[4][5] During the Tajik civil war, special forces units were formed in addition to the regular army.

The first of these units that appeared in Tajikistan was the special forces company of the National Security Committee (the former KGB of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic), which was formed in 1991.

In particular, the unit was sent to Khujand to battle against the forces of Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev, freeing hostages and stopping the mutiny after four days of fighting.

[11] Every year, brigade fighters take part in military exercises held in a field training center located a couple of kilometers from Dushanbe.

[10] On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the brigade, President Emomali Rahmon visited them in the Khuroson District in the Khatlon Region, calling Tajik paratroopers "one of the important structures of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan born from the era of independence of our country and a reliable shield of the new statehood of Tajiks.