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The Border Troops of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Davlat xavfsizlik xizmati chegara qoʻshinlari) and commonly referred to as the Border Troops,[1] is a department of the military and State Security Service[2] of Uzbekistan responsible for border security, part of the Security Service since 2005.[3]
Structure
[edit]Navy
[edit]A small riverine naval force is operated by the Frontier Service on the Amu Darya river, with two Gurza-class gunboats in service as well as other small craft.[4]
Civil Guard
[edit]In early 2021, the government ordered the creation of civilian border guard detachments to assist the border troops. It recruits citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 who live in village near the national border, and can work on a voluntary basis. The detachments aide in border surveillance and conducts night patrols.[5]
Operation
[edit]Border clashes
[edit]It has had many disagreements with the Frontier Forces of Kyrgyzstan since 2011.[6]
COVID-19
[edit]The Border Troops helped respond to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan. It received personal protective equipment by the EU-funded BOMCA Programme, which included 15 000 facemasks.[7]
Commanders
[edit]| No. | Image | Name | Term Start | Term End | President | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General Ilkhom Ismailovich Ibragimov | 14 August 2004 | ? | Islam Karimov | [8][9][10] | |
| 2 |  |
Major General Ruslan Mirzayev | 17 September 2008 | July 18, 2012 | [11] | |
| 3 | Colonel Rustam Eminzhanov | July 18, 2012 | April 2018 | Islam Karimov | [12] | |
| 4 | |
Major General Ruslan Mirzayev | April 2018 | March 2020 | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
| 5 | Major General Salimzhon Khusanov | March 2020 | Present | [13] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Uzbek Army Global Security.
- ↑ akbaryusupov. "SNB reorganized into State Security Service". tashkenttimes.uz. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Rustam Inoyatov: SNB vs MVD Archived 2016-09-04 at the Wayback Machine Published 2013. Registran.net.
- ↑ "Ukraine Resumed Construction of Gyurza-M (Project 58155) River Armored Artillery Boats".
- ↑ "Uzbekistan sets up civil guard detachments for border security - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Uzbekistan's Frontier Service: Kyrgyzstan aggravates situation in Sokh enclave Published 10 August 2011. Trend.az.
- ↑ "The Border Troops of Uzbekistan receive personal protective equipment". www.bomca-eu.org. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "| ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "ИБРАГИМОВ Ильхом Исмаилович | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Новым руководителем Погранвойск Узбекистана стал Ильхом Ибрагимов: штрихи к портрету". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Рустам Джураев стал командующим Нацгвардии". 16 March 2020.
- ↑ oldadmin (2012-07-18). "Узбекистан: Сменился командующий пограничными войсками СНБ - Вести.kg - Новости Кыргызстана". vesti.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Заместитель Председателя – командующий Пограничными войсками Службы государственной безопасности Республики Узбекистан". www.skpw.ru. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
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