DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Under president’s decree of September 16 on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces, conscription commissions have been set up in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

The republican conscription commission is led by Ramazon Rahimov, head of the defense and public order department within President’s Executive Office, and Akbar Qayumov, chief of the MoD mobilization directorate Akbar Qayumov was appointed as his deputy.  

Conscription commissions set up in the regions are headed by chairmen of provinces, cities and districts, according to the MoD resource.   

We will recall that on September 16, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2008, the presidential press service reported.  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. 

The same decree provides for the retirement from active duty of soldiers and sergeants whose service under conscription is over.