Tajikistan

DEMOBILISATION, DISARMAMENT, AND REINTEGRATION (DDR) IN TAJIKISTAN

Integration of Former United Tajik Opposition Forces (UTO) into the Tajik Armed Forces

Tajikistan became independent in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. A civil war between the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) and the Tajik government of President Emomali Rahmonov broke out from 1992-1997.

Conventional peace-building methodology supported by the United Nations (UN) focuses on combining disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration (DDR) of the warring parties with political liberalisation. According to a study from the University of Oxford, the peace process in Tajikistan succeeded despite its unconventional format.

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