kaktus.media|date=3 May 2021 |access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124213630/https://kaktus.media/doc/437622_genprokyratyra:_voennye_rt_vtorglis_v_kyrgyzstan_s_celu_zahvata_territorii.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July, the Tajik military held its largest training exercise in response to the [[2021 Taliban offensive|Taliban offensive]] coming near their borders.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=Afghan neighbour Tajikistan holds largest ever military exercise|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-neighbour-tajikistan-holds-largest-ever-military-exercise-2021-07-22/|access-date=2021-07-22|work=Reuters|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723093559/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-neighbour-tajikistan-holds-largest-ever-military-exercise-2021-07-22/|url-status=live}}</ref>

It is reported by  Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov that at the end of 2021, large-scale supplies of Russian military hardware, equipment, weapons and munitions were made to Tajikistan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1394789 | title=Supplies of Russian weapons to help Tajikistan enhance its combat readiness — diplomat | access-date=3 February 2022 | archive-date=3 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203164804/https://tass.com/defense/1394789 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Overview ==
[[File:Эмомали Собирзода.jpg|thumb|left|Chief of Staff [[Emomali Sobirzoda]]]]

=== Command ===
{{Main|Ministry of Defence (Tajikistan)}}
The [[Security Council of Tajikistan|Security Council]] advises the [[President of Tajikistan]] on matters of national security. As Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the [[President of Tajikistan]] is entitled to use the Center for the Management of the Armed Forces (opened on [[Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)|National Army Day]] in 2018), which would serve as the main military command center for the president, similarly to the [[Russian Armed Forces]] [[National Defense Management Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.translatoruser-int.com/translate?&from=ru&to=en&csId=84706578-618e-42e7-9325-73da5e3f1539&usId=feed6a2b-91a8-497c-b961-4a43e6e41829&dl=en&ac=true&dt=2019%2f6%2f13%200%3a39&h=0DhAvXKw_eDb5XCSNX2spXVtdQ2YZ5Ih&a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.news.tj%2fnews%2ftajikistan%2fsecurity%2f20180221%2fv-tadzhikistane-poyavilsya-tsentr-upravleniya-vooruzhennimi-silami|title=Error|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134802/https://www.translatoruser-int.com/translate?&from=ru&to=en&csId=84706578-618e-42e7-9325-73da5e3f1539&usId=feed6a2b-91a8-497c-b961-4a43e6e41829&dl=en&ac=true&dt=2019%2f6%2f13%200%3a39&h=0DhAvXKw_eDb5XCSNX2spXVtdQ2YZ5Ih&a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.news.tj%2fnews%2ftajikistan%2fsecurity%2f20180221%2fv-tadzhikistane-poyavilsya-tsentr-upravleniya-vooruzhennimi-silami|url-status=live}}</ref>

The main body of operational command and control of troops is the General Staff, which is responsible for developing mobilization plans and proposals on the military doctrine of the Republic. The plan for the deployment of troops is also developed by the General Staff in agreement with the Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncz.tj/system/files/Legislation/316_ru.pdf|access-date=28 April 2021|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428211835/http://ncz.tj/system/files/Legislation/316_ru.pdf|url-status=live|title=О ВНЕСЕНИИ ИЗМЕНЕНИЙ И ДОПОЛНЕНИЙ В ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН "О ВООРУЖЕННЫХ СИЛАХ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН"|trans-title=On Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan"}}</ref>

