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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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22,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[55th of 100]
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Branches
Afghan Armed Forces: Afghan National Army (ANA, includes Afghan National Army Air Corps) |
Conscription
In view of the present conflict it is difficult to assess whether there is a coherent policy of conscription superseding the policy of the previous regime, under which conscription existed (AI). |
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Expenditures
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1.9 % of GDP |
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[44th of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$188,400,000.00 |
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[33rd of 111]
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Gulf War Coalition Forces
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300 |
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[24th of 30]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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7,004,819 |
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[37th of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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7,431,147 |
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[41st of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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7,160,600 |
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[39th of 175]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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6,785,414 |
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[43rd of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
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4,234,180 |
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[50th of 210]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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3,642,659 |
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[48th of 174]
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Manpower > Military age
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22 years of age |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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371,451 |
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[31st of 226]
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Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict
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2001 |
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personnel
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27,000
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[92nd of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.26 %
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[147th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
22 years of age; inductees are contracted into service for a 4-year term |
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Tanks
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540 tanks |
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[19th of 22]
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Weapon holdings
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1,760,000 |
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[45th of 137]
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... View all Military stats
SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); "Gulf War Veterans: Measuring Health" by Lyla M. Hernandez, Jane S. Durch, Dan G. Blazer II, and Isabel V. Hoverman, Editors; Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans, Institute of Medicine. Published by The National Academies Press 1999; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Wikipedia: Ongoing conflicts
; Dr T.R. O'Connor, (05/15/04); Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Afghanistan, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan, Afghanestan
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