Tajik Border Troops

At the very beginning of the Tajikistani Civil War, one of the main factors in the escalation was the state border. As a result, a Special Border Brigade, and later the Border Protection Department, were set up under the auspices of the State Security Committee, and a decision was made by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet to establish the Border Service.{{cite web|title=Суханронӣ дар маҷлиси тантанавӣ ба муносибати 25-солагии таъсисёбии Қӯшунҳои сарҳадӣ {{!}} КҲФ Тоҷикистон|url=https://khf.tj/node/1424|access-date=2021-04-28|website=khf.tj}} This was put into force on 26 May 1994.{{Cite web|url=http://president.tj/ru/node/26155|title=Речь Лидера нации, Президента Республики Таджикистан, Верховного Главнокомандующего Вооруженными силами уважаемого Эмомали Рахмона перед военнослужащими пограничного отряда "Хамадони" | Президенти Тоҷикистон – President of Tajikistan – Президент Таджикистана – رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان|website=president.tj|accessdate=19 May 2023}}

In 2011, the Border Troops, along with the national army and mobile forces, took part in a military drill with Kyrgyzstan. Their objective was to eliminate two terrorist groups on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-mobile.htm Tajik Mobile Forces]. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 September 2013. In late 2014, four Tajik border guards were abducted from their posts on the border with Afghanistan by an unidentified group.[http://www.rferl.org/content/tajikistan-identifies-abducted-borderr-guards-afghanistan/26782673.html Tajikistan Identifies Border Guards Abducted by Afghans]. Radio Liberty. Published 9 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015. Unidentified gunmen from Afghanistan killed 2 Tajik border guards on 26 August 2018.{{Cite news|author=Reuters Editorial|title=Tajik or Russian plane bombs Afghan border area, six dead: Afghan...|language=en-US|work=U.S.|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack/tajik-or-russian-plane-bombs-afghan-border-area-six-dead-afghan-officials-idUSKCN1LC0GR|access-date=2018-08-27}}

The border troops control the following:{{cite web |language=ru |title=Речь на торжественном заседании в честь 25-летия образования Пограничных войск Республики Таджикистан |url=https://mfa.tj/ru/baku/view/4154/rech-na-torzhestvennom-zasedanii-v-chest-25-letiya-obrazovaniya-pogranichnykh-voisk-respubliki-tadzhikistan |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807234025/https://mfa.tj/ru/baku/view/4154/rech-na-torzhestvennom-zasedanii-v-chest-25-letiya-obrazovaniya-pogranichnykh-voisk-respubliki-tadzhikistan |date=28 May 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-15}}{{Cite web|url=http://president.tj/en/node/26153|title=Visit of border detachments in Panj and Mir Said Ali Hamadoni districts of Khatlon region | Президенти Тоҷикистон – President of Tajikistan – Президент Таджикистана – رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان|website=president.tj|accessdate=19 May 2023}}

• 3 regional administrations
• 17 border detachments
• 2 Spetsnaz units
• Separate air squadron
• 7 border commandant's offices
• 158 observation posts
• 34 checkpoints
• 4 training centers
• 5 military units of technical support
• Border Troops Academy

{{Main|Border Troops Academy}}

The Training Center "Poytakht" of the Border Troops is located in the metropolitan area of Firdavsi of Dushanbe. It is considered the main training base for servicemen of the Border Troops of SCNS, conducting the training of a large number of recruits of border guards, military personnel, including sappers, signalers, dog handlers, drivers, snipers and motorized infantry. Facilities include a sewing workshop, an assembly hall, an educational building and Radio-technical Border Management College.{{cite web|url=https://www.jahonnamo.tj/en/president/33544-visit-to-the-training-center-poytakht-of-the-border-troops-of-the-state-committee-for-national-security.html|title = Обслуживание сайта приостановлено}} The silver jubilee military parade occurred on the site of the center in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://mfa.tj/en/main/view/4151/participation-in-the-military-parade-at-the-training-center-poytakht-of-the-border-guards |title=Participation in the military parade at the training center "Poytakht" of the Border Guards | Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan |publisher=Mfa.tj |date=2019-05-28 |accessdate=2023-05-08}}{{cite web|url=https://mir24.tv/news/16362661/rahmon-pogranichniki-tadzhikistana-ohranyayut-granicy-sng-uzhe-chetvert-veka|title = Рахмон: Пограничники Таджикистана охраняют границы СНГ уже четверть века}}

The Border Troops Military Gymnasium named after Cyrus the Great (Kurushi Kabir) was opened on 28 May 2019. The building of the Military Gymnasium consists of three two-storey buildings with an area of 1,360 square meters that includes classrooms, libraries and dormitories. Many of the students of this institution are orphans who come from remote cities and districts of the country, and it annually enrolls up to 100 people after 9th grade. Training in this gymnasium is conducted mainly in the Tajik language, and 14 non-military teachers also teach various subjects. Language classrooms specializing in English, Chinese, Turkish and Russian are also built in.

Education in the gymnasium is defined as two years, and graduates have the opportunity to further study at domestic and foreign military universities, including those in the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. It has a large library for students, which allows students to use a wide range of literature. The institution is designed for 130 people. A greenhouse was built near the gymnasium in order to provide students with fresh products.{{cite web|url=https://mfa.tj/tg/main/view/4155/iftitohi-gimnaziyai-harbii-ba-nomi-vorisoni-kurushi-kabir-i-qushunhoi-sarhadii-kumitai-davlatii-amniyati-millii-jumhurii-tojikiston |title=Ифтитоҳи Гимназияи ҳарбии ба номи ворисони "Курӯши Кабир" -и Қӯшунҳои сарҳадии Кумитаи давлатии амнияти миллии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон | Вазорати корҳои хориҷии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон |publisher=Mfa.tj |date=2019-05-28 |accessdate=2023-05-08}}

• Sherali Mirzo (2006–2013)
• Rajabali Rahmonali (since 2013)

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Category:Border guards

Category:1994 establishments in Tajikistan

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