=== Personnel ===

==== Military education ====
[[File:Суворовцы Таджикистана.jpg|thumb|Members of the corps of drums of the military lyceum.]]
[[Russia]] provided much support toward the creation of the national army, and trained command and engineer personnel. An institute of higher military education was created in Tajikistan. Despite the large budget and the adequate training of personnel, the national army was still far from a professional service. Currently, over 100 Tajik military cadets have undergone training at [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defense Academy]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/security/20200908/tajik-indian-defense-ministers-hold-talks-in-moscow-to-discuss-boosting-defense-cooperation|title=Tajik, Indian defense ministers hold talks in Moscow to discuss boosting defense cooperation &#124; Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027070310/https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/security/20200908/tajik-indian-defense-ministers-hold-talks-in-moscow-to-discuss-boosting-defense-cooperation|url-status=live}}</ref> Tajiks also study in [[Kazakhstan]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[China]], [[Pakistan]], and the [[Czech Republic]] to study, retrain, and improve their professional skills.<ref>{{cite web|title=ШЕРАЛӢ МИРЗО: "ИСЛОҲОТИ ҲАРБӢ ДАР ҚУВВАҲОИ МУСАЛЛАҲИ МАМЛАКАТ ИДОМА ДОРАД". Вазири мудофиаи Тоҷикистон ба саволҳои хабарнигори АМИТ "Ховар" посух дод|url=https://tajsohtmon.tj/tj/navidho/6129-sheral-mirzo-islooti-arb-dar-uvvaoi-musallai-mamlakat-idoma-dorad-vaziri-mudofiai-toikiston-ba-savoloi-habarnigori-amit-hovar-posuh-dod.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Кумитаи меъморӣ ва сохтмони назди Ҳукумати Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428020031/https://tajsohtmon.tj/tj/navidho/6129-sheral-mirzo-islooti-arb-dar-uvvaoi-musallai-mamlakat-idoma-dorad-vaziri-mudofiai-toikiston-ba-savoloi-habarnigori-amit-hovar-posuh-dod.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following are higher military educational institutions that are part of the Ministry of Defence and/or other militarized institutions:
* [[Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan]]
* [[Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan]]
* [[Border Troops Academy]]
Military faculties operate in the armed forces:

* Military Faculty of the [[Tajik National University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Кафедра военной подготовки – tnu|url=https://tnu.tj/index.php/ru/voennaja-podgotovka-2/|access-date=2021-07-11|language=ru-RU|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711011357/https://tnu.tj/index.php/ru/voennaja-podgotovka-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Department of Military Medicine of [[Avicenna Tajik State Medical University]]

The following is for mid-tier officers:
* Karatag National Training Center – Established in 2010 with American assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2010/08/09/center/|title=США построят в Таджикистане военно-учебный центр|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525221417/https://m.lenta.ru/news/2010/08/09/center/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://avesta.tj/2011/07/07/v-karatage-nachalos-stroitelstvo-natsionalnogo-uchebnogo-tsentra-tadzhikistana/|title = В Каратаге началось строительство Национального учебного центра Таджикистана|date = 7 July 2011|access-date = 12 September 2020|archive-date = 24 January 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230124213702/https://avesta.tj/2011/07/07/v-karatage-nachalos-stroitelstvo-natsionalnogo-uchebnogo-tsentra-tadzhikistana/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/20100625/us-allocates-10mln-construction-tajik-national-military-training-center|title=U.S. Allocates $10mln for construction of Tajik national military training center &#124; Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523180817/https://www.asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/20100625/us-allocates-10mln-construction-tajik-national-military-training-center|url-status=live}}</ref> It is located about 30 miles from the capital and is administered by the [[Tajik National Guard]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tajikistan-usa-idUSTRE65O49L20100625| title = U.S. plans military training centre in Tajikistan |work=Reuters| date = 25 June 2010| access-date = 13 September 2020| archive-date = 23 May 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220523195448/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tajikistan-usa-idUSTRE65O49L20100625| url-status = live}}</ref>
* [[Border Troops Training Centre]]
* Training Center "Poytakht"
* National Guard Training Center

Secondary institutions:
* [[Mastibek Tashmukhamedov Military Lyceum of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan]]
*[[Cyrus the Great]] Border Troops Military Gymnasium

==== Personnel training and conscription ====
Tajik men aged 18–27 are eligible to be drafted in the armed forces, and are expected to serve up to two years.  Public servants such as educators have been exempt from the conscription since the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-11-23|title=Tajik army faces criticism over draft campaign|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-46315835|access-date=2021-05-03|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503225509/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-46315835|url-status=live}}</ref> The Armed Forces annually has two training sessions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mort.tj/1-%d1%83%d0%bc%d0%b8-%d0%b8%d1%8e%d0%bb-%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%b2%d1%80%d0%b8-%d0%b4%d1%83%d1%8e%d0%bc%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b0%d2%b3%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb-%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%80-%d2%9b%d1%83%d0%b2%d0%b2%d0%b0%d2%b3%d0%be/ |title=1-УМИ ИЮЛ ДАВРИ ДУЮМИ ТАҲСИЛ ДАР ҚУВВАҲОИ МУСАЛЛАҲ БО РИОЯИ ҚОИДАҲОИ САНИТАРӢ-ГИГИЕНӢ ОҒОЗ ГАРДИД — Вазорати Мудофияи Ҷумуҳурии Тоҷикистон |publisher=Mort.tj |date=2021-07-01 |accessdate=2022-09-21 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184506/http://mort.tj/1-%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D1%8E%D0%BB-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%8E%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%B0%D2%B3%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80-%D2%9B%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B2%D0%B0%D2%B3%D0%BE/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Regional areas ===
The National Army has five Territorial Defense Zones ({{langx|tg|минтақаи мурофиавии ҳудудии}}), divided among the [[Regions of Tajikistan]] and [[Dushanbe]]:

