DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus - Large-scale military exercises for soldiers, reservists, local police, and civilian support services is concluding in Dushanbe and the districts subordinate to the center (RRP) today.

The exercises, involving more than 40,000 people, including soldiers, reservists, local police, and civilian support services, were launched by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on November 2.

The purpose of the exercises is to rehearse organization of the territorial defense, mobilization of reservists, as well as coordination and interaction in anti-terror missions.

Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Sherali Mirzo, is in overall command of the exercises.

Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for a MoD, says tactical battalion of Tajikistan’s Mobile Troops, 10 military aircraft and 100 armored carriers and tanks as well as artillery are participating in the final phase of the exercises.

Meanwhile, a two-day training for heads of cities and districts of Khatlon province concluded on November 1.  Chiefs of the military registration and enlistment offices and police departments of the province participated in the training as well.