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efficiency of a state. The militia formations they command are composed of odd assortments of armed groups with varying level of loyalties, political commitment, professional skills, and organizational integrity. Many of them feel free to switch sides, shift loyalties, and join or leave the group spontaneously. The country suffers from the absence of a top political layer capable of controlling individual and group violence. ... Although both sides identify their units with military formations of the old regime, there is hardly any organizational or professional continuity from the past. But these units really exist in name only ... in fact only their military bases still exist, accommodating and supporting an assortment of militia groups.
710:
1410:, the Taliban made widespread use of the conscription of children in 1997, 1998 and 1999. During the civil war that preceded the Taliban regime, thousands of orphaned boys joined various militia for "employment, food, shelter, protection and economic opportunity." The report said that during its initial period the Taliban "long depended upon cohorts of youth". Witnesses stated that each land-owning family had to provide one young man and $ 500 in expenses. In August of 1999, approximately 5000 students aged between 15 and 35 left madrassas in Pakistan to join the Taliban.
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The fall of the Moscow-backed regime in 1992 disintegrated the state as well as the army. Bits and pieces of the fragmented military either disappeared or joined the warring factions that were locked in a drawn-out power struggle. The warring factions were composed of odd assortments of armed groups
704:
The army (as a state institution, organized, armed, and commanded by the state) does not exist in
Afghanistan today. Neither the Taliban-led "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" nor the "Islamic State of Afghanistan" headed by the ousted President Rabbani has the political legitimacy or administrative
1480:"د افغانستان د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه په کوم ځانګړي قوم او سیمه پورې اړه نه لري، بلکې د افغانستان په ټول مجاهد او دیني ولس پورې اړه لري او په ملي، سیمه ییزه او نړیواله کچه د افغانستان تاریخي عظمت بیا رغوي. د افغانستان خلک د دغو ځواکونو په زړورتیا ویاړي. https://t.co/74TIGW1fNs"
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Currently the conventional land forces of the
Islamic Emirate Army are subdivided into eight corps, mostly superseding the previous corps of the former Afghan National Army. The conventional land warfare corps of the Islamic Emirate Army were renamed in November 2021 by
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557:
Following the Soviet withdrawal in 1989 the mujahideen rebel attacks continued and grew in intensity. For several years the Afghan Armed Forces had actually increased their effectiveness past levels ever achieved during the Soviet military presence. The eleven-year
483:. Due to large number of defectors, the Afghan Armed Forces in 1985 were reduced to no more than about 47,000, the actual figure probably being lower. The Air Force had over 150 combat aircraft with about 7,000 officers who were supported by up to 5,000
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tanks and more than 200 armoured personnel carriers. The
Taliban also began training its own army and commanders. After the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001, private armies loyal to warlords gained more and more influence. In mid-2001,
863:
From 1 September 2021 to 10 January 2022, 15,102 newly trained fighters were inducted into the
Islamic Emirate Army as calculated on the official site, the average number of new soldiers inducted is 120 soldiers per week not counting paramilitaries.
537:
Weapons supplies were made available to the mujahideen rebel groups through numerous countries; the United States purchased all of Israel's captured Soviet weapons clandestinely, and then funnelled the weapons to the mujahideen rebels, while
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to mediate between the two parties broke down over a prisoner exchange. Brown was able to get the
Taliban to agree that the Russian crew should be allowed to maintain their aircraft. This request paved the way for their escape.
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had a central force reported at six battalions strong, plus additional second tier units, "the bulk of the army, ..made up of regional battalions, subordinate to local commanders of the
Supervisory Council." On 16 January 1993
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1304:(ASCC "Fitter") airborne, though there was less concern about these as traditional interceptors as there was about them eventually being loaded with explosives and used to suicide bomb American encampments.