*[[Khatlon]] Territorial Defense Zone
*Territorial Defense Zone for [[Districts of Republican Subordination]]
*[[Sughd Region|Sughd]] Territorial Defense Zone
*[[Dushanbe]] Territorial Defense Zone
*[[Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region|Gorno-Badakhshan]] Territorial Defense Zone

They are led by their elected governors.

=== Facilities ===
* Fakhrabad Training Ground
* Chorrukh-Dayron Training Center
* Nurafshon Training Ground<ref>{{cite web|last=Mail.ru|first=Новости|date=2020-03-10|title=В Таджикистан прибыла рота спецназа из Узбекистана|url=https://news.mail.ru/society/40886652/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Новости Mail.ru|language=ru|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501214016/https://news.mail.ru/society/40886652/|url-status=live}}</ref> (near the city of Isfara and the Sughd suburbs)<ref>{{cite web|title=Нерӯҳои заминии вазорати дифоъи Тоҷикистон размоиши барномарезишударо анҷом медиҳанд|url=https://tajikta.tj/tj/gallery/ner-oi-zaminii-vazorati-difoi-to-ikiston-razmoishi-barnomarezishudaro-an-om-medi-and|access-date=2021-05-01|website=tajikta.tj|language=tg|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501214127/https://tajikta.tj/tj/gallery/ner-oi-zaminii-vazorati-difoi-to-ikiston-razmoishi-barnomarezishudaro-an-om-medi-and|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Mumirak Military Base

=== Military Justice ===
[[Military courts]] are run by the Ministry of Defense and the National Guard. They are established on a territorial basis at the location of garrisons. Their activity is aimed at protecting the rights and freedoms of servicemen, as well as the interests of military units. A military court consists of the chairman, deputy chairman, judges and people's deputies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://harbidushanbe.sud.tj/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sudi-harbi.pdf|access-date=5 May 2021|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505132617/http://harbidushanbe.sud.tj/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sudi-harbi.pdf|url-status=live|title=Моддаи 58. Судҳои ҳарбии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон|trans-title=Article 58. Military Courts of the Republic of Tajikistan}}</ref>

=== Military awards ===
* Medal of the Valiant Border Guard of Tajikistan
* Medal "For 15 years of Impeccable Service"
* Medal "5 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan"<ref>{{cite web|title=Положение о юбилейной медали "5-лет Вооруженных Сил Республики Таджикистан" от 18 февраля 1998 года № 935|url=http://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?Rgn=12869|access-date=2021-06-02|website=adlia.tj|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215946/http://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?Rgn=12869|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan"
* Medal "15 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan"
* Medal "5 Years of the Presidential Guard"

<gallery>
File:10YearsOfTajikArmedForces.jpg|Medal "10 Years of the Tajik Armed Forces
File:15YearsOfTajikArmedForces.jpg|Medal "15 Years of the Tajik Armed Forces
File:5YearsOfTajikArmedForces.jpg|Medal "5 Years of the Tajik Armed Forces
</gallery>

== Branches ==

=== Army ===
{{main|Tajik Ground Forces}}
[[File:Tajik National Army members 01.jpg|thumb|Tajik National Army members]]
During the Tajik civil war (1992–1993), the Russian government had around 22,000 to 25,000 troops stationed in Tajikistan to help the regime as part of a defense agreement, which is why the Tajik government was able to survive the war. The war was often thought to have been started by [[Islamic fundamentalist]]s, but more accurately, it was a war between the regional clans and ethnic groups.

