According to the interstate contracts «About Collective Security of the CIS Countries» of May 15, 1992 and the Agreement «About measures for stabilization of a situation on a site of frontier of the Republic of Tajikistan with Afghanistan» of January 22, 1993, signed by heads of states of the CIS the decision on joint protection of the Tajik-Afghan border from the bands taking the weapon and drugs was made. In pursuance of this document the Resolution of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of January 4, 1993 was accepted No. 6. According to this resolution, the military personnel of the summary Kazakhstan battalion created from the military personnel of the Border service of KNB, the Ministry of Defence and Internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RK for eight years with honor fulfilled the military duty before the Homeland.
From June, 1993 to February, 2001 more than ten thousand soldiers from Kazakhstan stood on protection of the southern boundaries of the CIS, including till 1999 on strengthening of external borders of the CIS on the Tajik-Afghan site 20 summary companies from parts of expeditious purpose of Internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan were created. Over two thousand soldiers and officers of Internal troops in total participated in performance of a fighting task.
During fighting collisions with the armed groups of violators of border more than 50 Kazakhstan servicemen were lost and more than 300 were wounded. All of them with honor performed a task of the native state, including at the price of health, and sometimes the life.
The Day is memorable on April 7, 1995 for us – troops of a law and order. On the seventh of April the summary company of Internal troops of military unit 5485 (nowadays 6506) from the city of Shymkent as a part of a summary battalion of the Republic of Kazakhstan, being in the district of the city of Kalay-Humb was attacked in the gorge Pshikhavr from Mujahideens where 17 servicemen of this division were killed in unequal battle.
19 years passed already since then. Neither to, nor after – never independent Kazakhstan lost still so many sons in one fight. That spring afternoon seventeen young Kazakhstan citizens were lost, most of them were not even 20 years old! Thirty three officers and a soldier were wounded in cruel, deadly fight.
Currently in the mountain gorge of Tajikistan the memorial plate in a reminder on what price of the world and tranquility is established. They were awarded posthumously by the order of the decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 3227 of November 20, 1996 for the courage and dedication shown at execution of a military duty on protection of external borders of the CIS «Aybyn» of ІІ-degree of 5 servicemen and the 12th medal «Zhauyngerlik Erligi ushin».
Today schools and streets in their hometowns and villages are called by the names of the fallen soldiers. Their names and surnames are cut on obelisks in all parts of Internal troops where every year on April 7 pass memorial services with flower-laying and wreaths. On this day mothers and fathers, the family of soldiers bitterly sob. Also those who survived in that fight are silent …
On April 7, 2014 passed the solemn meetings devoted to Day of memory and courage in all divisions of Internal troops of Kazakhstan. Including the Military institute, where on a parade-ground under Robert Schuman’s composition of «Dream» and the announcer’s text with transfer by name 17 lost soldiers and sergeants, command of institute headed by the chief colonel Akhmetov Zh. H., and also the invited guests and veterans of institute laid flowers at TAG obelisk. After the report of the chief of institute with the description of that fight, a Moment of silence took place, the triple volley was made and the national anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan was executed. Then direct participants of fight and those who adjoined to April events of 1995 – colonels acted: Omarov Berik Ilesbekovich, Seytbekov Oshakbay Zhasuzakovich, Kukharev Alexander Grigoryevich, Abdualiyev Ospan Adilovich. Above-mentioned officers acted and the day before when in club of military school the meeting with cadets of educational battalions and soldiers of BOUP took place. The purpose of a meeting was education of feeling of patriotism, a rising of moral and psychological spirit at staff and it is natural that remembered and honored. After all tragic date everything moves away and a half of cadets and soldiers were born after memorable day. Day of memory and courage – on April 7, 1995.
Ruslan Kaiyrkenov