The draft plan has been fulfilled by 70%

The Ministry of Defense claims that there will be more volunteers, while the number of “raids” is also increasing.

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According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan, the plan for the spring military draft in the Sughd region has been fulfilled by 55%. This figure for the Khatlon region is about 70%, and for the regions under republican subordination – over 70%.

For the fourth time, the military enlistment offices in the cities and districts of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region fully completed the spring draft plan on April 1, that is, on the very first day of the draft campaign.

In total, since the beginning of the campaign until early May, the military enlistment offices of 25 cities and districts of the country have fulfilled the spring military draft plan.

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan reports that “statistical analysis over the month of this important political campaign shows that there will be many more volunteers and conscripts with higher education in the spring of 2022.”

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However, the increasing number of complaints from residents and videos posted on social media indicate that the number of “raids” is rising – military enlistment and police officers are increasingly stopping young people right on the streets and roads and sending them to the army.

Previously, the Ministry of Education and Science sent a letter to universities, allowing students in their 4th and 5th years who wish to serve their country to take their current and final exams early. It was reported that this decision was made based on a letter from the head of the Executive Office of the President of Tajikistan, Ozoda Rahmon.

The conscription of recruits into the armed forces in Tajikistan has been a hot topic for many years. Every year, during their service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan, servicemen are subjected to brutal beatings, and as a result, some die. There are even cases of disappearance. Most young people evade military service due to poor conditions. Authorities forcibly send youth of conscription age to the army through “raids.” These methods always provoke public outrage, yet the situation does not change.