By the mid-1990s, the National Army numbered to around 3,000. The majority of the officer corps were Russian, mostly veterans of the war in [[Afghanistan]]. The Ministry of Defense of Russia continued providing material support for the National Army. It was especially difficult for the Army to create its own military force because many Tajiks preferred to serve in the [[Russian Army]], due to the higher pay. Because of military opposition in the country, the regime had the largest military buildup in the Central Asian region. As of 1997, Tajikistan had two motorized rifle brigades (one of them is a training brigade), a special operations brigade and detachment (all primarily intended for the protection of the ruling regime), and a combined aviation squadron. Tajikistan further had a basic set of units and sub-units that provide operational, technical, and logistic support.

[[File:Парад в честь 70-летия Великой Победы - 37.jpg|thumb|Contingent from the Tajik military during the [[2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade|Moscow Victory Day Parade]], 9 May 2015]]

The Tajikistan army in 2007 had two motorized rifle brigades, one mountain brigade, one artillery brigade, one airborne assault brigade, one airborne assault detachment, and one [[surface-to-air missile]] regiment.

=== Air Force ===
{{main|Tajik Air Force}}

Throughout the 1990s, the military did not have an air force and relied on the [[Russian Air Force]] for air defense, however, the government planned on making one aviation squadron. In 2007, the Air Force had 800 troops and 12 helicopters. The organizational structure of the Air Force is unknown. Tajik airspace is patrolled by the Russian Air Force.

The Tajik Air Force remains small as Dushanbe doesn't expect an attack on Tajikistan from the air, and that Russian Air Force units at Gissar in Tajikistan and other such Russian contingents in Kazakhstan would detect any such assault. Tajikistan is also patrolled by Russian aircraft as part of the [[Joint CIS Air Defense System]]. The air force is mostly used for search and rescue missions, transportation, and the occasional attack on militant groups.

For funding, the government relied upon modest foreign funds. In February 2013, a [[Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)|20th anniversary parade]] occurred in Dushanbe, celebrating the creation of the armed forces. During the parade, 20 helicopters flew over the city. India made a deal in which the Tajik and Russian Air Forces share an air base. The base is commanded jointly by Indian, Tajik, and Russian personnel, who rotate units there periodically.<ref>{{cite web |author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-airforce.htm |title=Tajikistan- Air Force |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org |access-date=22 September 2013 |archive-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122025304/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-airforce.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Presidential National Guardsman.jpg|thumb|A National Guardsmen.]]Because of the civil war, air force development was slow. The first equipment to arrive was 10 MI-8MTBs and 5 MI-24 in 1993 based at Dushanbe. The first transport aircraft were AN-24s(?) and AN-26s(?) were supplied in 1996. A plan from the 1990s to acquire SU-25s from Belarus to form an attack squadron did not occur. However, Moscow did help bolster the Tajik's helicopter contingents in 2006–07 by giving them six [[Mil Mi-8]] and [[Mil Mi-24 Hind]] attack helicopters. It also provided four [[L-39 Albatros]].

An accident occurred on 6 October 2010 when a [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8]], military helicopter from the Tajik National Guard crashed in the [[Rasht Valley]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://planecrashinfo.com/2010/2010-36.htm |author=Richard Kebabjian |title=Accident Details |publisher=PlaneCrashInfo.com |access-date=22 September 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113200/http://planecrashinfo.com/2010/2010-36.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> close to [[Ezgand]] and [[Tavildara]]. The helicopter got caught in some power lines while attempting to land. The helicopter caught fire and crashed without survivors. This is the deadliest accident in Tajik aviation since 1997.

=== Mobile Forces ===
{{main|Tajik Mobile Forces}}

The Mobile Forces are the airborne troops of the armed forces. Similar to the [[Russian Airborne Troops]], whom they perform training with, the Mobile Forces were created with no increase in military personnel by transferring a unit of the National Army. Although they are called [[paratrooper]]s, the Mobile Forces often deploy out of helicopters, as the Tajik Air Force has few planes. On 4 August 2007, the Ministry of Defence created a [[Paratroopers' Day (Tajikistan)|Paratroopers' Day]] to celebrate the Mobile Forces.

