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Encyclopedia > Afghan National Army
Afghan National Army

Emblem of the Afghan National Army.
Active 1880s — c.1992 (Afghan army)
2002-present (Afghan National Army)
Country Afghanistan
Role Domestic Defense
Size 57,000 troops active (December 2007)[1]
Commanders
Chief of Staff Bismillah Khan Mohammadi

The Afghan National Army (ANA) is a service branch of the Military of Afghanistan currently being trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the lead in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's army was officially established in the 1880s when the nation was ruled by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan.[2][3] Prior to that the army was usually made-up of a combination of tribesmen and militia forces, as well as a special army force under the ruler of the country.[4][5][6][7] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (720x720, 45 KB) Summary Image created (using Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Paint) from observations in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2006. ... The chief of staff is the chief aide to the commander of larger military formations and units. ... General Bismillah Khan on the left, and former U.S. Army General John Abizaid on the right. ... The military of Afghanistan is composed of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan Air Force. ... War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of lethal violence between combatants or upon civilians. ... Planning, calculating, or the giving or receiving of information. ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ... Amir Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan (1844 - October 1, 1901), Emir of Afghanistan, was the third son of Afzul Khan, who was the eldest son of Dost Mahommed Khan, who had established the Barakzais family dynasty in Afghanistan. ... Lebanese Kataeb militia The term Militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary [1] citizens to provide defense, emergency, law enforcement, or paramilitary service, and those engaged in such activity, without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ...


During the 1960s to the early 1990s, the Afghan army was trained and equipped by the Soviet Union. By 1992 the national army fragmented into regional militias under local warlords. This was followed by the Taliban rule in 1996, which had their own armed forces. After the removal of the Taliban in late 2001, the new Afghan National Army began to be created with the support of US and other NATO countries. The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are a Sunni Muslim and ethnic Pashtun movement [2] that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the Northern Alliance, United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article is about the military alliance. ...


The ANA is being equipped with modern weapons and provided with newly-built state of the art housing facilities. Since 2002, billions of US dollars worth of military equipment, facilities, and other forms of aid has been provided to the ANA. Most of the weapons come from the United States, which includes 2,500 Humvees, tens of thousands of M-16 assault rifles, body armored jackets as well as other types of vehicles and weapons. It also includes the building of a national military command center, with training compounds in different parts of the country.[8] USD redirects here. ... This article lists military technology items, devices and methods. ... A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by and/or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. ... This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) is a military 4WD motor vehicle created by AM General. ... M16 (more formally United States Rifle, Caliber 5. ... The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A command center is any place that is used to provide centralised control for some purpose. ...


To thwart and dissolve former militias or Taliban supporters, the government of Afghanistan has offered cash and vocational training to encourage members to join the ANA. As of December 2007, the Afghan National Army comprises at least 57,000 active troops.[1] In recent years the politics of Afghanistan have been dominated by the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and the subsequent efforts to stabilise and democratise the country. ...

Contents

History

See Military of Afghanistan for further background on the history of the armed forces of Afghanistan. The military of Afghanistan is composed of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan Air Force. ...

Army of Afghanistan in 1895, near the Durand Line border with India (now with Pakistan).

The Afghan National Army has existed since at least 1880s when the country was ruled by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan.[2][3] Prior to that, from 1709 to 1880, the army of Afghanistan was usually a mixture of tribesmen and militia forces, as well as a special army force under the ruler of the country.[4][5][6][7] The Afghan National Army was modernized by King Amanullah Khan in the early 1900s just before the Third Anglo-Afghan War. King Amanullah and his Afghan army defeated the British on August 19, 1919, in which Afghanistan declared full independence from British over its foreign affairs. The Afghan army was further modernized or upgraded during King Zahir Shah's reign, starting in 1933. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Durand Line is the term for the 2,640 kilometer (1,610 mile) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Lebanese Kataeb militia The term Militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary [1] citizens to provide defense, emergency, law enforcement, or paramilitary service, and those engaged in such activity, without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ... King Amanullah Khan Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan (June 1, 1892 - April 25, 1960) was the ruler of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. ... The Rise of Dost Mohammad It was not until 1826 that the energetic Dost Mohammad was able to exert sufficient control over his brothers to take over the throne in Kabul, where he proclaimed himself amir. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about a journal. ... Mohammed Zahir Shah (born October 16, 1914) was the last King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973. ...


