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List of equipment of the Afghan Armed Forces

This is a list of equipment used by the Afghan Armed Forces.

Infantry weapons edit

Name Image Origin Type Information
Rifles
M4     United States Carbine Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[1][2]
M16     United States Assault rifle M16A2 and M16A4 variants used.[3] Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[1]
AK-47     Soviet Union Assault rifle [4]
Type 56     China Assault rifle Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
AKM     Soviet Union Assault rifle [4]
AK-74     Soviet Union Assault rifle [4]
ASh-78     Albania Assault rifle [5]
AMD-65[4]     Hungary Assault rifle Unknown number captured from former Afghan police.[6]
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965     Romania Assault rifle Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Zastava M70     Yugoslavia Assault rifle M70B1 rifles captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Samopal vz. 58     Czechoslovakia Assault rifle [4]
AKS-74U     Soviet Union Carbine [4]
SKS     Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle [4]
Lee–Enfield     British Empire Bolt action SMLE No.4 Mk.1 rifles captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Submachine guns
Škorpion     Czechoslovakia Submachine gun [4]
Shotguns
Mossberg 500     United States Pump-action shotgun Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Sniper rifles
M24 Sniper Weapon System     United States Sniper rifle Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[2]
PSL     Romania Designated marksman rifle Unknown number in service captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Machine guns
M249 SAW     United States Light machine gun Unknown number in service captured from former Afghan National Army.[7]
RPD     Soviet Union Light machine gun [4]
RPK     Soviet Union Light machine gun [4]
M240     United States General-purpose machine gun Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
PK     Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun The PKM variant also used.[4]
Zastava M84     Yugoslavia General-purpose machine gun Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
M2 Browning     United States Heavy machine gun Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
DShK     Soviet Union Heavy machine gun [4]
KPV     Soviet Union Heavy machine gun [4]
Grenade launchers
M79     United States Grenade launcher Possibly captured from US stockpiles.[3]
M203     United States Grenade launcher Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
GP-25     Soviet Union Grenade launcher Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
AGS-17     Soviet Union Automatic grenade launcher [4]
QLZ-87     China Automatic grenade launcher Source unknown.[3]
Pistols
Beretta M9     United States Semi-automatic pistol Unknown number in service captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
Smith & Wesson SD     United States Semi-automatic pistol Unknown number captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
Glock     Austria Semi-automatic pistol Glock 17 and 19 captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
Makarov PM     Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol [4]
TT-33     Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol [4]

Anti-tank edit

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
RPG-7[8]   Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union 40 mm N/A
Type 69   Rocket-propelled grenade   China 40 mm N/A [3]
RPG-16 Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union 58 mm N/A [4]
B-10[8]   Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union 82 mm N/A Chinese Type 65 guns are also used.[3]
SPG-9[8]   Recoilless gun   Soviet Union 73 mm N/A

Anti-Tank Missile edit

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka   Anti-tank missile   Soviet Union 125mm N/A [4]

Uniform edit

Name Image Origin Type Information
Military uniform
Universal Camouflage Pattern     United States Combat uniform Unknown number in service, captured from the United States Army during the War in Afghanistan. Used in unconventional warfare to attack government targets.[9]

Armored fighting vehicles edit

Name Image Origin Type Number Notes
Tanks
T-62     Soviet Union Main battle tank ? Possibly unserviceable.[10]
Armoured fighting vehicles
International MaxxPro     United States Infantry mobility vehicle ? [10]
M1117     United States Internal security vehicle ? [10]

Unarmored vehicles edit

Name Image Origin Type Number
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck     United States Military truck At least 2[11]
Navistar 7000     United States Military truck Hundreds[12]
Ford Ranger     United States Pickup truck Hundreds[12]
Toyota Hilux     Japan Pickup truck Unknown[13]
Toyota Land Cruiser     Japan Pickup truck Unknown[13]
Ford Cargo

 

