Now in Tajikistan, “raids” will be conducted throughout the year

In connection with the adoption of the new edition of the law of Tajikistan “On Military Duty and Military Service,” “raids” on young people of conscription age will continue throughout the year.

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The press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan Faridun Mahmadalizoda informed the media that in accordance with the amendments made to the legislation on military duty and military service, commissions for registering citizens for military service, established based on the decision of the city or district chairman, will operate until the next conscription.

Faridun Mahmadalizoda also noted that young people of conscription age, whether students or migrants returning from abroad, may be summoned to military enlistment offices throughout the year for document processing and registration for military service.

On January 29 of this year, a new edition of the law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On Military Duty and Military Service,” consisting of 10 chapters and 62 articles, was adopted.

The amendments stipulated that conscripts could undergo alternative service for a certain fee, meaning that instead of two years of active duty, they could complete one month of military training and receive a military ID.

The cost of alternative service is 25,200 somoni (420 calculation indicators, with one calculation indicator being 60 somoni), and the cost of alternative service may change depending on changes in calculation indicators. Authorities have not yet announced how many young people were able to take alternative service.

Additionally, young people who have graduated from university will be subject to a 12-month active duty service regardless of whether they studied at the military department of the university or not.

The autumn conscription campaign began on October 1 and ended at the end of November. Young people aged 18 to 27 are called up to the army.

The conscription of recruits into the armed forces in Tajikistan has been actively discussed for many years. Annually, during their service in the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, servicemen are subjected to brutal beatings, resulting in some fatalities. There are even cases of missing persons. Most young people evade military service due to poor conditions. Authorities forcibly send conscription-age youth to the army through “raids.” These methods always provoke public outrage.