List of equipment of the Afghan Armed Forces
This is a list of equipment used by the Afghan Armed Forces.
Infantry weapons
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Information |
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Rifles
| ||||
M4 | United States | Carbine | Captured from the former | |
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
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
Name | Photo | Type | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9M14 Malyutka | Anti-tank missile
|
Soviet Union | 125mm | N/A | [4] |
Uniform
This section is missing information about pre-2021 use of American-styled gear in propaganda videos: captures or airsoft copies? Also, captured NVG circa 2017.(September 2021) |
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
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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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
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
Aircraft
Fixed wing
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
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
- 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.
- ISBN 978-0-7106-1912-9.
- 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
- ^ a b Batchelor, Tom (2021). "Afghanistan: What American equipment has been left for the Taliban?". The Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Jones & Ness 2010, p. 903.
- ^ Brayley 2013, p. 29.
- OCLC 785873574.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "How The Taliban Captured Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Weapons". greydynamics. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Cox, Matthew (30 May 2018). "Militants Killed in Kabul Attack Were Wearing US Army Uniforms". Military. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n IISS 2024, p. 245.
- ^ "Far From Finished: The Islamic Emirate Air Force". Oryx. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Even Toyota seemed to know that the Taliban would take Kabul". Quartz. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b Shankar 2015, p. 202.
- ^ a b c Foss & Gander 1999, p. 727.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Taliban to buy Blowfish drones from China for war against Islamic State". Firstpost. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "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.