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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.
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1425:, 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
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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
1495:"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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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
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498:. 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,
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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.
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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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1319:(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.
1890:"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"
2207:"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"
1265:" 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
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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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839:. 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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494:. 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
1238:(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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623:'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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803:. 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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2368:"Children Affected by Armed Conflict in South Asia: A review of trends and issues identified through secondary research"
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2292:"د افغانستان اسلامي امارت د هوايي ځواکونو د فعالیت او رغونې په مناسبت د پوځي الوتکو او چورلکو مانور | د ملی دفاع وزارت"
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1994:"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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1833:, "Military Targets Are Elusive. Afghanistan Army Called a Haphazard Operation", 19 September 2001
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1925:"The Taliban's new armoury of US-made equipment includes planes, guns and night-vision goggles"
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2269:توصیه و پیغام امارت اسلامي افغانستان به مسولین و مجاهدین محترم امارت اسلامي افغانستان ! /
468:. In 1981 the total strength of the Afghan Armed Forces was around 85,000 troops according to
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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
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The army under the Taliban Islamic Movement was inaugurated on 8 November 2021 as the
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2317:"مانور طیارات قوای هوایی کشور به مناسبت احیا و فعالیت چرخبال های اردوی امارت اسلامی"
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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
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513:(1978–1992), weapon deliveries by the Soviets were increased and included
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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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2148:"Explainer: What is Badri 313 unit? Taliban's so-called 'special force'"
474:. The Afghan Army had around 35–40,000 soldiers, mostly conscripts; the
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because of the fall of the Soviet Union which stopped supplying the
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379:: نیروهای مسلح امارت اسلامی افغانستان) and also referred to as the
2076:"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
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Taliban Humvee in the streets of Kabul following its fall, 2021
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1966:"Islamic Emirate Introduces New Members of Caretaker Cabinet"
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Kinsella, Warren. "Unholy Alliances", Lester Publishing, 1992
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859:. In terms of infantry equipment, captured items include the
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During the 1990s the Taliban's air force had five supersonic
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2027:"د اسلامي امارت په تشکیلاتو کې نوي کسان پر دندو وګومارل شول"
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10.29171/acku_risalah_ds357_5_tay969_1376_n783_dari_title18
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699:'s forces by marching to the gates of Kabul in March 1995.
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The Beasts of Kabul: Inside the Afghan Army's Soviet Tanks
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2496:. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center.
452:, 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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1460:"IEA's army now totals 170,000: MoD's Inspector General"
772:, and a Yakovlev. Their civil air service contained two
2130:"Why the Taliban named a military unit after 'Panipat'"
1888:د ملي دفاع وزارت - وزارت دفاع ملی (10 February 2022).
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1703:
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Nyrop, Richard F.; Seekins, Donald M. (January 1986).
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Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation
1655:"Afghan Guerrillas Order Kabul Army To Surrender City"
1493:د ملي دفاع وزارت - وزارت دفاع ملی (28 October 2021).
2045:"به زودی ۴۵۰ نفر از قول اردوی "الفاروق" فارغ میشوند"
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was around 87,000 in 1984. Throughout the 1980s, the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 2001
1948:"Taliban retitles all military corps in Afghanistan"
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2205:Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan (15 January 2022).
2093:Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan (16 January 2022).
569:, and kept meticulous record of all the shipments.
2494:Area Handbook Series: Afghanistan: A Country Study
2461:
2095:"Victorious Force Unit 🪖 https://t.co/mJyyNxKO86"
1683:(2002). "Rebuilding Afghanistan's National Army".
400:Afghan Civil War which raged between 1992 and 1996
365:Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
3632:Military units and formations established in 2021
3622:Military units and formations established in 1997
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594:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan's Armed Forces
478:had around 7,000 personnel; and the total of all
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2409:
2272:. Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University. 1997.
