 Some units of the KNB were also former on the basis of a special purpose police unit of the Public Order Protection Directorate of the Interior Ministry of the Turkmen SSR.The MNB Institute was established to provide higher level training to its personnel  The Counter Terrorism Training Center of the MNB was also opened in the capital in October 2005 as a training institution.In December 2010, the MNB moved to its current headquarters on 2033 Magtymguly Street, Ashgabat.