List of equipment of the Afghan Armed Forces explained

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

Infantry weapons

NameImageOriginTypeInformation
Rifles
M4CarbineOver 10,000 captured from the former Afghan National Army.[1]
M16Assault rifle104,000 M16A2 and M16A4 variants used.[2] Captured from the former Afghan National Army.
Colt Canada C7Assault rifle2,500 captured from former Afghan Army
AK-47Assault rifle
Type 56Assault rifleCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
AKMAssault rifle
AK-74Assault rifle
ASh-78 AlbaniaAssault rifle
AMD-65 HungaryAssault rifleUnknown number captured from former Afghan police.[3]
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 RomaniaAssault rifleCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
Zastava M70Assault rifleM70B1 rifles captured from the former Afghan National Army.
Samopal vz. 58 CzechoslovakiaAssault rifle
AKS-74UCarbine
SKSSemi-automatic rifle
Lee–EnfieldBolt actionSMLE No.4 Mk.1 rifles captured from the former Afghan National Army.
Submachine guns
Škorpion CzechoslovakiaSubmachine gun
Shotguns
Mossberg 500Pump-action shotgunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
Sniper rifles
M24 Sniper Weapon SystemSniper rifleCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.[4]
PSL RomaniaDesignated marksman rifleUnknown number in service captured from the former Afghan National Army.
Machine guns
M249 SAWLight machine gunUnknown number in service captured from former Afghan National Army.[5]
RPDLight machine gun
RPKLight machine gun
M240General-purpose machine gunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
PKGeneral-purpose machine gunThe PKM variant also used.
Zastava M84General-purpose machine gunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
M2 BrowningHeavy machine gunCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
DShKHeavy machine gun
KPVHeavy machine gun
Grenade launchers
M79Grenade launcherPossibly captured from US stockpiles.
M203Grenade launcherAt least 1,394 M203 grenade launchers were captured from the former Afghan National Army.
GP-25Grenade launcherCaptured from the former Afghan National Army.
AGS-17Automatic grenade launcher
QLZ-87Automatic grenade launcherSource unknown.
Pistols
Beretta M9Semi-automatic pistolUnknown number in service captured from the former Afghan National Army.
Smith & Wesson SDSemi-automatic pistolUnknown number captured from the former Afghan National Army.
GlockSemi-automatic pistolGlock 17 and 19 captured from the former Afghan National Army.
Makarov PMSemi-automatic pistol
TT-33Semi-automatic pistol

Anti-tank

NamePhotoTypeOriginCaliberQuantityNotes
RPG-7[6] Rocket-propelled grenade40 mmN/A
Type 69Rocket-propelled grenade40 mmN/A
RPG-16Rocket-propelled grenade58 mmN/A
B-1082 mmN/AChinese Type 65 guns are also used.
SPG-973 mmN/A

Missiles

NamePhotoTypeOriginCaliberQuantityNotes
9M14 MalyutkaAnti-tank missile125mmN/A
Scud 2-BShort-range ballistic missile[7]

Armored fighting vehicles

NameImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Tanks
T-62Main battle tank?Possibly unserviceable.
Armoured fighting vehicles
International MaxxProInfantry mobility vehicle155[9]
M1117Internal security vehicle634
M113Armoured personnel carrier173[10]
Military vehicles
HumveeMilitary light utility vehicle3000+[11]

Unarmored vehicles

NameImageOriginTypeNumber
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical TruckMilitary truckAt least 2[12]
Navistar 7000Military truck323
Ford Ranger Pickup truck900[13]
Toyota HiluxPickup truckUnknown[14]
Toyota Land CruiserPickup truckUnknown
Ford CargoTruckAt least 8
M915Military tractor unitAt least 7
GAZ-66Military truck?
UAZ-469LUV?
Ural-375Military truck?
ZIL-131Military truck?

Artillery

NameImageOriginTypeNumber
Mortars
Type 63-1Mortar?
M224Mortar?
82-BM-37Mortar?
2B14 PodnosMortar?
M69Mortar2
Towed artillery
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)Howitzer?
Rocket artillery
BM-21 GradSelf-propelled multiple rocket launcher?
9K52 Luna-MRocket artillery[15]
Anti-aircraft
ZU-23-2Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon6

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghanistan: What American equipment has been left for the Taliban? . . Tom . Batchelor . 2021 . 3 September 2021.
  2. Web site: F. . Mick . Arms Captured by the Taliban during their Conquest of Afghanistan . The Hoplite . Armament Research Services (ARES) . 21 April 2024 . 14 October 2021.
  3. Book: Ellison, Graham . Globalization, police reform and development : doing it the Western Way? . 2012 . Palgrave Macmillan . Nathan Pino . 978-0-230-58102-9 . [Basingstoke] . 785873574.
  4. News: Toi Staff . As Taliban parades captured weapons, US still trying to gauge scope of damage . 9 September 2021 . The Times of Israel.
  5. Web site: Calibre Obscura . 2021-08-15 . How the Taliban Captured Billions of Dollars Worth of Weapons . 2021-10-10 . Grey Dynamics.
  6. Web site: How The Taliban Captured Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Weapons . greydynamics . 10 September 2021 . 4 October 2021.
  7. https://turdef.com/article/taliban-shows-off-scud-b-ballistic-missiles-in-a-military-parade
  8. News: Cox . Matthew . Militants Killed in Kabul Attack Were Wearing US Army Uniforms . 17 September 2021 . Military . 30 May 2018.
  9. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/taliban-parade-captured-us-military-equipment-in-kandahar
  10. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies . International Institute for Strategic Studies . 2020 . The Military Balance . 120 . Routledge . 978-0-367-46639-8.
  11. "Here's the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban." *The Maine Wire*, 5. september 2021, https://www.themainewire.com/2021/09/heres-the-list-of-billions-in-military-equipment-the-us-left-behind-for-the-taliban/. Accessed 13. October 2024.
  12. Web site: Far From Finished: The Islamic Emirate Air Force . Oryx . 4 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Mitzer . Stijn . Oliemans . Joost . Disaster At Hand: Documenting Afghan Military Equipment Losses Since June 2021 until August 14, 2021 . Oryx . 21 April 2024 . 23 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Even Toyota seemed to know that the Taliban would take Kabul . 2021-08-16 . 2021-09-06 . Quartz.
  15. https://turdef.com/article/taliban-shows-off-scud-b-ballistic-missiles-in-a-military-parade

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