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644:started between the various warlords, including
2503:"An Assessment of Taliban Rule at Three Months"
2339:"Afghans in Kabul Flee Taliban, Not U.S. Raids"
1805:Afghanistan: The Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict
1332:Air Force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
2021:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2009:
2007:
1685:Parameters: Journal of the US Army War College
1440:History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021)
588:fragmented into regional militias under local
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18:Military of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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2738:
2548:
2174:"Red Group: The Taliban's New Commando Force"
1529:"Afghan Military Aid Said to Study In Soviet"
500:Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force
486:was heavily involved in fighting against the
448:In April 1978 there was a coup, known as the
430:as a whole, with the re-establishment of the
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1435:List of equipment of the Afghan Armed Forces
702:During the 1990s the Taliban maintained 400
2004:
1417:Children in the military § Afghanistan
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2485:The American War in Afghanistan: A History
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2412:"Daredevil airmen receive warm homecoming"
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829:Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
42:نیروهای مسلح امارت اسلامی افغانستان (Dari)
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1629:"1988: USSR pledges to leave Afghanistan"
2507:Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
1988:
1986:
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456:(PDPA). This led to a full-scale Soviet
454:People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
40:د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه (Pashto)
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2501:Watkins, Andrew H. (11 November 2021).
2500:
2460:Farah, Douglas; Braun, Stephen (2007).
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2049:آوا پرس | ا خبار لحظه ای افغانستان
1922:
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434:after being out of power for 20 years.
27:Combined military forces of Afghanistan
14:
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2468:(2007 ed.). John Wiley and Sons.
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1946:Lalzoy, Najibullah (8 November 2021).
1945:
1843:Russian airmen escape from Afghanistan
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1621:
3612:2001 disestablishments in Afghanistan
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2980:Destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan
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2536:
2455:from the original on 8 February 2015.
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1983:
1900:from the original on 10 February 2022
1765:from the original on 14 November 2021
1609:
529:anti-aircraft self-propelled mounts,
412:United States invasion of Afghanistan
3100:Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
2217:from the original on 16 January 2022
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2127:
2105:from the original on 23 January 2022
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1505:from the original on 28 October 2021
422:and the collapse of the U.S.-backed
333:Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
2681:Yarmouk 60 Special Forces Battalion
2410:Associated Press (19 August 1996).
1792:Taliban lose grip on Mazar i Sharif
1761:. Stars and Stripes. 15 July 2014.
1381:spoke as part of the announcement.
1334:. This was also referred to as the
1263:Yarmouk 60 Special Forces Battalion
1242:. Other reported units include the
831:, which is also referred to as the
740:fighter-bombers. They also had six
541:multiple-launch rocket systems and
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232:Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force
68:
24:
3617:2021 establishments in Afghanistan
3607:1997 establishments in Afghanistan
3548:Dependencies and other territories
1923:Shelton, Tracey (20 August 2021).
1483:IISS Military Balance 2022, p.247.
875:carried by most Taliban fighters.
687:The Taliban movement arose around
598:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
511:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
25:
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2521:
2186:from the original on 12 June 2017
2074:کاکړ, جاويد هميم (4 March 2022).
1401:Combatant Status Review Tribunals
1377:. A new Taliban commander of the
395:, its total manpower is 170,000.
3106:Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2128:Tare, Kiran (16 February 2022).
1350:(most of them without engines),
418:on 15 August 2021 following the
273:
47:
3510:States with limited recognition
2707:Military history of Afghanistan
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1691:(3). U.S. Army War College: 78.
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1421:According to a report from the
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444:Military history of Afghanistan
424:Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
373:د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه
296:Military history of Afghanistan
198:Head of the Military Commission
3556:British Indian Ocean Territory
2678:3rd Infantry Brigade Commandos
2172:Snow, Shawn (12 August 2016).
1583:
1486:
1477:
1452:
1395:According to the testimony of
1330:, the Taliban established the
466:103rd Guards Airborne Division
432:Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
338:Islamic State–Taliban conflict
327:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
13:
1:
2881:Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai
2712:Military ranks of Afghanistan
2403:
2240:Lambeth, Benjamin S. (2001).
352:Military ranks of Afghanistan
2051:(in Persian). Archived from
2033:(in Pashto). 4 October 2021.
