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

Infantry weapons

Name Image Origin Type Information
Rifles
M4  United States Carbine Over 10,000 captured from former Afghan National Army.[1]
M16 M16A2_rightside_noBG  United States Assault rifle 104,000 captured from former Afghan National Army, both the A2 and A4 variants are in use, also in use by the 313 Badri Battalion.[1]
AKM  Soviet Union Assault rifle Unknown number in service.
Zastava M70 Zastava M70 AB2 noBG  Yugoslavia Assault rifle Unknown
AK-74  Soviet Union Assault rifle Unknown number in service.
ASh-78  People's Socialist Republic of Albania Assault rifle Captured from former Afghan National Army.
PM md. 63/65  Socialist Republic of Romania Assault rifle
PA md. 86  Socialist Republic of Romania Assault rifle
AR-M1  Bulgaria Assault rifle
AK-63  Hungarian People's Republic Assault rifle
AMD-65  Hungarian People's Republic Assault rifle Unknown number captured from former Afghan police.[2]
AKS-74U  Soviet Union Carbine Unknown number in service, captured from Spetsnaz GRU during the Soviet–Afghan War.[3]
Samopal vz. 58  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Assault rifle
SKS  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle
Lee–Enfield[4]  British Empire Bolt action Some left over from the Third Anglo-Afghan War. Others supplied in Operation Cyclone.
Heckler & Koch G3  West Germany  Turkey  Iran Battle rifle
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5SD  West Germany  Pakistan Submachine gun Unknown number in service. Probably a copy made in Pakistan.[5]
PM-63 RAK  Polish People's Republic Submachine gun
Škorpion  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Submachine gun
MP-40  Nazi Germany Submachine gun
Shotguns
M500  United States Pump-action shotgun
Sniper rifles
M40  United States Sniper rifle
SVD  Soviet Union Designated marksman rifle
PSL  Socialist Republic of Romania Designated marksman rifle Unknown number in service captured from former Afghan National Army.[6]
Machine guns
M249 SAW  United States Light machine gun Unknown number in service captured from former Afghan National Army.[7]
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun Unknown number in service.
M134 Minigun  United States Rotary medium machine gun Unknown
SG-43  Soviet Union Medium machine gun
DShK  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun
KPV  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun Unknown number, most are from captured equipment in Afghan Soviet war.[8]
RPK  Soviet Union Light machine gun
Zastava M72  Yugoslavia Light machine gun
Zastava M84  Yugoslavia General-purpose machine gun
PK  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun Unknown number, most are from captured equipment in Afghan Soviet war.[9]
Grenade launchers
M203  United States Grenade launcher At least 1,394 M203 grenade launchers were captured from former Afghan National Army.[7]
GP-25  Soviet Union Grenade launcher Unknown number, most are from captured equipment in Afghan Soviet war.[7]
Sage Control GL6 Rotary Launcher  United States Grenade launcher Unknown number in service, possibly captured from former Afghan National Army.[10][11]
Mk 19  United States Automatic grenade launcher Unknown number in service, possibly captured from former Afghan National Army.[12]
AGS-17  Soviet Union Automatic Grenade Launcher
Pistols
M9  United States Semi-automatic pistol Unknown number in service captured from former Afghan National Army.[9]
Grand Power X-Calibur  Slovakia  Pakistan Semi-automatic pistol Unknown number in service. Probably a copy made in Pakistan.[13]
Makarov PM  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol Unknown number in service. Probably captured from the Soviet troops during the Soviet–Afghan War.
Smith & Wesson SD[14]  United States Semi-automatic pistol Unknown number captured from former Afghan National Army.

Anti-tank

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
M136 (AT4)[11] Disposable recoilless gun  United States 84mm N/A
RPG-7[15] Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union 40mm N/A
RPG-16 Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union 58mm N/A
B-10[15] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 82mm N/A Some Chinese copies.
SPG-9[15] Recoilless gun  Soviet Union 73mm N/A

Anti-Tank Missile

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 125mm N/A
9K111 Fagot Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 120mm N/A

Surface-to-air missile

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union 72mm N/A
9K34 Strela-3 Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union 72mm N/A

Uniform

Name Image Origin Type Information
Military uniform
FAST Helmet  United States Combat helmet Unknown number in service, captured from former Afghan National Army.[16]
Advanced Combat Helmet  United States Combat helmet Unknown number in service, captured from former Afghan National Army.[13]
Spec4ce Camouflage  United States Combat uniform Unknown number in service, captured from former Afghan National Army. Woodland, Urban, Desert and Metro patterns in use.[17]
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.[18]
MTV  United States Ballistic vest Unknown number in service, captured from former Afghan National Army.[19]
Army Combat Boot  United States Combat boot Unknown number in service, captured from former Afghan National Army.[19]
Traditional Afghan Sandal Sandal Unknown number in service, standard issue footwear.[19]