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1875:"د افغانستان اسلامی امارت د اردو زړور او میړني مجاهدین د اسلامی نظام د پیاوړتیا او د خپل مجاهد ولس د خدمت په خاطر هر ډول قربانۍ او سرښندنې ته چمتو دي. #دملي_دفاع_وزارت https://t.co/BC4aNXrt3a"
3616:
3606:
2192:"After the Badri 313 Battalion, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan now has the Yarmouk 60 Special Forces Battalion. #YARMOOK_60 #badri313battalion #Taliban #IEA https://t.co/jkwf3cdjDg"
1250:" may have some special forces capabilities. These are not to be confused with the Afghanistan GCPSU, which function under the Islamic Republic up until 2021 as a police tactical unit.
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anti-aircraft guns respectively, after they were found to be poor models for their own forces. China provided the most relevant weapons, likely due to their own experience with
1424:
852:, night-vision goggles, body armor suits, communication equipment and shoulder-mounted grenade launchers. These U.S. made firearms are reportedly replacing Russian made
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On 11 January 2022, the air force successfully repaired and flew unserviceable aircraft which were abandoned by the US Army and the former Afghan
National Army after
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for two years, and agreed to "establish a regular army with soldiers mostly drawn from
Mojahedin groups." Pakistan had offered training assistance. However, a
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824:. The army itself relies heavily on captured hardware from the defeated Afghan National Army. Approximately 2,000 vehicles fell into Taliban hands after the
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upgraded their own Army's weapons, and sent the older weapons to the mujahideen, Turkey sold its World War II stockpiles, and the
British and Swiss provided
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479:. The rebel groups were fighting to force the Soviet Union to withdraw from Afghanistan as well as to remove the Soviet-backed government of President
1223:(ANA) formations. However the number '313' was not utilized by the ANA, in Kabul or beyond, and the only former Taliban unit with that number was the
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in southern
Afghanistan and defeated the various armed movements there that had squabbled since the dissolution of the previous Afghan Army and
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608:'s regime in 1992, the various Afghan political parties began to assemble their own more formal armed forces. By February 1992 Massoud's
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788:. Negotiations between the Russian government and the Taliban to free the men stalled for over a year and efforts by American senator
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The Taliban created the first iteration of the Emirate's armed forces in 1997 after taking over Afghanistan following the end of the
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566:, a leading general, switched allegiances to the mujahideen forces in 1992 and together they captured the city of Kabul.
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2525:
2353:"Children Affected by Armed Conflict in South Asia: A review of trends and issues identified through secondary research"
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622:
176:
2277:"د افغانستان اسلامي امارت د هوايي ځواکونو د فعالیت او رغونې په مناسبت د پوځي الوتکو او چورلکو مانور | د ملی دفاع وزارت"
709:
2430:
1979:"د هوايي ځواکونو عمومي قوماندانۍ او د کابل ۳۱۳ مرکزي ق ول اردو له پاره نوي مسوولین وګمارل شول | د ملی دفاع وزارت"
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reported that "a special assembly of 1335 delegates elected from across Afghanistan" had both elected Professor
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launchers. Some of the weapons that were not damaged during the decades of wars are still being used today.
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with varying levels of loyalties, political commitment, professional skills, and organizational integrity.