== Security Forces ==

=== 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>

=== Border Troops ===
{{main|Tajik Border Troops}}
[[File:Hbiurnigbnrib (4) 03.jpg|thumb|A Tajik army tankist.]]
The Border Troops of Tajikistan are responsible for border security and operate often with the [[Afghan Border Police]]. Development of the border guard is overseen by the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/tajikistan/97687|title=Afghan and Tajik border guards complete patrol management course|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203114051/https://www.osce.org/tajikistan/97687|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Border Troops Academy]] is located in [[Dushanbe]], while a [[Border Troops Training Centre]] is found to the south in the [[Rudaki District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/tajikistan/86053|title=OSCE|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815022642/https://www.osce.org/tajikistan/86053|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, the Border Troops, along with the National Army and Mobile Forces, took part in a joint war game with [[Kyrgyzstan]] on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The operation involved eliminating two attacking groups of terrorists.<ref name="globalsecurity1">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-mobile.htm|title=Tajikistan - References|author=John Pike|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215205911/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-mobile.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Internal Troops ===
{{main|Tajik Internal Troops}}

The Internal Troops, whose constituting document was passed on 28 December 1993, are tasked with state security, operating under the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tajikistan)|Interior Ministry]]. The also act as a reserve for the military, and are similar to the National Guard. They have a similar structure to the military.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=2197|title=The law of the Republic of Tajikistan "About internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan"|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=24 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224161359/http://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=2197|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-04-10|title=10 апрел – Рӯзи таъсиси Раёсати қӯшунҳои дохилии Вазорати корҳои дохилӣ|url=https://euctj.org/10-aprel-r%d3%afzi-tasisi-rayosati-%d2%9b%d3%afshun%d2%b3oi-dohilii-vazorati-kor%d2%b3oi-dohil%d3%a3/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=EUCTJ|language=tg-TJ}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense ===
The [[Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of Tajikistan|Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense]] is the [[emergencies]] and [[civil defense]] [[ministry (government department)|ministry]] of Tajikistan. The ministry is authorized to make decisions on the protection of the Tajik population/territory from natural disasters and other geological processes.

=== National Drug Enforcement Agency ===
{{Main|National Drug Enforcement Agency}}

== Equipment ==

=== Infantry weapons ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5"| Small arms
|-
! Name
! Origin
! Type
! Caliber
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[Makarov PM]]
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
| [[9×18mm Makarov]]
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[PSM pistol|PSM]]
| Soviet Union
| Semi-automatic pistol
| [[5.45×18mm]]
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[AKM]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Assault rifle]]
| [[7.62×39mm]]
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[AK-74]]
| Soviet Union
| Assault rifle
| [[5.45×39mm]]
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[AKS-74U]]
| Soviet Union
| Assault carbine
| 5.45×39mm
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[Type 56]]
| [[China]]
| Assault rifle
| 7.62×39mm
| <ref name="janes1" />
|-
| [[SVD (rifle)|SVD]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Designated marksman rifle]]
| [[7.62×54mmR]]
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| LR2
| China
| [[Anti-materiel rifle]]
| [[12.7×108mm]]
| <ref name="janes1">{{cite web |last1=Fediushko |first1=Dmitry |title=Tajikistan parades newly acquired Chinese-made equipment |date=25 February 2020 |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/tajikistan-parades-newly-acquired-chinese-made-equipment |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Janes.com |language=en |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124093747/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/tajikistan-parades-newly-acquired-chinese-made-equipment |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[PK machine gun|PK]]
| Soviet Union
| [[General-purpose machine gun]]
| 7.62×54mmR
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[DShK]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Heavy machine gun]]
| 12.7×108mm
| <ref name="janes1" />
|-
| [[NSV machine gun|NSV]]
| Soviet Union
| Heavy machine gun
| 12.7×108mm
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[W85 heavy machine gun|W85]]
| China
| Heavy machine gun
| 12.7×108mm
| <ref name="janes1" />
|-
| [[RPG-7]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Rocket-propelled grenade]]
| 40&nbsp;mm
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
|}

