The Armed Forces of Tajikistan were not formally organized until 1994. At the time the USSR dissolved, some former Soviet units in Tajikistan were simply transferred to Russian control, while other units remained in Tajikistan under the command of Russian officers. During the civil war a peacekeeping force of CIS nations was present, and some Russian units have retained a presence in the country into the present era. The Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, or Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan (Quvvahoi Musallahi Çumhurii Toçikiston) consist of the Land Forces, Mobile Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, and Security Forces (internal and border troops).