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The emblem of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan serves as the badge for all branches of the armed forces
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1388:, the Taliban, in addition to conscripting men to serve as soldiers, also conscripted men to staff its
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1818:, "Military Targets Are Elusive. Afghanistan Army Called a Haphazard Operation", 19 September 2001
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1910:"The Taliban's new armoury of US-made equipment includes planes, guns and night-vision goggles"
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2254:توصیه و پیغام امارت اسلامي افغانستان به مسولین و مجاهدین محترم امارت اسلامي افغانستان ! /
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453:. In 1981 the total strength of the Afghan Armed Forces was around 85,000 troops according to
235:
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being targeted. The Taliban were believed to have had 40 pilots capable of getting some 50
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forced a Russian Ilyushin-76 cargo plane carrying arms from Albania to Afghanistan to land
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was the initial series of U.S. air strikes on Afghanistan. Initial U.S. targets included
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ended with the city's fall in March 1991. But the government was dealt a major blow when
399:. It was officially reestablished on 8 November 2021 after the Taliban's victory in the
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The army under the Taliban Islamic Movement was inaugurated on 8 November 2021 as the
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2302:"مانور طیارات قوای هوایی کشور به مناسبت احیا و فعالیت چرخبال های اردوی امارت اسلامی"
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387:. However, the first iteration of the armed forces was dissolved in 2001 after the
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The Taliban created and ran a small air force in from 1996 to 2001. In late 2001
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government from 1997 to 2001 and since August 2021. According to Afghanistan's
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rebel groups who were largely backed by the United States and trained by the
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Merchant of death: money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible
1950:
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498:(1978–1992), weapon deliveries by the Soviets were increased and included
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2228:
Air Power Against Terror: America's Conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom
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After the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the
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673:
511:
2133:"Explainer: What is Badri 313 unit? Taliban's so-called 'special force'"
459:. The Afghan Army had around 35–40,000 soldiers, mostly conscripts; the
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2099:
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1272:, air defenses, as well as the modest Air Force, with the airports of
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because of the fall of the Soviet Union which stopped supplying the
364:: نیروهای مسلح امارت اسلامی افغانستان) and also referred to as the
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2061:"په یو شمیر وزارتونو، قول اردو ګانو او ولایتونو کې نوې ټاکنې وشوې"
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Jo Boyden; Jo de Berry; Thomas Feeny; Jason Hart (January 2002).
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See also "Army Reformed to Heal Divisions," JDW, 15 August 1992.
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All the corps beyond Kabul can be definitively tied to previous
692:
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Taliban Humvee in the streets of Kabul following its fall, 2021
73:
1951:"Islamic Emirate Introduces New Members of Caretaker Cabinet"
1603:
Kinsella, Warren. "Unholy Alliances", Lester Publishing, 1992
844:. In terms of infantry equipment, captured items include the
717:
During the 1990s the Taliban's air force had five supersonic
2512:
2012:"د اسلامي امارت په تشکیلاتو کې نوي کسان پر دندو وګومارل شول"
160:
2263:
10.29171/acku_risalah_ds357_5_tay969_1376_n783_dari_title18
684:'s forces by marching to the gates of Kabul in March 1995.
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1743:
The Beasts of Kabul: Inside the Afghan Army's Soviet Tanks
2481:. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center.
437:, orchestrated by members of the government loyal to the
257:: 165,000: 75,000 full time; 90,000 local militias (2022)
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1854:
1852:
1445:"IEA's army now totals 170,000: MoD's Inspector General"
757:, and a Yakovlev. Their civil air service contained two
2115:"Why the Taliban named a military unit after 'Panipat'"
1873:د ملي دفاع وزارت - وزارت دفاع ملی (10 February 2022).
1709:
1688:
2477:
Nyrop, Richard F.; Seekins, Donald M. (January 1986).
2423:
Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation
1640:"Afghan Guerrillas Order Kabul Army To Surrender City"
1478:د ملي دفاع وزارت - وزارت دفاع ملی (28 October 2021).
2030:"به زودی ۴۵۰ نفر از قول اردوی "الفاروق" فارغ میشوند"
467:
was around 87,000 in 1984. Throughout the 1980s, the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 2001
1933:"Taliban retitles all military corps in Afghanistan"
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2190:Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan (15 January 2022).
2078:Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan (16 January 2022).
554:, and kept meticulous record of all the shipments.
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2479:Area Handbook Series: Afghanistan: A Country Study
2446:
2080:"Victorious Force Unit 🪖 https://t.co/mJyyNxKO86"
1668:(2002). "Rebuilding Afghanistan's National Army".
385:Afghan Civil War which raged between 1992 and 1996
350:Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
3617:Military units and formations established in 2021
3607:Military units and formations established in 1997
579:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan's Armed Forces
463:had around 7,000 personnel; and the total of all
2257:. Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University. 1997.
