To support the district's combat missions in Afghanistan, the Eastern Border District Operational Troops Group was formed in Ishkashim, Tajik SSR. On August 18, 1990, it was reformed as the 118th Ishkashim Border Detachment and transferred to the Central Asian Border District. After the collapse of the USSR, some former CIS republics retained unified border troops. On August 18, 1992, the KVPO units were divided between Kazakhstan and Russia. Most of the district's units and formations became part of the Kazakhstan Border Troops. Until 1999, due to the difficult economic and political situation, the border detachments of the former Eastern District in Kyrgyzstan were under Russian jurisdiction. After 1999, the State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic was established on their basis. The Murghab Border Detachment, like other border detachments of the former Central Asian Border District located in the Republic of Tajikistan, was also under Russian jurisdiction for a long period due to the Civil War. On November 20, 2004, the Murghab Border Detachment of the former Eastern District was transferred to the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan. == Units in 1991 ==