From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the Afghan army was being trained and equipped mostly by the former Soviet Union. In the 1970s, the number of troops in the Afghan army was at its peak with approximately 200,000 personnel.[citation needed]


During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, in the 1980s, the National Army of Afghanistan was involved in fighting against the mujahideen rebel groups. Many of them began deserting or defecting because the great majority of the Afghan people favored the rebels. By 1992, after the withdrawal of the Soviet forces from Afghanistan and the fall of the communist regime in Kabul, the Soviet-trained army ceased to exist. During that time local militia forces were formed and provided security for their own people living in the territories they controlled. The country was factionalized with different warlords controlling the territories they claimed, and there was no officially recognized national army in the country. Belligerents DRA USSR Mujahideen of Afghanistan Commanders Soviet 40th Army: Sergei Sokolov Valentin Varennikov Boris Gromov DRA: Babrak Karmal Mohammad Najibullah Abdul Rashid Dostum Abdul Haq Jalaluddin Haqqani Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Ismail Khan Ahmad Shah Massoud Strength Soviet forces: 80,000-104,000 Afghan forces: 329,000 (in 1989)[1] 45... Mujahideen (Arabic: ‎, , literally strugglers) is a term for Muslims fighting in a war or involved in any other struggle. ... Lebanese Kataeb militia The term Militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary [1] citizens to provide defense, emergency, law enforcement, or paramilitary service, and those engaged in such activity, without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ...


This era was followed by the Taliban regime in 1996, which removed the militia forces and decided to control the country by Islamic Sharia law. The Taliban also had their own army troops and commanders, some of whom were secretly trained by the intelligence agency (ISI) or military of Pakistan and CIA of USA in the border region on the Durand Line.[9] After the removal of the Taliban in late 2001, the new Afghan National Army was founded with the help of US and NATO countries. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Sharia (Arabic شريعة also Sharia, Shariah or Syariah) is traditional Islamic law. ... This article is about the Pakistani intelligence agency. ... Military of Pakistan (Urdu: پاک عسکریہ) is the principal defence organization of Pakistan. ... The Durand Line is the term for the 2,640 kilometer (1,610 mile) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... This article is about the military alliance. ...

The first batch of graduates of the new Afghan National Army (ANA) in 2002.

Upon his election the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai set a goal of an army of at least 70,000 men by 2009.[10] However, many western military experts as well as the Defense Minister of Afghanistan, Abdul Rahim Wardak, believe that 70,000 is insufficient and that the nation needs at least 200,000 active troops in order to defend the country from the Taliban, al-Qaida, and other threats.[11] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings, emirs and (under the mujahideen and Taliban regimes in the 1990s) Islamist rulers. ... Hamid Karzai (Persian: حامد کرزى and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. ... The Afghan Defense Ministry is an organ of the Government of Afghanistan, overseeing the Afghan National Army. ... General Abdurrahim Wardak is the current Defence Minister of Afghanistan. ...


The first battalions of this new army were recruited and trained by 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group of Ft. Bragg, NC, under the command of LTC McDonnell. 3rd SFG built the training facilities and ranges for early use, using a Soviet built facility on the eastern side of Kabul, near the then ISAF headquarters. The first training commenced in approximately late May of 2002, with a difficult but successful recruitment process of bringing hundreds of new recruits in from all parts of Afghanistan. Early training was done in Pashto, Tajik and some Arabic due to the very diverse ethnicities.[12] The 3rd Special Forces Group is a U.S. Army Special Forces unit that was activated on 5 December, 1963 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ...

Early ANA Facilities in May of 2002.