1860:
629:started between the various warlords, including
2488:"An Assessment of Taliban Rule at Three Months"
2324:"Afghans in Kabul Flee Taliban, Not U.S. Raids"
1790:Afghanistan: The Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict
1317:Air Force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
702:
587:
2006:
2004:
2002:
2000:
1998:
1996:
1994:
1992:
1670:Parameters: Journal of the US Army War College
1425:History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021)
573:fragmented into regional militias under local
3215:
2723:
2533:
2159:"Red Group: The Taliban's New Commando Force"
1514:"Afghan Military Aid Said to Study In Soviet"
485:Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force
471:was heavily involved in fighting against the
433:In April 1978 there was a coup, known as the
415:as a whole, with the re-establishment of the
8:
1562:
1550:
1420:List of equipment of the Afghan Armed Forces
687:During the 1990s the Taliban maintained 400
1402:Children in the military § Afghanistan
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3200:
2730:
2716:
2708:
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2470:The American War in Afghanistan: A History
2397:"Daredevil airmen receive warm homecoming"
1843:
814:Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
42:نیروهای مسلح امارت اسلامی افغانستان (Dari)
18:Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
1728:
1614:"1988: USSR pledges to leave Afghanistan"
2492:Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
1973:
1971:
1599:
1597:
883:
441:(PDPA). This led to a full-scale Soviet
439:People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
40:د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه (Pashto)
2486:Watkins, Andrew H. (11 November 2021).
2445:Farah, Douglas; Braun, Stephen (2007).
2034:آوا پرس | ا خبار لحظه ای افغانستان
1538:
1436:
419:after being out of power for 20 years.
27:Combined military forces of Afghanistan
2453:(2007 ed.). John Wiley and Sons.
1931:Lalzoy, Najibullah (8 November 2021).
1828:Russian airmen escape from Afghanistan
31:
3597:2001 disestablishments in Afghanistan
2965:Destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan
2440:from the original on 8 February 2015.
1885:from the original on 10 February 2022
1750:from the original on 14 November 2021
514:anti-aircraft self-propelled mounts,
397:United States invasion of Afghanistan
7:
3085:Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
2202:from the original on 16 January 2022
2090:from the original on 23 January 2022
1490:from the original on 28 October 2021
407:and the collapse of the U.S.-backed
318:Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
2666:Yarmouk 60 Special Forces Battalion
2395:Associated Press (19 August 1996).
1777:Taliban lose grip on Mazar i Sharif
1746:. Stars and Stripes. 15 July 2014.
1366:spoke as part of the announcement.
1319:. This was also referred to as the
1248:Yarmouk 60 Special Forces Battalion
1227:. Other reported units include the
816:, which is also referred to as the
725:fighter-bombers. They also had six
526:multiple-launch rocket systems and
357:
232:Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force
68:
3602:2021 establishments in Afghanistan
3592:1997 establishments in Afghanistan
3533:Dependencies and other territories
1908:Shelton, Tracey (20 August 2021).
1468:IISS Military Balance 2022, p.247.
860:carried by most Taliban fighters.
672:The Taliban movement arose around
583:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
496:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
25:
2171:from the original on 12 June 2017
2059:کاکړ, جاويد هميم (4 March 2022).
1386:Combatant Status Review Tribunals
1362:. A new Taliban commander of the
380:, its total manpower is 170,000.
3091:Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2113:Tare, Kiran (16 February 2022).
1335:(most of them without engines),
403:on 15 August 2021 following the
273:
47:
3495:States with limited recognition
2692:Military history of Afghanistan
1676:(3). U.S. Army War College: 78.
1406:According to a report from the
429:Military history of Afghanistan
409:Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
358:د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه
296:Military history of Afghanistan
198:Head of the Military Commission
3541:British Indian Ocean Territory
2663:3rd Infantry Brigade Commandos
2157:Snow, Shawn (12 August 2016).
1380:According to the testimony of
1315:, the Taliban established the
451:103rd Guards Airborne Division
417:Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
323:Islamic State–Taliban conflict
312:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
1:
2866:Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai
2697:Military ranks of Afghanistan
2225:Lambeth, Benjamin S. (2001).
337:Military ranks of Afghanistan
2036:(in Persian). Archived from
2018:(in Pashto). 4 October 2021.