===Vehicles and artillery===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="6"| Vehicles
|-
! Name
! Origin
! Type
! Variant
! Quantity
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[T-72]]
| Soviet Union<hr />[[Russia]]
| [[Main battle tank]]
| T-72 Ural/A/AV/B<hr />T-72B1
| 28{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}<hr />3{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[T-62]]
| Soviet Union
| Main battle tank
| T-62AV/AM
| 7{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[BRDM-2]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Scout car]]
| BRDM-2<hr />BRDM-2M
| 9{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}<hr />22{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[BMP-1]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]
| 
| 8{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[BMP-2]]
| Soviet Union
| Infantry fighting vehicle
| 
| 15{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[BTR-60]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
|
|
| 23 BTR-60/70/80s as of 2024.{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|-
| [[BTR-70]]
| Soviet Union
| Armoured personnel carrier
|
|
| 23 BTR-60/70/80s as of 2024.{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|-
| [[BTR-80]]
| Soviet Union
| Armoured personnel carrier
|
|
| 23 BTR-60/70/80s as of 2024.{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|-
| [[VP11]]
| China
| [[MRAP]]
|
| 13{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
| Used by the Tajik military police.<ref name="janes1" />
|-
| CS/VN3
| China
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Utility]]
|
| 24{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[Dongfeng EQ2050]]
| China
| Utility
|
|
| Used by the 7th Air Assault Brigade.<ref name="janes1" />
|-
| [[Tigr (military vehicle)|Tigr]]
| Russia
| Utility
|
|
|{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|-
| Shaanxi Baoji Tiger
| China
| Utility
|
|
| <ref name="janes1" />
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="6"| Artillery
|-
! Name
! Origin
! Type
! Caliber
! Quantity
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[2S1 Gvozdika]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Self-propelled gun]]
| 122&nbsp;mm
| 3{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Howitzer]]
| 122&nbsp;mm
| 13{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[BM-21]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Multiple rocket launcher]]
| 122&nbsp;mm
| 14{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[TOS-1A]]
| Russia
| Multiple rocket launcher
| 220&nbsp;mm
| Some{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[Dongfeng EQ2050#Variants|DongFeng CS/SS4]]
| China
| Self-propelled mortar
| 82&nbsp;mm
|
| {{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|-
| [[82-BM-37]]
| Soviet Union
| [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]]
| 82&nbsp;mm
| 
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
| [[120-PM-43 mortar|120-PM-43]]
| Soviet Union
| Mortar
| 120&nbsp;mm
| 10{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
|-
|}

===Air defense===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5"| Surface-to-air missiles
|-
! Name
! Origin
! Type
! Quantity
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[S-125|S-125 Pechora-2M]]
| Russia
| Medium-range
| 3{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
| NATO designation: RS-SA-26
|-
| [[S-125|S-125M1 Neva-M1]]
| Russia
| Short-range
| 5{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
| NATO designation: RS-SA-3 Goa
|-
| [[9K32 Strela-2]]{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
| Soviet Union
| [[Man-portable air-defense system]]
| 
| NATO designation: RS-SA-7 Grail
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5"| Anti-aircraft guns
|-
! Name
! Origin
! Caliber
! Quantity
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[BTR-D#Variants|BTR-ZD]]
| Soviet Union
| 23&nbsp;mm
| 8{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|
|-
| [[ZU-23-2#Variants and upgrades|ZU-23M1]]
| Russia
| 23&nbsp;mm
| 
| {{sfn|IISS|2024|page=207}}
|-
|}

==Foreign forces==
Outside the Tajik military, there are also significant foreign forces in the country, principally the [[Russian 201st Military Base]] of the [[Russian Armed Forces]]. As of 2021, 5000 Russian troops are deployed at 201st Military Base. Stationed at the base are 40 [[T-72]]B1, 60 [[BMP-2]], 80 [[BTR-80|BTR-82A]], 40 [[MT-LB]], 18 [[2S1 Gvozdika]], 36 [[2S3 Akatsiya]], 6 [[2S12 Sani]], and 12 [[BM-27 Uragan|9P140 Uragan]]. A helicopter squadron consisting of 4 [[Mil Mi-24|Mi-24P Hind]], 4 [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8MTV Hip]], and 2 [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8MTV-5-1 Hip]] is stationed at the base as well. Russia claims to be sending additional tanks and armored vehicles by the end of 2021 after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to bolster its forces in Tajikistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-14 |title=The Russian Ministry of Defense Donates 12 BRDM-2M Military Reconnaissance Vehicles to The Tajikistan Army |url=https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/09/14/the-russian-ministry-of-defense-donates-brdm-2m-military-reconnaissance-vehicles-to-the-tajikistan-army/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Overt Defense |language=en-CA}}</ref> Another country with a military presence in Tajikistan is [[France]], which formerly the Operational Transport Group of the [[French Air and Space Force|French Air Force]]. It was designed to provide support to the French contingent in [[Afghanistan]]. The base was operated since 2002. In 2005, two French military transport aircraft and about 150 technicians/soldiers were deployed at the Dushanbe International Airport.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-02-02 |title=France Discusses Continued Military Presence In Tajikistan |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1063989.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en}}</ref> France used the space free of charge as a result of a bilateral cooperation agreement signed by Presidents Rahmon and [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tajikistan: French Air Detachment in Dushanbe Quietly Carries Out Afghan Mission {{!}} Eurasianet |url=https://eurasianet.org/tajikistan-french-air-detachment-in-dushanbe-quietly-carries-out-afghan-mission |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=eurasianet.org |language=en}}</ref> The contingent began to pull out in April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=French Military Begins Withdrawal From Tajikistan {{!}} Eurasianet |url=https://eurasianet.org/french-military-begins-withdrawal-from-tajikistan |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=eurasianet.org |language=en}}</ref>

