Special forces of Kazakhstan

The Special Forces of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстанның арнайы жасағы, romanized: Qazaqstannyñ arnaiy jasağy; Russian: Спецназ Казахстана, romanized: Spetsnaz Kazakhstana) trace their history to the Soviet era spetsnaz units operating on the territory of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic within the USSR. These units are the remnants of the former Soviet Army, KGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and GRU. Similarly to other post-Soviet states, Kazakhstan's special forces fall under the control of the Armed Forces of the Republic, the Ministry of Interior, and the National Security Committee.

Special Forces Day is officially celebrated on June 9, in honor of the signing by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev of the decision on the formation of the Coordinating Council of Special Purpose Units of State Agencies under the Security Council.

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