1952:The Khaama Press News Agency
1591:"::DDR ::Heavy Weapons"
1268:
1169:Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari" (
638:Islamic State of Afghanistan
533:armored personnel carriers,
381:Islamic Emirate Armed Forces
321:Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
316:Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
311:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
301:Afghan Civil War (1928–1929)
7:
2752:
2446:National Defense University
1725:"MOJAHEDIN FOR AFGHAN ARMY"
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935:Maulvi Naqibullah "Sahib" (
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596:and later in 1992 when the
438:History of the Armed Forces
86:; 27 years ago
76:, the rule belongs to God")
10:
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3300:People's Republic of China
2487:. Oxford University Press.
2483:Malkasian, Carter (2021).
2435:Amstutz, J. Bruce (1986).
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959:201 Khalid Ibn Walid Corps
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791:On 3 August 1995, Taliban
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3128:2021–2022 Afghan protests
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1342:. The air force acquired
1336:Islamic Emirate Air Force
1285:command and control nodes
1222:Mohammad Ismail Turkman (
1096:Mohammad Zarif Muzaffar (
941:Maulvi Nasrullah "Mati" (
896:. They are listed below.
695:. They moved to confront
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460:in December 1979 by the
408:first Taliban government
252:Official: 170,000 (2023)
3597:Military of Afghanistan
3566:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2973:Human rights/violations
1704:"Pushing at the Cracks"
1635:. London. 14 April 1988
1309:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
1281:Operation Crescent Wind
1102:Abdul Shakur Baryalai (
973:Abdul Rahman Mansoori (
883:Formation and structure
816:
793:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
674:Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi
652:, Abdul Rashid Dostum,
600:government lost power.
3602:Islamic Emirate Forces
2934:Cabinet (2021–present)
2871:Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil
2578:Chief of General Staff
2378:Refugee Studies Centre
1859:Farah & Braun 2007
1328:2021 Taliban offensive
1216:Rahmatullah Mohammad (
1090:Abdul Rahman Haqqani (
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610:Ahmed Ali Jalali, 2002
504:Czechoslovak Air Force
214:Mullah Yaqoob (acting)
72:("The land belongs to
2788:Hibatullah Akhundzada
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1876:Associated Press 1996
1730:Jane's Defence Weekly
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1244:Victorious Force Unit
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630:Jane's Defence Weekly
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105:; 2 years ago
3485:United Arab Emirates
3154:Guantanamo detainees
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2422:on 22 September 2015
2375:University of Oxford
1423:University of Oxford
1397:Guantanamo detainees
1391:Taliban conscription
1236:Afghan National Army
1011:Ahmadullah Mubarak (
833:Islamic Emirate Army
636:as President of the
428:Afghan National Army
103:8 November 2021
69:الارض لله والحكم لله
3028:Badri 313 Battalion
2849:Abdul Hakim Haqqani
2844:Shahabuddin Delawar
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2571:Command and control
2564:Afghan Armed Forces
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1184:Mohibullah Nusrat (
1076:207 Al-Farooq Corps
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634:Burhanuddin Rabbani
621:Mohammad Najibullah
579:Abdul Rashid Dostum
496:Mohammad Najibullah
484:Afghan Armed Forces
393:Ministry of Defense
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361:Afghan Armed Forces
210:Minister of Defense
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3245:Militaries of Asia
3057:War in Afghanistan
2985:Treatment of women
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2817:Sirajuddin Haqqani
2768:Leadership Council
2675:Lashkar-e-Mansoori
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2416:The Register-Guard
2055:on 9 December 2021
1830:The Globe and Mail
1810:2016-12-10 at the
1733:. 16 January 1993.
1712:. 8 February 1992.
