Forced military recruitment of young men in Tajikistan reportedly stretches back to the civil war in the 1990s

Eurasianet says that during two months in spring (April-May and two months in autumn (October-November), Tajik men of serving age are routinely hauled off streets or taken from their homes and forced into cars by plainclothes law enforcement, according to . Locally, this practice is known as ‘oblava’ (raid). asiaplustj.info »