By January, 2003 just over 1,700 soldiers in five Kandaks (Pashto for battalions) had completed the 10-week training course, and by June 2003 a total of 4,000 troops had been trained. Initial recruiting problems lay in the lack of cooperation from regional warlords and inconsistent international support. The problem of desertion dogged the force in its early days: in the summer of 2003, the desertion rate was estimated to be ten percent and in mid-March, 2004 estimate suggested that 3,000 soldiers had deserted. Pashto (‎, IPA: , also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pathani or Pushtoo and also known as Afghan language[4][5]) is an Iranian language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and Pakistan[6]. // Geographic distribution of Pashto (purple) and other Iranian languages Pashto is spoken by about 30... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols This article is about the military unit. ...


Soldiers in the new army initially received $30 a month during training and $50 a month upon graduation, though pay for trained soldiers has since risen to $120. Some recruits were under 18 years of age and many could not read or write. Recruits who only spoke the Pashto language experienced difficulty because instruction was usually given through interpreters who spoke Dari. Dari (Persian: ) is the official name for the Persian language in Afghanistan, popularly and locally known as Farsi. ...


Growth continued, however, and the Afghan National Army had expanded to 5,000 trained soldiers by July of 2003. That month, approximately 1,000 ANA soldiers were deployed in the US-led Operation Warrior Sweep, marking the first major combat operation for Afghan troops. Operation Warrior Sweep involved a July 20, 2003 deployment of about 1,000 soldiers of the Afghan National Army, together with U.S.-led coalition troops, in the Zormat Valley region and the 3,260 meter-high peaks of the Ayubkhel Valley in the southern Paktia province in Afghanistan. ...

Troop levels
Soldiers As of
1,750 January 9, 2003[13][14]
6,000 September 29, 2003[15]
6,000 January 22, 2004 [16]
7,000 February 2004[15]
8,300, plus 2,500 in training April 30, 2004[15]
12,360 June 29, 2004 [17]
13,000 August 8, 2004 [18]
13,500, plus 3,000 in training September 13, 2004 [19]
13,000 December 2004 [20]
17,800, plus 3,400 in training January 10, 2005 [21]
26,000, plus 4,000 in training September 16, 2005 [22]
26,900 January 31, 2006 [23]
36,000 January 10-22, 2007 [24] [25]
46,177 April 12, 2007[26]
50,000 June 6, 2007[27]
50,000 October 18, 2007[28]
57,000 December 2, 2007[1]
76,665 April 14, 2008

Current status

As of May 11, 2008, total manpower is over 76,000 personnel with 86,000 expected by mid-2009 [3]. Facilities and capacity planning efforts are rapidly adjusting to the significant increases in national recruiting efforts to meet manpower needs.
Large group of men standing in lines to join the ANA in 2007.

The basic unit in the Afghan National Army is the Kandak (Battalion), consisting of 600 troops. Although the vast majority is infantry, at least one mechanized and one tank Battalion have been formed; more may be planned. An elite special forces unit modelled on the U.S. Army Rangers is also being formed. The plans are to include 3,900 men in six battalions under French and U.S. tutelage. Every ANA Corps will be assigned an ANA Commando Battalion with the sixth designated as a special national unit under the Afghan Defense Ministry's purview. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,859 × 1,899 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,859 × 1,899 pixels, file size: 1. ... For other uses, see Elite (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Special forces (disambiguation). ... Official force name 75th Ranger Regiment Rangers Other names Airborne Rangers Army Rangers U.S. Army Rangers Branch U.S. Army Chain of Command USASOC Description Special Operations Force, rapidly deployable light infantry force. ... ANA commandos at an excersize training at Morhead Commando Training Center near Kabul, Afghanistan. ... The Afghan Ministry of Defense is an organ of the Government of Afghanistan, overseeing the Afghan National Army. ...

