The Afghan Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه, Dari: نیروهای مسلح...
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This is a list of equipment used by the Afghan Armed Forces. Brayley, Martin J. (22 April 2013). Kalashnikov AK47 Series: The 7.62 x 39mm Assault Rifle...
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amended. The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan included: Ministry of Defense Afghan Air Force and Air Defense Afghan Army Afghan Border...
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Islamic Emirate Army and the Afghan Army, is the land force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The roots of an army in Afghanistan can be traced back to the...
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Security Forces (ANDSF) were composed of the Afghan National Army (including the Afghan Border Force, Afghan Air Force, Afghan Territorial Army, Afghan National...
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Islamic Emirate Air Force and the Afghan Air Force, is the air force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The Royal Afghan Air Force was established in 1921...
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late 2001, the Afghan Armed Forces were gradually reestablished by the United States and its allies. Initially, a new land force, the Afghan National Army...
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occasional armed skirmishes and firefights have occurred along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border between the Afghan Armed Forces and the Pakistan Armed Forces since...
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The United States Armed Forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 30 August 2021, marking the end of the 2001–2021 war. In February 2020, the...
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into power, the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces continue to use the rank insignia of the Islamic Republic Armed Forces. As of 2024, they have made alterations...
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Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces. On 15 August 2021, as the Taliban took over Kabul, President Ashraf...
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States. The Afghan Armed Forces operated independently but received some air support from the U.S. Air Force. As a major non-NATO ally, Afghanistan continued...
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of Afghan Armed Forces bases and installations used by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and the Afghan National Army (ANA). List of airports in Afghanistan List...
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Staff of the Armed Forces (Pashto: د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز) is the highest-ranking military officer in the military of Afghanistan (currently...
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Afghanistan and the events of the Afghan Civil War, lasting until the Taliban’s rise to power in 1996. The history of special units within the Afghan...
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2023, Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Iranian border guards clashed along the Afghanistan–Iran border between the Afghan Nimruz...
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The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. The...
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the new Afghan armed forces were formed with the support of the United States and other NATO countries. From 2009, all training for the Afghan security...
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service branch of the Afghan Armed Forces from 1978 until the dissolution of the Republic of Afghanistan in April 1992. The Afghan Air Force was redesignated...
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the Afghan Armed Forces were under the Ministry of Defense, which included the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and the Afghan National Army (ANA). The Afghan Defense...
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Soviet Armed Forces in support of the PDPA against large-scale rebellions. Fighting primarily occurred between the Soviet–Afghan alliance and the Afghan mujahideen...
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Maroon beret (section Afghan Armed Forces)
beret was worn by members of the Afghan National Army Commando Corps. As early as 1970, members of the Afghan Commando Forces also wore a maroon beret during...
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The Netherlands Armed Forces (Dutch: Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The armed forces consist of four...
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operations were performed by coalition forces, and 2015 to 2021 (the Resolute Support Mission), when the Afghan armed forces did most of the fighting against...
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used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Afghanistan: International...
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cabinet ministry of Afghanistan responsible for overseeing the military of Afghanistan (currently the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces). The ministry is located...
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withdraw 200 special forces from Afghanistan US Department of Defense, Gates Visits New Afghan Commando Training Site Npr.org, New Afghan Commandos Take to...
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Camp Leatherneck (category Military installations of the United States in Afghanistan)
transferred from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to the Afghan Armed Forces on 26 October 2014. Camp Leatherneck was master-planned by the United...
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to the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) more than 1,100 Afghan police and 530 Afghan soldiers lost their lives in 2008. According to NATO forces, 5,000...
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Soviet–Afghan War, in which Soviet and Afghan government forces fought against the Afghan mujahideen in order to consolidate control over Afghanistan. The...
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