1937:The Khaama Press News Agency
1576:"::DDR ::Heavy Weapons"
1154:Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari" (
623:Islamic State of Afghanistan
518:armored personnel carriers,
366:Islamic Emirate Armed Forces
306:Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
301:Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
2431:National Defense University
1710:"MOJAHEDIN FOR AFGHAN ARMY"
920:Maulvi Naqibullah "Sahib" (
581:and later in 1992 when the
423:History of the Armed Forces
86:; 27 years ago
76:, the rule belongs to God")
3633:
3285:People's Republic of China
2472:. Oxford University Press.
2468:Malkasian, Carter (2021).
2420:Amstutz, J. Bruce (1986).
1399:
1373:
1257:
944:201 Khalid Ibn Walid Corps
805:
776:On 3 August 1995, Taliban
426:
3134:Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
3113:2021–2022 Afghan protests
1803:, Spring 2001, pp. 85–98.
1360:Kabul fell to the Taliban
1327:. The air force acquired
1321:Islamic Emirate Air Force
1270:command and control nodes
1207:Mohammad Ismail Turkman (
1081:Mohammad Zarif Muzaffar (
926:Maulvi Nasrullah "Mati" (
881:. They are listed below.
680:. They moved to confront
46:
39:
1563:Nyrop & Seekins 1986
1551:Nyrop & Seekins 1986
1396:Conscription of children
1113:Abdul Razzaq Faizullah (
445:in December 1979 by the
393:first Taliban government
252:Official: 170,000 (2023)
3582:Military of Afghanistan
3551:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2958:Human rights/violations
1689:"Pushing at the Cracks"
1620:. London. 14 April 1988
1294:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
1266:Operation Crescent Wind
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958:Abdul Rahman Mansoori (
868:Formation and structure
778:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
659:Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi
637:, Abdul Rashid Dostum,
585:government lost power.
3587:Islamic Emirate Forces
2919:Cabinet (2021–present)
2856:Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil
2563:Chief of General Staff
2363:Refugee Studies Centre
1844:Farah & Braun 2007
1313:2021 Taliban offensive
1201:Rahmatullah Mohammad (
1075:Abdul Rahman Haqqani (
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595:Ahmed Ali Jalali, 2002
489:Czechoslovak Air Force
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1861:Associated Press 1996
1715:Jane's Defence Weekly
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1229:Victorious Force Unit
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477:Pakistan Armed Forces
368:, is the military of
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3139:Guantanamo detainees
2605:201 Khalid Ibn Walid
2407:on 22 September 2015
2360:University of Oxford
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1382:Guantanamo detainees
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818:Islamic Emirate Army
621:as President of the
413:Afghan National Army
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2797:Abdul Ghani Baradar
2556:Command and control
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606:Mohammad Najibullah
564:Abdul Rashid Dostum
481:Mohammad Najibullah
469:Afghan Armed Forces
378:Ministry of Defense
372:, commanded by the
346:Afghan Armed Forces
210:Minister of Defense
35:Afghan Armed Forces
3230:Militaries of Asia
3042:War in Afghanistan
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2802:Sirajuddin Haqqani
2753:Leadership Council
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2401:The Register-Guard
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1795:2016-12-10 at the
1718:. 16 January 1993.
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3410:Philippines
3350:South Korea
3345:North Korea
3245:Afghanistan
3169:Pashtunwali
3038:(1996–2001)
2875:Commanders
2824:Tayyab Agha
2819:Abdul Kabir
2763:Mullah Omar
2615:205 Al-Badr
2600:313 Central
2579:Afghan Army
2336:11 December
2286:20 February
2119:India Today
2094:21 February
2065:pajhwok.com
1916:3 September
1863:, p. 4
1754:21 February
1494:21 February
1454:12 February
1449:Ariana news
1349:Cessna 208s
1311:during the
1246:, and the "
1191:217th Corps
1150:215th Corps
1109:209th Corps
1071:207th Corps
1030:205th Corps
992:203rd Corps
954:201st Corps
842:Oshkosh ATV
822:Afghan Army
808:Afghan Army
647:Ismail Khan
571:Afghan Army
528:9K52 Luna-M
449:, plus the
370:Afghanistan
150:Afghanistan
127:Afghan Army
3576:Categories
3475:Uzbekistan
3445:Tajikistan
3360:Kyrgyzstan
3340:Kazakhstan
3265:Bangladesh
3255:Azerbaijan
3189:Waziristan
3174:Safe house
3048:Insurgency
2975:War crimes
2929:Propaganda
2906:Government
2746:Leadership
2389:References
2306:mod.gov.af
2281:mod.gov.af
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2044:9 December
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1801:Parameters
1341:Mil Mi-17s
1333:Mil Mi-24s
846:M4 carbine
790:Hank Brown
759:Boeing 727
745:, a dozen
698:Ali Jalali
600:After the
524:BM-21 Grad
494:Under the
491:advisers.
