Paratroopers' Day () is a day celebrating the Tajik Mobile Forces, which is as service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan. It is celebrated on August 4, and has been celebrated on this date since 2007. The holiday was created by the

Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

. On the holiday in 2014, a war game demonstration was held in Fakhrobod, some 30 kilometers south of

Dushanbe Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...

, attended by senior officials, as well as other officers, politicians, and veterans of the

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by are ...

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