1659:The New York Times
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670:Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
658:Jalaluddin Haqqani
646:Ahmad Shah Massoud
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416:War in Afghanistan
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3425:Philippines
3365:South Korea
3360:North Korea
3260:Afghanistan
3184:Pashtunwali
3053:(1996–2001)
2890:Commanders
2839:Tayyab Agha
2834:Abdul Kabir
2778:Mullah Omar
2630:205 Al-Badr
2615:313 Central
2594:Afghan Army
2351:11 December
2301:20 February
2134:India Today
2109:21 February
2080:pajhwok.com
1931:3 September
1878:, p. 4
1769:21 February
1509:21 February
1469:12 February
1464:Ariana news
1364:Cessna 208s
1326:during the
1261:, and the "
1206:217th Corps
1165:215th Corps
1124:209th Corps
1086:207th Corps
1045:205th Corps
1007:203rd Corps
969:201st Corps
857:Oshkosh ATV
837:Afghan Army
823:Afghan Army
662:Ismail Khan
586:Afghan Army
543:9K52 Luna-M
464:, plus the
385:Afghanistan
150:Afghanistan
127:Afghan Army
3591:Categories
3490:Uzbekistan
3460:Tajikistan
3375:Kyrgyzstan
3355:Kazakhstan
3280:Bangladesh
3270:Azerbaijan
3204:Waziristan
3189:Safe house
3063:Insurgency
2990:War crimes
2944:Propaganda
2921:Government
2761:Leadership
2404:References
2321:mod.gov.af
2296:mod.gov.af
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2059:9 December
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1816:Parameters
1356:Mil Mi-17s
1348:Mil Mi-24s
861:M4 carbine
805:Hank Brown
774:Boeing 727
760:, a dozen
713:Ali Jalali
615:After the
539:BM-21 Grad
509:Under the
506:advisers.
488:mujahideen
442:See also:
177:Leadership
110:2021-11-08
3571:Hong Kong
3538:Palestine
3450:Sri Lanka
3445:Singapore
3325:Indonesia
3199:Theocracy
3051:Civil War
3043:Conflicts
3013:Air Force
2702:Equipment
2666:Badri 313
2650:217 Omari
2512:10 August
2426:10 August
2391:5 January
2347:. Shirkat
2152:WION News
1975:9 October
1352:Mil Mi-8s
1269:Air Force
1218:Commander
1180:Commander
1139:Commander
1098:Commander
1060:Commander
1019:Commander
985:Ibrahim (
981:Commander
943:Commander
892:, Acting
865:M16 rifle
795:fighters
738:Sukhoi-22
734:MiG-21MFs
642:Civil War
462:40th Army
250:Disputed.
242:Personnel
3518:Abkhazia
3465:Thailand
3420:Pakistan
3400:Mongolia
3395:Maldives
3390:Malaysia
3295:Cambodia
3179:Deobandi
3164:Islamism
3023:Red Unit
3000:Military
2899:Shahzada
2894:Dadullah
2671:Red Unit
2645:215 Azam
2450:Archived
2215:Archived
2184:Archived
2157:25 April
2103:Archived
1970:TOLOnews
1904:10 April
1898:Archived
1808:Archived
1763:Archived
1665:21 March
1639:21 March
1633:BBC News
1539:24 March
1503:Archived
1429:See also
1338:and the
1297:Kandahar
1259:Red Unit
1246:and the
1040:Kandahar
835:and the
812:Branches
801:Kandahar
784:, and a
776:A/Bs, a
742:Mil Mi-8
689:Kandahar
608:—
590:warlords
563:Oerlikon
559:Blowpipe
527:ZSU-57-2
458:invasion
426:and its
404:downfall
263:Industry
227:(acting)
3495:Vietnam
3385:Lebanon
3315:Georgia
3275:Bahrain
3265:Armenia
3068:leaders
2929:History
2793:decrees
2754:Taliban
2687:Panipat
2227:Twitter
2190:10 June
2115:Twitter
1910:Twitter
1775:YouTube
1515:Twitter
1160:Helmand
964:Laghman
917:Ref(s)
780:, five
748:, five
736:and 10
704:T-54/55
406:of the
389:Taliban
292:History
156:Website
108: (
89: (
81:Founded
3533:Taiwan
3475:Turkey
3435:Russia
3370:Kuwait
3350:Jordan
3340:Israel
3305:Cyprus
3290:Brunei
3285:Bhutan
3174:Sharia
3116:Events
2959:Emblem
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900:Corps
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766:An-32s
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2964:Motto
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2864:trips
2608:Corps
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1289:Kabul
1081:Herat
928:Kabul
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786:DHC-6
770:IL-18
768:, an
762:An-24
756:, 25
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347:Ranks
146:Kabul
60:Motto
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3330:Iran
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2954:Flag
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