As of September 2005, 28 of the 31 Afghan National Army Battalions were ready for combat operations and many had already participated in them. At least nine brigades are planned at this time, each consisting of six battalions. By March 1, 2007, half of the planned army of 70,000 ANA soldiers had been achieved with 46 of the planned 76 Afghan battalions operating in the fore or in concert with NATO forces. A total of 14 brigades that will primarily be regionally oriented are planned for 2008. According to CSTC-A (Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan) thirteen of these brigades are to be light infantry, one mechanized and one commando.
Soldiers of the 205th Afghan National Army Corps in 2005.

The army has about six Corps. Five Corps serve as regional commands for the ANA: the 201st Corps based in Kabul (of which the 3rd Brigade, at Pol-e-Chakri, is to be a mechanised formation including M-113s[29] and Soviet-built main battle tanks[30], the 203rd Corps based in Gardez, the 205th Corps led by Gul Aqa Nahib based in Kandahar, the 207th Corps in Herat, and the 209th Corps in Mazari Sharif. Each of the four outlying Corps will be assigned one brigade with the majority of the manpower of the army based in Kabul's 201st Corps. The sixth Corps is the "Air Corps", which is the old Afghan Air Force. Plans exist to separate this Corps again and reclaim the old Afghan Air Force role as a separate branch of the Afghan military. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about a military unit. ... Gardez is the capital of Paktia province, Afghanistan. ... A Brigadier General in the Afghan National Army, Gul Aqa Nahib (also, Nahibi, Naebi, or simply Gul Aqa) served as second-in-command to transitional Defence Minister Mohammed Fahim in 2002[1] and is currently in charge of 12,000 troops overseeing operations in Kandahar. ... This article is about the city in Afghanistan. ... Herāt (Persian: ‎ ) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the province also known as Herāt. ... Mazari Sharif, also known as Mazar-i Sharif or Mazār-e Sharīf (Persian: ‎ ), is the fourth largest city of Afghanistan, with population of 300,600 people (2006 official estimate). ... This article is about a military unit. ... The Afghan Air Force is a service branch of the Military of Afghanistan, which is responsible for air defense and air warfare. ...


On 19 Oct 06, as part of Operation Mountain Fury, Embedded Training Team Members CPT Andy Schouten and SFC Jerry Ressler mentored and advised a D30 artillery section from 4th Bn 2nd Bde 203rd Corps (ANA) to conduct the first indirect artillery fire missions during combat operations with harassment and indirect fires.[31] Three days later, they successfully conducted counterfire (with assistance from a US Q-36 radar) that resulted with ten enemy casualties, the highest casualties inflicted from indirect artillery fire in ANA history.[citation needed] Combatants Canada, U.S, U.K, Netherlands, Estonia, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda Commanders Gen. ...


In July 2007 the Afghan army graduated its first battalion of commandos. The commandos underwent a grueling three month course being trained by American special forces. They received training in advanced infantry skills as well as training in first aid and tactical driving. They are fully equipped with US equipment and have received US style training.[32] By the end of 2008 the six ANA commando battalions will be stationed in the southern region of Afghanistan assisting the Canadian forces. There are also female soldiers being trained. The Afghan parachutist Khatol Mohammadzai became the first female general in the Afghan National Army on 19 August, 2002.[33] For other uses, see Commando (disambiguation). ...


Due at least in part to its close cooperation with, and monitoring by, US forces the Afghan National Army has, unlike the Afghan National Police, been relatively unaffected by corruption.[34]

Training

A uniformed civilian from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the left is going over training material with new cadets of the Afghan National Army on the right.

Members of the coalition forces in Afghanistan have undertaken different responsibilities in the creation of the ANA. All these various efforts are managed on the Coalition side by Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A), a two-star level multi-national command headquartered in downtown Kabul. On the ANA side, as of July 2006 all training and education in the Army is managed and implemented by the newly-formed Afghan National Army Training Command (ANATC), a two-star command which reports directly to the Chief of the General Staff. All training centers and military schools are under ANATC HQ. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 501 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,107 × 1,320 pixels, file size: 200 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 501 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,107 × 1,320 pixels, file size: 200 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is a federal agency made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ...


