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Tajikistan
Index
Armed Forces: Total forces 3,000 in 1996 (army only;
no air force or navy). Officer corps dominated by Russians. Russian 201st
Motorized Infantry Division, about 24,000 troops, con-tributes to CIS
force, also including troops from Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan,
and dominates overall national defense. Morale problems and local
loyalties hinder conscrip-tion and organization of Tajikistani national
force.
Major Military Units: Army includes two brigades of
motorized infantry and one brigade of special forces. Heavily reliant on
Russian equipment and arms supply. Border troops include 16,500 Russians,
12,500 Tajikistanis, 1995.
Military Budget: In 1995 estimated US$67 million.
Internal Security: Main agency Committee of National
Security, based on Soviet-era Tajikistan Committee for State Security
(KGB), with full cabinet status. Police authority divided between
Committee for National Security and Ministry of Internal Affairs, which
had 1,500 troops in 1993. Beginning 1992, internal security poor because
of civil war, pervasive corruption.
Data as of March 1996
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