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The National Guard of Turkmenistan ( Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli Garawul) is an elite branch of the
Armed Forces of Turkmenistan The Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (), known informally as the Turkmen National Army () is the national military of Turkmenistan. It consists of the Turkmen Ground Forces, Ground Forces, the Turkmen Air Force, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, Tur ...
stationed in
Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30  ...
. It is one of three types of
paramilitary A paramilitary is a military that is not a part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the term "paramilitary" as far back as 1934. Overview Though a paramilitary is, by definiti ...
forces in the country, with the other two being the
Turkmen Internal Troops The Internal Troops of Turkmenistan (Turkmen language, Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň içerki goşunlary) is a service branch of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan), Ministry of Inte ...
and the
Turkmen Border Troops The State Border Service (SBS) (, DSG) also commonly known by its paramilitary force as the Turkmen Border Troops () is a border guard agency of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. It is currently a public service department of the government of ...
. The main task of the troops of the national guard is to protect the
President of Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan (), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme commander in chief of the Armed ...
and other senior government officials, as well as to provide security to state facilities. The National Guard is made up of 700-1000 soldiers of the armed forces. It was created in August 1992 following the creation of the
Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...
in January of that year.


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