Each ANA HQ above battalion level has an embedded Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) of NATO trainers and mentors acting as liaisons between ANA and ISAF. The OMLTs co-ordinate operational planning and ensure that the ANA units receive enabling support.[35] Logo of ISAF. Pashto writing: کمک و همکاری (Komak wa Hamkari) means Help and Cooperation. International Security Assistance Force (10) (ISAF) is the name of a NATO-led security and development mission in Afghanistan which was established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001[1] and consists of about 35...


Individual basic training is conducted primarily by Afghan National Army instructors and staff at ANATC's Kabul Military Training Center, situated on the eastern edge of the capital. The ANA are still supported, however, with various levels of CSTC-A oversight, mentorship, and assistance. The US military assists in the basic and advanced training of enlisted recruits, and also runs the Drill Instructor School which produces new training NCOs for the basic training courses. U.S. Army recruits learn about bayonet fighting skills in an infantry Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. ... The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States. ... In military service, an enlisted rank is generally any rating below that of a commissioned officer. ...

A French army advisory team oversees the training of officers for staff and platoon or company command in a combined commissioning/infantry officer training unit called the Officer Training Brigade, also located at Kabul Military Training Center. OTB candidates in the Platoon and Company Command courses are usually older former militia and mujaheddin 'officers' with various levels of military experience.
ANA soldiers undergoing training on how to conduct air assault missions.

The United Kingdom also conducts initial infantry officer training and commissioning at the Officer Candidate School. While OCS is administratively under OTB's control, it is kept functionally separate. OCS candidates are young men with little or no military experience. The British Army also conduct initial and advanced Non-Commissioned Officer training as well in a separate NCO Training Brigade. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Army of the land), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and the largest. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,464 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 1,007 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,464 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 1,007 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ...


The Canadian Forces supervises the Combined Training Exercise portion of initial military training, where trainee soldiers, NCOs, and officers are brought together in field training exercises at the platoon, company and (theoretically) battalion levels to certify them ready for field operations. In the Regional Corps, line ANA battalions have attached Coalition Embedded Training Teams that continue to mentor the battalion's leadership, and advise in the areas of intelligence, communications, fire support, logistics and infantry tactics. The Canadian Forces (CF) (French: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the unified armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence Act, which states: The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Platoon of the German Bundeswehr. ... Standard NATO code for a friendly infantry company. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols This article is about the military unit. ... Embedded Training Teams is the term currently used by the US Army to describe standard forces being used in a mentoring role that in the past was commonly done by the Special Forces. ...


Formal education and professional development is currently conducted at two main ANATC schools, both in Kabul. The National Military Academy of Afghanistan, located near Kabul International Airport, is a four-year military university, which will produce degreed second lieutenants in a variety of military professions. NMAA's first cadet class entered its second academic year in spring 2006. A contingent of US and Turkish military instructors jointly mentor the NMAA faculty and staff. The Command and General Staff College, located in southern Kabul, prepares mid-level ANA officers to serve on brigade and corps staffs. France established the CGSC in early 2004, and a cadre of French Army instructors continues to oversee operations at the school. A National Defense University will also be established at a potential site in northwestern Kabul. Eventually all initial officer training (to include the NMAA) as well as the CGSC will be re-located to the new NDU facility. National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA), is the Military Academy of Afghan National Army, located in Kabul, Afghanistan. ... Kabul International Airport (IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB) also known as Khwaja Rawash Airport is located 16 kilometers (9 miles) from downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. ... The Turkish Army (Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. ...

Operations

A platoon of ANA soldiers at a rescue operation in February 2005.

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made numerous unsuccessful helicopter rescue operation attempts in early 2005. But when technology failed, the Afghan National Army responded with boots on the ground. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,464 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 404 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,464 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 404 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Platoon of the German Bundeswehr. ... Logo of ISAF. Pashto writing: کمک و همکاری (Komak wa Hamkari) means Help and Cooperation. International Security Assistance Force (10) (ISAF) is the name of a NATO-led security and development mission in Afghanistan which was established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001[1] and consists of about 35...