In 2010, [[India]] took part in a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Soviet-era [[Hisar Air Base]] near the Tajik capital. The completion of the renovation work at the base was marked by a military parade and a visit by President Rahmon.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-09-09 |title=Tajik Air Base Completed With Indian Help |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Tajik_Military_Air_Base_Completed_With_Indian_Help/2152731.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en}}</ref> [[Farkhor Air Base]] is directly operated by the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is the first military base outside its territory.<ref name=tt2006>{{cite news|title=India to station MiG-29 fighter-bombers at Tajikistan base|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060422/main6.htm|access-date=1 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=22 April 2006|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023210239/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060422/main6.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, Pakistani President [[Pervez Musharraf]] raised concerns to the Tajik government over the fact that Indian planes coming from the base would be able reach the border with [[Pakistan]] within minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com:443/2003/20031115/main1.htm |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> The [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] has decided that after [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]] troops pull out of Afghanistan, tens of millions of dollars worth of equipment will be given to the army of Tajikistan, because the [[History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021)|Afghan National Army]] has ties to the [[Taliban]] and is not stable.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tajikistan- Army |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-army.htm |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>

Tajik-Pakistan military cooperation began in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mort.tj/%d1%81%d0%b0%d1%84%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8-%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%b8-%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b8-%d0%bc%d1%83%d0%b4%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b8%d0%b0-%d2%b7%d1%83%d0%bc%d2%b3%d1%83%d1%80%d0%b8/ |title=САФАРИ РАСМИИ ВАЗИРИ МУДОФИА ҶУМҲУРИИ МАРДУМИИ ЧИН — Вазорати Мудофияи Ҷумуҳурии Тоҷикистон |publisher=Mort.tj |date=2021-07-28 |accessdate=2022-09-21 |archive-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185211/http://mort.tj/%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%B0-%D2%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D2%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Relations between Iran and Tajikistan have made great progress since 2020.On May 17, 2022, Iran inaugurated a drone factory in neighboring Tajikistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran’s drone factory in Tajikistan |url=https://mei.edu/publications/irans-drone-factory-tajikistan |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Middle East Institute |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Tajikistan}}
* [[Tajikistani Civil War]]

== Bibliography ==
*{{cite journal |last1=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] |title=Chapter Four: Russia and Eurasia |journal=The Military Balance |date=12 February 2024 |volume=124 |issue=1 |pages=158–217 |doi=10.1080/04597222.2024.2298592 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04597222.2024.2298592 |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en |issn=0459-7222 |ref={{SfnRef|IISS|2024}}}}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Jones |editor1-first=Richard D |editor2-last=Ness |editor2-first=Leland |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011 |date=2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Surrey |isbn=978-0-7106-2908-1 |edition=36th |language=en}}

== References and links ==
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{{Commons category|Military of Tajikistan}}
{{CIA World Factbook|year=2007}}
* [[Jane's Information Group]], Jane's World Armies, 2004 edition
* [[United Nations Secretary-General]]'s reports on [[UNMOT]], 1990s
* [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tajikistan/ CIA World Factbook page]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5lttuOEbJI Ҳифзи Ватан]

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