The national guard was founded on 9 December 1991, by order of President Askar Akayev.

[5] In 2014, the Internal Troops of the Ministry of the Interior were absorbed into the National Guard as a result of military reforms in the country.

This may include the destruction of gangs, the localization of terrorist groups, and the elimination of natural disasters.

It took part in the Batken Conflict of 1999 in southern Kyrgyzstan during which it rebuffed the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan from the country.

[12] On 20 July 2015, President Almazbek Atambayev presented the battle banner to a separate operational battalion.

The basis for recruitment is laid out under a voluntary contract, as well as conscription of citizens for military service.