  United States Truck At least 8[12]
M915     United States Military tractor unit At least 7[12]
GAZ-66     Soviet Union Military truck ?[14]
UAZ-469     Soviet Union LUV ?[14][15]
Ural-375     Soviet Union Military truck ?[15]
ZIL-131     Soviet Union Military truck ?[15]

Artillery edit

Name Image Origin Type Number
Mortars
Type 63-1     China Mortar ?[3]
M224     United States Mortar ?[3]
82-BM-37     Soviet Union Mortar ?[3]
2B14 Podnos     Soviet Union Mortar ?[10]
M69     Yugoslavia Mortar 2[12]
Towed artillery
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)     Soviet Union Howitzer ?[10]
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad     Soviet Union Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher ?[10]
Anti-aircraft
ZU-23-2     Soviet Union Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon 6[12]

Aircraft edit

Fixed wing edit

Name Image Origin Type Number
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-26     Soviet Union Military transport aircraft 1[10]
Antonov An-32     Soviet Union Military transport aircraft 1[10]
Cessna 208 Caravan     United States Military transport aircraft 1[10]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Blowfish drone   China Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown number on order from China.[16][needs update]
Various homemade drones[17]   Afghanistan Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown

Helicopters edit

Name Image Origin Type Number
Military helicopters
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk     United States Utility helicopter 4[10]
MD-530     United States Utility helicopter 8[10]
Mil Mi-17     Russia Utility helicopter 6[10]
Mil Mi-25     Russia Attack helicopter 1[10]
Mil Mi-35     Russia Attack helicopter 4[10]

Bibliography edit

  • Brayley, Martin J. (22 April 2013). Kalashnikov AK47 Series: The 7.62 x 39mm Assault Rifle in Detail. Crowood. ISBN 978-1-84797-526-3.
  • Foss, Christopher F.; Gander, Terry J., eds. (1999). Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics, 1999-2000 (20th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-1912-9.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). "Chapter Five: Asia". The Military Balance. 124 (1). Taylor & Francis: 218–327. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298593. ISSN 0459-7222. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  • Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (14 January 2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011 (36th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.
  • Shankar, Colonel C. P. (2015). Military in Pakistan and Afghanistan A Brief History. Neha Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-9380318851.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Batchelor, Tom (2021). "Afghanistan: What American equipment has been left for the Taliban?". The Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Toi Staff. "As Taliban parades captured weapons, US still trying to gauge scope of damage". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q F., Mick (14 October 2021). "Arms Captured by the Taliban during their Conquest of Afghanistan". The Hoplite. Armament Research Services (ARES). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Jones & Ness 2010, p. 903.
  5. ^ Brayley 2013, p. 29.
  6. ^ Ellison, Graham (2012). Globalization, police reform and development : doing it the Western Way?. Nathan Pino. [Basingstoke]: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-58102-9. OCLC 785873574.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Calibre Obscura (15 August 2021). "How the Taliban Captured Billions of Dollars Worth of Weapons". Grey Dynamics. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "How The Taliban Captured Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Weapons". greydynamics. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ Cox, Matthew (30 May 2018). "Militants Killed in Kabul Attack Were Wearing US Army Uniforms". Military. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n IISS 2024, p. 245.
  11. ^ "Far From Finished: The Islamic Emirate Air Force". Oryx. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (23 July 2021). "Disaster At Hand: Documenting Afghan Military Equipment Losses Since June 2021 until August 14, 2021". Oryx. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Even Toyota seemed to know that the Taliban would take Kabul". Quartz. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ a b Shankar 2015, p. 202.
  15. ^ a b c Foss & Gander 1999, p. 727.
  16. ^ "Afghanistan: Taliban to buy Blowfish drones from China for war against Islamic State". Firstpost. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  17. ^ "The work of a drone unit, reported in detail here for the first time, shows how the Taliban were able to win the war against the U.S.-backed forces in Afghanistan". News Line magazine. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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