Following the crash of Kam Air Flight 904 on February 4, 2005, the Ministry of Defense ordered the ANA's Central Corps to assemble a team to attempt a rescue of victims presumed to be alive. The crash site was at an altitude of 11,000 feet (3,400 m) on the peak of the Chaperi Mountain, 20 miles (32 km) east of the Afghan capital of Kabul.[36] Kam Air Flight 904 was involved in a deadly aviation disaster over the Pamir mountains of Afghanistan in February 2005. ...


ANA and Pakistani troops exchanged fire in the Kudakhel area of the Mohmand Agency on March 2, 2007. The Afghan army fired rockets on a Pakistani army border post in the Kudakhel area. In another incident a border clash erupted between Afghan and Pakistani troops, who overnight took some areas in a border region of Paktika province.[37] The agency was created in 1951 before which the Mohmand Tribes were administered by the Deputy Commissioner, Peshawar. ... Paktika (Persian: پکتیکا) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...


The Afghan army caught the senior Taliban leader Mullah Mahmood near Khandahar, who was wearing a Burkha. Mahmood was suspected of organizing suicide attacks in Kandahar province.[38] More than forty-nine Taliban fighters were killed by the Afghan forces in one of the independent operations carried out by the Afghan forces.[39] Kandahar or Qandahar (Pashto: قندھار) is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...


In a rescue operation, the Afghan National Army deployed their Mi-8 helicopters and evacuated flood victims in the Ghorban district of Parwan province. Afghan soldiers safely evacuated 383 families to safer places.[40] Parwān (Persian: پروان, also spelt Parvān) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...

Operation Achilles

The Afghan National Army along with the ISAF successfully engaged Taliban extremist strongholds. This operation was launched on March 6, 2007, to stabilize northern Helmand province for the government to start the reconstruction work.[41] Helmand (Pashto: هلمند) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. ...

Battle for Musa Qala

After 10 months in Taliban hands, the town of Musa Qala was retaken by Afghan National Army backed by ISAF and coalition support. Taliban insurgents had scattered mostly to the north.[42]

Current Equipment

Since the early 1970s the Afghan army has been equipped with the Russian AK-47 as their main service rifle. ANA will soon receive 100,000 American-made M16 rifles to replace the older AK-47s.[43] Some ANA special forces are already equipped with M16s. There is the possibility that the ANA makes use of Soviet weapons left over from the Soviet war in Afghanistan. These equipment may also be used by the Afghan National Police. Some of these equipments may not be in suitable working condition since most of these equipment are from the Soviet era. Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... M16 (more formally United States Rifle, Caliber 5. ... For other uses, see Special forces (disambiguation). ...

ANA soldiers stand in formation with their T-62s.
ANA humvees.
ANA Ford Ranger pickup.
ANA Scud Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL).
  • Heavy arms
    • RPG-7 Anti-tank Weapon
    • M2 12.7 mm Browning Heavy Machine Gun
    • SPG-9 Recoilless Rifle
  • Mortars
    • 82 mm Medium Mortar
  • Armoured Personnel Carriers
    • M113 APC (63)
    • Humvee (213 in service, more than 800 vehicles to be delivered in the initial transfer)[46]
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Multiple Missile Launchers
    • BM-21 Grad
  • Air Defence
    • ZSU-23-4 Self-propelled Armoured Anti-aircraft Vehicle (150)
    • ZU-23-2 (5000)
  • Tanks
    • T-55 Main Battle Tank (600)
    • T-62 Main Battle Tank (170)
    • Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank (13) (Ex-Greek Army)
  • Tactical Missiles
    • Scud Tactical Ballistic Missiles

