DUSHANBE, December 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik defense ministry’s largest training center has reportedly been put in commission in the southern Khatlon province.

“Built in the territory of the Momirak training ground in Khatlon province, the training center, called Homiyon (Defenders), covers the area of more than 22 hectares,” Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus in an interview.

According to him, the project was funded by a MoD and training drills for all branches of Tajikistan’s armed forces can be conducted at this center.