The draft plan in Tajikistan has been fulfilled by 75% in just one month

The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan reported on October 31 that more than 20 cities and districts of the country have already fulfilled their conscription plans by 100 percent in the first month of the autumn draft of citizens for military service.

According to the ministry, all cities and districts of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), as well as the Lakhsh, Rasht, Sangvor, Tajikabad, Nurabad, Vakhsh, and Farhor districts, completed their conscription plans on the very first day.

It is also reported that by the end of October, the cities of Norak, Levakant, and Rogun, as well as the districts of Nosir Khusraw, Dusti, Dangara, and the capital district of Ismoili Somoni, fulfilled their plans.

According to the Ministry of Defense, in the first month of the draft, the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region fulfilled its plan by 100 percent, the districts under republican subordination by more than 80%, the Khatlon region by 79 percent, the city of Dushanbe by 72 percent, and the Sughd region by 65 percent.

The report from the Ministry of Defense notes that the conscription plan for recruits across the republic has been fulfilled by 75%. Authorities claim that the reason for such rapid fulfillment of the conscription plan is primarily due to the “close cooperation” of local government bodies with the population, particularly with the youth.

However, facts and eyewitness accounts indicate that military enlistment officers are detaining young people of conscription age on the streets and in public places, as well as at their residences, during a campaign known among the people as “oblava,” and forcibly sending them to the army. Such unlawful actions and the harsh treatment of conscription-age youth by enlistment officers have long provoked a wave of negative reactions from society. However, the authorities of the country have yet to take any measures to rectify the situation.