7th Airborne Assault Brigade

7th Airborne Assault Brigade
Бригадаи 7-уми ҳамла ба десанти Тоҷикистон
Founded2 August 1997
Country Tajikistan
Branch Tajik Mobile Forces
TypeParatroopers
RoleCounterterrorism, special forces
HeadquartersDushanbe
EquipmentDongfeng EQ2050[1][2]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Rajabali Rakhmonaliev

The 7th Airborne Assault Brigade (Tajik: Бригадаи 7-уми ҳамла ба десанти) is a paratrooper unit of the Tajik Mobile Forces. The Mobile Forces act as the special forces of Tajikistan, subservient to the Defense Ministry. Located in Dushanbe, it forms the backbone of the mobile forces.[3]

The brigade is also one of the most combat ready forces in the Tajik Armed Forces.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Tajikistan parades newly acquired Chinese-made equipment". 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Или разбегутся, или уидут к талибам". ВПК.name (in Russian). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Таджикистан — Десантура.ру - Таджикистан". desantura.ru. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Вооруженные силы Таджикистана - вчера и сегодня". www.caravan.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 27 November 2020.