DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday March 9, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on the spring conscription campaign in Tajikistan, according to presidential press service.
The same decree provides for the retirement from active duty of soldiers and sergeants whose service under conscription is over.
Young Tajiks are drafted into the country’s armed forces from April through May 2010. The draft affects able-bodied male citizens in the age bracket of 18 years old to 27 years old, who are not members of the armed forces reserve.
