The Afghan Commando Forces (Persian: نیروهای کماندوی افغانستان, Pashto: افغان کمانډو لړۍ), also referred to as the DRA Commando Forces from 1978 to 1992...

capable) force of the Afghan National Army. During the Taliban insurgency, the commandos comprised 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conducted 70%...

Islamic Emirate Army and the Afghan Army, is the land force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The roots of an army in Afghanistan can be traced back to the...

The Afghan Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه, Persian: نیروهای مسلح...

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan included: Ministry of Defense Afghan Air Force and Air Defense Afghan Army Afghan Border Troops...

these were unsuccessful. Fighters either faced defeat after the Afghan Commando Forces were sent to the three provinces to curb the uprising or were arrested...

of 2024, they have made alterations to the rank insignia of the former Afghan Army, replacing the coat of arms of the Islamic Republic with that of the...

of Afghan Armed Forces bases and installations used by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and the Afghan National Army (ANA). List of airports in Afghanistan List...

The Battle of Shok Valley, also known as Operation Commando Wrath, was a joint U.S.-Afghan raid designed to kill or capture Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader...

and a large base of the Afghan Commando Forces, seized power from the King in a bloodless coup, and established the first Afghan republic. Following his...

Narcotics of Afghanistan, and former commander of the Afghan Army’s 2nd Infantry Division and the Afghan Commando Forces’ 444th Commando Battalion under...

an important role involved in suppressing the coup. Commandos of the defunct (since 1988) Afghan Air Assault Brigades were also recorded attempting to...

The 1st Commando Regiment (1 Cdo Regt) is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment has an...

Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), which overthrew Afghan president Mohammad Daoud Khan, who had himself taken power in the 1973 Afghan coup d'état and...

The 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt) is a special forces unit of the Australian Army and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment was established...

beret was worn by members of the Afghan National Army Commando Corps. As early as 1970, members of the Afghan Commando Forces also wore a maroon beret during...

The 1973 Afghan coup d'état, also called by Afghans as the Coup of 26 Saratan (Dari: کودتای ۲۶ سرطان) and self-proclaimed as the Revolution of 26 Saratan...

March 2013, U.S. special forces handed over a base in Nirkh District, Wardak Province to the Afghan commandos. Afghan commandos gradually began taking over...

highest-ranking military officer in the military of Afghanistan (currently the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces), who is responsible for maintaining the operational...

cabinet ministry of Afghanistan responsible for overseeing the Afghan Armed Forces (currently referred to as the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces). The ministry...

This is a list of equipment used by the [[Afghan Armed Force s]]. Brayley, Martin J. (22 April 2013). Kalashnikov AK47 Series: The 7.62 x 39mm Assault...

military of the former Afghan communist government during the Soviet–Afghan War, initially part of the Afghan Commando Forces. In 2001, Dostum became...

December this time with an Airborne battalion and a battalion of the Afghan Commando Forces. These units succeeded in capturing the high ground above the pass...

Islamic Emirate Air Force and the Afghan Air Force, is the air force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The Royal Afghan Air Force was established in 1921...

assigned to the newly formed 444th Commando Battalion of the Afghan Commando Forces. Further details about his time in the Afghan Army as enlisted personnel is...

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1973. It was also under the Kingdom of Afghanistan where the Afghan Commando Forces were formed as the Afghan Army’s first special formations, notably...

trained and equipped than most Afghan National Army soldiers. Though generally called the Taliban's special forces or commandos, analysts have argued that...

United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), is the UK's special operations-capable commando formation of the...

contact with Afghan Commando Forces personnel during the late 1960s and early 1970s, who were in the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, helping them...