Paratroopers' Day () is a day celebrating the

Tajik Mobile Forces The Mobile Forces ( tg, Қӯшунҳои Зудамали) are the paratroopers of the armed forces of Tajikistan. They are similar to the Russian Airborne Troops, whom they often train with. The Mobile Forces act as an elite special forces unit ...

, which is as service branch of the

Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan (russian: Вооружённые силы Таджикистана; tg, Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Quvvahoi Musallahi Jumhurii Tojikiston), also known ...

. It is celebrated on August 4, and has been celebrated on this date since 2007. The holiday was created by the Ministry of Defence. On the holiday in 2014, a war game demonstration was held in Fakhrobod, some 30 kilometers south of

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (ru ...

, attended by senior officials, as well as other officers, politicians, and veterans of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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August observances Armed Forces days Public holidays in Tajikistan {{Tajikistan-stub