473:mujahideen
427:See also:
177:Leadership
110:2021-11-08
3556:Hong Kong
3523:Palestine
3435:Sri Lanka
3430:Singapore
3310:Indonesia
3184:Theocracy
3036:Civil War
3028:Conflicts
2998:Air Force
2687:Equipment
2651:Badri 313
2635:217 Omari
2497:10 August
2411:10 August
2376:5 January
2332:. Shirkat
2137:WION News
1960:9 October
1337:Mil Mi-8s
1254:Air Force
1203:Commander
1165:Commander
1124:Commander
1083:Commander
1045:Commander
1004:Commander
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850:M16 rifle
780:fighters
723:Sukhoi-22
719:MiG-21MFs
627:Civil War
447:40th Army
250:Disputed.
242:Personnel
3503:Abkhazia
3450:Thailand
3405:Pakistan
3385:Mongolia
3380:Maldives
3375:Malaysia
3280:Cambodia
3164:Deobandi
3149:Islamism
3008:Red Unit
2985:Military
2884:Shahzada
2879:Dadullah
2656:Red Unit
2630:215 Azam
2435:Archived
2200:Archived
2169:Archived
2142:25 April
2088:Archived
1955:TOLOnews
1889:10 April
1883:Archived
1793:Archived
1748:Archived
1650:21 March
1624:21 March
1618:BBC News
1524:24 March
1488:Archived
1414:See also
1323:and the
1282:Kandahar
1244:Red Unit
1231:and the
1025:Kandahar
820:and the
797:Branches
786:Kandahar
769:, and a
761:A/Bs, a
727:Mil Mi-8
674:Kandahar
593:—
575:warlords
548:Oerlikon
544:Blowpipe
512:ZSU-57-2
443:invasion
411:and its
389:downfall
263:Industry
227:(acting)
3480:Vietnam
3370:Lebanon
3300:Georgia
3260:Bahrain
3250:Armenia
3053:leaders
2914:History
2778:decrees
2739:Taliban
2672:Panipat
2212:Twitter
2175:10 June
2100:Twitter
1895:Twitter
1760:YouTube
1500:Twitter
1145:Helmand
949:Laghman
902:Ref(s)
765:, five
733:, five
721:and 10
689:T-54/55
391:of the
374:Taliban
292:History
156:Website
108: (
89: (
81:Founded
3518:Taiwan
3460:Turkey
3420:Russia
3355:Kuwait
3335:Jordan
3325:Israel
3290:Cyprus
3275:Brunei
3270:Bhutan
3159:Sharia
3101:Events
2944:Emblem
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1286:Zaranj
1242:, the
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987:Gardez
885:Corps
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854:AK-47s
830:Humvee
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743:An-26s
739:An-12s
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3305:India
3295:Egypt
2949:Motto
2934:Jirga
2849:trips
2593:Corps
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2370:(PDF)
2356:(PDF)
2196:Tweet
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1431:Notes
1278:Herat
1274:Kabul
1066:Herat
913:Kabul
890:Corps
771:DHC-6
755:IL-18
753:, an
747:An-24
741:, 25
540:Egypt
516:MT-LB
500:Mi-24
332:Ranks
146:Kabul
60:Motto
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3365:Laos
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3315:Iran
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2455:ISBN
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