Spring conscription in Tajikistan

The spring conscription campaign for the armed forces of Tajikistan has begun.

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According to the president’s press service, on March 1, the President of Tajikistan signed a decree on the discharge of military personnel who have completed their terms of service and the upcoming conscription of citizens born between 1996 and 2005 for military service.

According to this decree, citizens who reach the age of 18 by the time of conscription and who do not have the right to deferment or exemption from military service will be called up in April-May 2023 to serve in the armed forces, border troops of the State National Security Committee, national guard, internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, convoy brigade of the Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences, and the agricultural battalion of the agency for the provision of special property under the government of Tajikistan.

Despite the fact that every year before the start of conscription, it is reported that recruits will be called up without violence or the use of force, over the past 30 years of Emomali Rahmon’s rule, “raids” on young people of conscription age are still conducted on the streets, markets, schools, universities, and other public places.