Senior officers

Defense Minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak, Lieutenant General Sher Mohammed Karimi, and Col. Shah Mahmood Rauf Wardak.
ANA Chief of the General Staff, General Bismillah Khan on the left, and former U.S. Army General John Abizaid on the right.
  • Defense Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak,
  • Defense Ministry Spokesman, Major General Mohammed Zahir Azimi
  • Chief of the General Staff, General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
  • Vice Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammad Eshaq Noori
  • General Staff Chief of Personnel, Major General Abdul Abdullah
  • General Staff Chief of Intelligence, Major General Abdul Khaliq Faryad
  • General Staff Chief of Operations, Lieutenant General Sher Mohammed Karimi
  • General Staff Chief of Logistics, Lieutenant General Azizuddin Farahee
  • General Staff Chief of Communications, Major General Mehrab Ali
  • General Staff Inspector General, Major General Jalandar Shah
  • 201st Selab ("Flood") Corps Commander, Major General Mohammad Mangal
  • 203rd Tandar ("Thunder") Corps Commander, Major General Abdul Khaliq
  • 205th Atal ("Hero") Corps Commander, Major General Gul Aqa Nahib
  • 207th Zafar ("Victory") Corps Commander, Major General Jalandar Shah Behnam
  • 209th Shaheen ("Falcon") Corps Commander, Major General Murad Ali
  • Afghan National Army Training Command, Major General Aminullah Karim
  • Command and General Staff College, Major General Rizak
  • National Military Academy of Afghanistan, Major General Mohammad Shariff
  • Kabul Military Training Centre, Brigadier General Mohammad Amin Wardak[49]

Future

Canadian Leopard C2 uparmoured, en route to Afghanistan in 2006.

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On July 12, 2006 Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak stated that for the Afghan National Army to be able to secure Afghanistan on its own it needed to grow to a troop level of 150,000-200,000 soldiers. Without such a number of troops Wardak said that ANA could not put down the Taliban and defend the country from outside threats.[11]


According to statements made by Col. Thomas McGrath on October 19, 2007 the coalition supporting the build-up of the ANA has seen progress and is pleased with the Afghan performance in recent exercises. Col. McGrath estimated that the ANA should be capable of carrying out independent brigade-size operations by the spring of 2008.[52]


On December 23, 2007, the CTV and CBC television network reported that Canada's military will supply the Afghan National Army with surplus C7 assault rifles in order to bring the ANA up to NATO equipment standards.[45] CTV National News is a newscast on CTV, which airs at 11pm local time on the main network across Canada. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... C7 or C-7 may refer to: The Diemaco C7, a rifle. ... Look up ana, Ana, ANA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the military alliance. ...


At the moment Afghanistan is in the process of improving the ANA and the Afghan Police Force. The ANA is expected to have 70,000 soldiers and the Afghan Police Force is expected to have 82,000 officers by the end of 2008.


The Afghan National Army has a contract with International Trucks. It will provide a fleet of 2781 trucks which can be used for transporting personnel, water, petroleum and a recovery truck. The Afghan National Army has already received 374 out of the 2781 trucks.


