Central Asian Border District

[1][2] During the war, border guards of the Central Asian District detained several thousand violators, including intelligence agents of enemy states.

At the same time, an Operational Military Department was formed in Dushanbe with subordination to the Central Asian District.

[3] From the deployment points of detachments on the territory of the USSR, Air Assault Maneuver Groups were sent to Afghanistan to conduct combat operations (see Soviet Border Troops).

[1][2] On November 8, 1992, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Central Asian Border District was officially disbanded, although it actually ceased to exist long before this date.

[1] After the collapse of the USSR, in some former Soviet republics, common border troops were maintained for several months, with a unified command in Moscow.

[4] Border detachments on the territory of Turkmenistan, according to an interstate agreement, remained under the jurisdiction of Russia until December 20, 2000.