Armored fighting vehicles

Name Image Origin Type Number Notes
Tanks
T-54/T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 7+[8]
T-62  Soviet Union Main battle tank 5+[8]
Armoured fighting vehicles
Humvee  United States Military light utility vehicle 13000[20] - 22000 ( At least 500 seen in active service, M1151 and M1152 variants)[21]
International MaxxPro  United States Infantry mobility vehicle 141[20]- 150 (At least 70 in service)[21]
M1117  United States Internal security vehicle 630 (At least 100 in service, in various configurations)[22]
M113  United States Armoured personnel carrier 150
BTR-60  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier N/A
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier N/A
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Scout car N/A
BMP-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 40
BMP-2[23]  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle <100
L3/35[24]  Kingdom of Italy Tankette 1 At least 1 (not for combat)

Unarmored vehicles

Name Image Origin Type Number
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck  United States Military truck at least 2[25]
Navistar 7000  United States Military truck 323
Ford F-350  United States Pickup truck Large numbers in service.
Ford Ranger  United States Pickup truck 900[26]
Toyota Hilux  Japan Pickup truck Unknown[27]
Toyota Land Cruiser  Japan Pickup truck Unknown[27]
Ford Cargo

 United States Truck 8[8]
M915  United States Military tractor unit 8[8]
GAZ-66  Soviet Union Military truck Unknown
UAZ-469  Soviet Union LUV Unknown
Ural-375[28]  Soviet Union Military truck Several thousand.

Artillery

Name Image Origin Type Number
Mortars
M1938  Soviet Union Mortar Unknown
PM-43  Soviet Union Mortar Unknown
M69  Yugoslavia Mortar Unknown[8]
Towed artillery
M114  United States Howitzer 12+
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)  Soviet Union Howitzer 85 (some in operation, others for spare parts)[8]
Multiple rocket launcher
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher[29]  China Multiple rocket launchers
BM-14[30]  Soviet Union Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher At Least 1
BM-21 Grad[28]  Soviet Union Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Unknown
Anti-aircraft
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon Unknown[8]
ZPU  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft heavy machine gun Unknown
ZSU-23-4 Shilka  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 10

Aircraft

Fixed wing

Name Image Origin Type Number
Combat aircraft
A-29  Brazil Counter-insurgency aircraft 29+
Cessna 208 Caravan  United States Attack aircraft/Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance 38[31]
Transport aircraft
C-130 Hercules  United States Military transport aircraft 4
Antonov An-26  Soviet Union Military transport aircraft At least 2[31]
Antonov An-32  Soviet Union Military transport aircraft At least 3[31]
Cessna 208 Caravan  United States Military transport aircraft Unknown[31]
Pilatus PC-12   Switzerland Military transport aircraft/Special mission aircraft 1, 1 other rendered disabled by the United States forces.[31]
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czechoslovakia Attack/Jet trainer 3 in process of restoration.[32]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle  United States Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown, captured from former Afghan National Army.[8]
Blowfish drone  China Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown number on order from China.[33]
Various homemade drones[34]  Afghanistan Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown

Helicopters

Name Image Origin Type Number
Military helicopters
UH-60 Black Hawk  United States Utility helicopter 44[35][36]
MD-530  United States Utility helicopter Unknown[36][35]
HAL Cheetak  France
 India		 Utility helicopter 2+[37][38]
Mil Mi-17  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Utility helicopter Unknown[36][35]
Mil Mi-24  Soviet Union Attack helicopter Unknown[35]

In addition, some seven Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights, previously used by the United States Department of State were rendered unusable and left behind by departing the United States forces in August 2021 following the fall of Kabul.[31] On 10 June Afghan government said They now have over 50 aircraft available, because of "professional staff and in-house engineers", said Enayatullah Kharazmi, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense[36]

References

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  6. ↑ Afghanistan Ministry of National Defence (19 September 2022). "PSL Sniper Rifles in Taliban Propaganda". Twitter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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  27. 1 2 "Even Toyota seemed to know that the Taliban would take Kabul". Quartz. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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  35. 1 2 3 4 "S/2022/419". United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  36. 1 2 3 4 "MoD Repairs Two Military Helicopters". TOLOnews. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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