The Afghan National Army is to take over the UK's post in Helmand province by the end of 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Reuters: "Afghanistan army to reach targeted strength by March"
  2. ^ a b British Battles: Second Afghan War (Battle of Maiwand)
  3. ^ a b British Battles: Second Afghan War (March to Kandahar and the Battle of Baba Wali)
  4. ^ a b British Battles: First Afghan War (Battle of Ghuznee)
  5. ^ a b British Battles: First Afghan War (Battle of Kabul 1842)
  6. ^ a b British Battles: First Afghan War (Battle of Kabul and retreat to Gandamak)
  7. ^ a b British Battles: First Afghan War (The Siege of Jellalabad)
  8. ^ Tini Tran (July 4, 2006). Afghanistan to get $2 billion in U.S. gear. AfghanNews.net. Retrieved on 26 October, 2006.
  9. ^ Pajhwok Afghan News, 'Afghanistan may be lost forever' (October 5, 2007)
  10. ^ GlobalSecurity.org: Afghanistan - Army
  11. ^ a b CBCNews: "Defence minister says Afghan army must be 5 times larger"
  12. ^ globalsecurity.org: 3rd Special Forces Group[1]
  13. ^ GlobalSecurity.org: Afghan Army graduates fifth battalion
  14. ^ SoldiersMagazine.com: Soldiers - the Official U.S. Army Magazine - March 2003
  15. ^ a b c Afghanistan - Army. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 27 October, 2006.
  16. ^ US Dept. of State: U.S. Progress in the Global War on Terrorism
  17. ^ US Dept. of State: U.S. Ambassador Calls Violence Targeting Afghan Elections "Barbaric"
  18. ^ US Dept. of State: Cost of Freedom for Iraq Similar to Bringing Democracy to Others
  19. ^ US Dept. of State: Afghanistan Makes Progress on Many Fronts
  20. ^ US Dept. of State: More Facts on Security
  21. ^ US DoD: Afghan Army Has Made Great Progress, Says U.S. Officer
  22. ^ US Dept. of State: Security Arrangements for Afghan Elections Will Be Strong
  23. ^ US Dept. of State: Afghanistan National Security Forces
  24. ^ US Dept. of State: Afghan Security Forces Make Impressive Professional Gains
  25. ^ Army.mil/news: Afghan security forces becoming competent, capable
  26. ^ People's Daily Online: Wardak: "Strength of Afghan National Army reaches 46,000" (April 12, 2007)
  27. ^ Pajhwok Afghan News, Over 153,000 troops fighting 20,000 combatants: NATO
  28. ^ Department of Defense: GEN. CONE: "ANA currently 50,000 strong"
  29. ^ DefendAmerica.mil, Afghan Army gets armored personnel carriers, April 25, 2005
  30. ^ http://austinbay.net/blog/?p=400, 21 June 2005
  31. ^ (First to Fire, "FA Journal", Jan/Feb 2007)
  32. ^ NPR: New Afghan Commandos Take to the Frontlines
  33. ^ Institute for war & peace reporting: "Woman Skydiver Leaps Ahead"
  34. ^ Newsweek: Afghan Prison Blues
  35. ^ Nato.int: Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) Programme
  36. ^ U.S. Department of Defense - Afghan National Army Assists in Plane Crash Aftermath, By Sgt. 1st Class Mack Davis, USA Special to American Forces Press Service
  37. ^ Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange fire, four dead
  38. ^ Afghan National Army captures senior Taliban leader near Kandahar
  39. ^ MLive.com: 49 Taliban killed by Afghan forces
  40. ^ Black Anthem Military News: Afghan Army helicopters and soldiers assist flood victims
  41. ^ News Blaze: Operation Achilles making progress
  42. ^ AFP: [2]
  43. ^ Pajhwok Afghan News: ANA to receive 100,000 M-16 rifles (Dec. 6, 2007)
  44. ^ Black Anthem Military News: U.S. Transfers Humvees, Weapons to Afghan National Army
  45. ^ a b CBC Canadian military donates 2,500 rifles to Afghan army
  46. ^ US DoD: U.S. Transfers Humvees, Weapons to Afghan National Army
  47. ^ US DoD: Afghan Soldiers Learn to Maintain Medium Tactical Vehicles
  48. ^ US DoD: India Delivers 50 New Trucks to Afghan National Army
  49. ^ Air Force Link: Coalition forces conduct, supervise training exercise
  50. ^ www.canada.com: Canada may supply Afghan military with Leopard tanks
  51. ^ www.norwaypost.no: Norway may supply the Afghan military with Leopard tanks
  52. ^ Army.mil: Afghan, Coalition Forces Battle Taliban, Narcotics, Emphasize Training

External links

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Afghan National Army
  • Official site of the Afghan National Army
  • Hierarchy of Command Structure
  • Government Accountability Office, AFGHANISTAN SECURITY: Efforts to Establish Army and Police Have Made Progress, but Future Plans Need to Be Better Defined GAO-05-575, June 2005
  • CSTC-A Official Website
  • Photo Gallery (Construction of ANA military bases by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
  • Article by Afghan policy analyst
  • Tank maneuvers showcase new Afghan Army's capabilities

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