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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

NameImageOriginTypeInformation
Rifles
M4  United StatesCarbineCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[1][2]
M16  United StatesAssault rifleM16A2 and M16A4 variants used.[3] Captured from the former Afghan National Army.[1]
AK-47  Soviet UnionAssault rifle[4]
Type 56  ChinaAssault rifleCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
AKM  Soviet UnionAssault rifle[4]
AK-74  Soviet UnionAssault rifle[4]
ASh-78  AlbaniaAssault rifle[5]
AMD-65[4]  HungaryAssault rifleUnknown number captured from former Afghan police.[6]
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965  RomaniaAssault rifleCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Zastava M70  YugoslaviaAssault rifleM70B1 rifles captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Samopal vz. 58  CzechoslovakiaAssault rifle[4]
AKS-74U  Soviet UnionCarbine[4]
SKS  Soviet UnionSemi-automatic rifle[4]
Lee–Enfield  British EmpireBolt actionSMLE No.4 Mk.1 rifles captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Submachine guns
Škorpion  CzechoslovakiaSubmachine gun[4]
Shotguns
Mossberg 500  United StatesPump-action shotgunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Sniper rifles
M24 Sniper Weapon System  United StatesSniper rifleCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[2]
PSL  RomaniaDesignated marksman rifleUnknown number in service captured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
Machine guns
M249 SAW  United StatesLight machine gunUnknown number in service captured from former Afghan National Army.[7]
RPD  Soviet UnionLight machine gun[4]
RPK  Soviet UnionLight machine gun[4]
M240  United StatesGeneral-purpose machine gunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
PK  Soviet UnionGeneral-purpose machine gunThe PKM variant also used.[4]
Zastava M84  YugoslaviaGeneral-purpose machine gunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
M2 Browning  United StatesHeavy machine gunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
DShK  Soviet UnionHeavy machine gun[4]
KPV  Soviet UnionHeavy machine gun[4]
Grenade launchers
M79  United StatesGrenade launcherPossibly captured from US stockpiles.[3]
M203  United StatesGrenade launcherCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
GP-25  Soviet UnionGrenade launcherCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[3]
AGS-17  Soviet UnionAutomatic grenade launcher[4]
QLZ-87  ChinaAutomatic grenade launcherSource unknown.[3]
Pistols
Beretta M9  United StatesSemi-automatic pistolUnknown number in service captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
Smith & Wesson SD  United StatesSemi-automatic pistolUnknown number captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
Glock  AustriaSemi-automatic pistolGlock 17 and 19 captured from the former Afghan National Army.[7]
Makarov PM  Soviet UnionSemi-automatic pistol[4]
TT-33  Soviet UnionSemi-automatic pistol[4]

Anti-tank edit

NamePhotoTypeOriginCaliberQuantityNotes
RPG-7[8] Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union40 mmN/A
Type 69 Rocket-propelled grenade  China40 mmN/A[3]
RPG-16Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union58 mmN/A[4]
B-10[8] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union82 mmN/AChinese Type 65 guns are also used.[3]
SPG-9[8] Recoilless gun  Soviet Union73 mmN/A

Anti-Tank Missile edit

NamePhotoTypeOriginCaliberQuantityNotes
9M14 Malyutka Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union125mmN/A[4]

Uniform edit

NameImageOriginTypeInformation
Military uniform
Universal Camouflage Pattern  United StatesCombat uniformUnknown 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

NameImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Tanks
T-62  Soviet UnionMain battle tank?Possibly unserviceable.[10]
Armoured fighting vehicles
International MaxxPro  United StatesInfantry mobility vehicle?[10]
M1117  United StatesInternal security vehicle?[10]

Unarmored vehicles edit

NameImageOriginTypeNumber
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck  United StatesMilitary truckAt least 2[11]
Navistar 7000  United StatesMilitary truckHundreds[12]
Ford Ranger  United StatesPickup truckHundreds[12]
Toyota Hilux  JapanPickup truckUnknown[13]
Toyota Land Cruiser  JapanPickup truckUnknown[13]
Ford Cargo

  United StatesTruckAt least 8[12]
M915  United StatesMilitary tractor unitAt least 7[12]
GAZ-66  Soviet UnionMilitary truck?[14]
UAZ-469  Soviet UnionLUV?[14][15]
Ural-375  Soviet UnionMilitary truck?[15]
ZIL-131  Soviet UnionMilitary truck?[15]

Artillery edit

NameImageOriginTypeNumber
Mortars
Type 63-1  ChinaMortar?[3]
M224  United StatesMortar?[3]
82-BM-37  Soviet UnionMortar?[3]
2B14 Podnos  Soviet UnionMortar?[10]
M69  YugoslaviaMortar2[12]
Towed artillery
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)  Soviet UnionHowitzer?[10]
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad  Soviet UnionSelf-propelled multiple rocket launcher?[10]
Anti-aircraft
ZU-23-2  Soviet UnionAnti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon6[12]

Aircraft edit

Fixed wing edit

NameImageOriginTypeNumber
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-26  Soviet UnionMilitary transport aircraft1[10]
Antonov An-32  Soviet UnionMilitary transport aircraft1[10]
Cessna 208 Caravan  United StatesMilitary transport aircraft1[10]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Blowfish drone  ChinaUnmanned aerial vehicleUnknown number on order from China.[16][needs update]
Various homemade drones[17]  AfghanistanUnmanned aerial vehicleUnknown

Helicopters edit

NameImageOriginTypeNumber
Military helicopters
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk  United StatesUtility helicopter4[10]
MD-530  United StatesUtility helicopter8[10]
Mil Mi-17  RussiaUtility helicopter6[10]
Mil Mi-25  RussiaAttack helicopter1[10]
Mil Mi-35  RussiaAttack helicopter4[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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