Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tajik:Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон) is the national military of the Republic of Tajikistan. It consists of National Army, Mobile Forces, Air Force, Presidential National Guard, border and internal troops. There are also significant Russian forces in the country principally the 201st Motor Rifle Division. Unlike the other former Soviet states of Central Asia, Tajikistan did not form armed forces based upon former Soviet units on its territory. Instead, the Russian Ministry of Defence took control of the Dushanbe-based 201st Motor Rifle Division. Control simply shifted
Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic independence was declared, its melody was still used until 1996. Except, there were no lyrics in the new version. Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic The "State Anthem of the Turkmen SSR" was adopted in 1946 and used until 1991 by the Turkmen SSR. When Turkmenistan became an independent state in 1991, it was retained until 1996 with no lyrics (the Soviet-era lyrics were discontinued). It was used from 1946 to 1996. The music was composed by Veli Mukhatov, who also composed the current national anthem of Turkmenistan; and the lyrics were written by Aman Kekilov and a group