Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan

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The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasi Qurolli Kuchlari) are the armed forces of Uzbekistan. They consist of the Uzbek Ground Forces and the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces under the defence ministry. Paramilitary units include the National Guard, a Frontier Service, and a River Force. It is reported that the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan are the strongest in Central Asia. 'The country has also began professionalizing its military, an effort that has only limited success and erratic government support. But even in Uzbekistan, these changes represent merely a modest beginning and most of the benefits are concentrated in a few elite, higher readiness formations rather than uniformly applied to the entire force. The Uzbek military is woefully inadequate, but it is far superior to its neighbours.'

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