The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan announced that on the first day of the spring conscription campaign, the recruitment plan was fulfilled by 54.3% across the country. According to the agency, the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, several cities and districts of the Khatlon region, and districts under republican subordination fully met the conscription plan on the very first day of the new recruitment season.
Today, April 2, the Ministry noted in a published statement that for several consecutive years, the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been the first to report on fulfilling the conscription plan.
Also, on the first day of conscription, the cities of Bokhtar, Kulyab, Nurek, and the districts of Dusti, Javan, and Vakhsh in the Khatlon region reported complete fulfillment of the plan.
In addition, at this time, some cities and districts under republican subordination, including the districts of Rasht, Sangvor, Tajikobod, Lakhsh, and Nurabad, have fulfilled the conscription plan for military service by 100%.
The news agency “Khovar” reported full fulfillment of the conscription plan in the districts of Muminobod and Farhor in the Khatlon region.
“Responsible officials in other cities and districts of the republic are also actively working in this direction and striving to fulfill the plan within the established timeframe,” the Ministry of Defense noted.
In the government of the Sughd region, asia+ reported that on April 3, a ceremony will be held to send off the recruits, and on that day more cities and districts that fulfilled the conscription plan will be announced.
At the same time, the National Information Agency “Khovar,” citing the government of the city of Isfara, reported that the rural communities of Vorukh and Chorkuh fully fulfilled the military service conscription plan on the first day.
Authorities explain the fulfillment of the plan on the first day of the conscription campaign and the day before it by “increasing the number of volunteers, benefits for conscripts, and proper organization of explanatory work.” However, experts assert that according to the new law on military duty, authorities have the right to recruit youth into the army throughout the year, and this is the reason for the fulfillment of the plan in the early days of the conscription campaign.
Every year, with the start of the conscription campaign in Tajikistan, the issue of attracting youth to the army becomes relevant. Unfavorable conditions, poor treatment of soldiers, hazing, and the death of youth in military units are considered the main reasons for youth avoiding service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan.
Additionally, every year, with the start of the military service conscription season, videos of soldiers being beaten and reports of the forced detention of young people by unknown individuals circulate on social media, causing public outcry.
Authorities always deny the existence of so-called raids. However, they state that in the case of young people not appearing at the military enlistment office after receiving a summons, the police have the right to forcibly deliver them.
Also, in Tajikistan, youth can undergo a month-long military service for money.
According to a presidential decree, this season, which will last until May 31, young people aged 18 to 27 (born between 1999 and 2008) are being conscripted into the army.
