Afghan National Army

The Islamic National Army of Afghanistan, also referred to as the Islamic Emirate Army, and simply as 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 early 18th century when the Hotak dynasty was established in Kandahar followed by Ahmad Shah Durrani's rise to power. It was reorganized in 1880 during Emir Abdur Rahman Khan's reign. Afghanistan remained neutral during the First and Second World Wars. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the Afghan Army was equipped by the Soviet Union.

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Special forces in Zabul Province

Soldiers of 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, relax at a strongpoint during clearing operations

An Afghan National Army pilot flies over Combat Outpost Lily, Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 20, 2013 130520-A-NQ567-054

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Derrick Organo, right, a squad leader and machine gun section leader with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, talks to an Afghan Nation Army (ANA) soldier at a vehicle checkpoint 130521-M-IV927-177

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier holds anti-aircraft ammunition found in a weapons cache Feb 120214-A-LP603-173

An Afghan National Army Special Forces mobile strike force member salutes during a ceremony for the first graduating class of mobile strike force members in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2013 131127-A-HT102-476

An Afghan National Army general with the 215th Maiwand Corps gives a speech during a graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 7, 2012 120607-A-YI377-0700

Trip to the dentist, How partnership builds a healthier Afghanistan 130414-A-GZ125-004

U.S. Soldiers with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan and Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) soldiers with the 6th Special Operations Kandak prepare to give crank radios to 140107-A-CL980-070

Afghan soldiers in Zabul in 2011

Type	Date	Description	Notes	Source	Subtype
class		100 mm gun	artillery,	Wikidata	weapon
class		120 mm mortar	mortar,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		122 mm howitzer	howitzer,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		152 mm howitzer	152 mm artillery, howitzer,	Wikidata	military equipment
class	1963	9K11 Malyutka	anti-tank missile, missile system,	Wikidata	weapon
class		anti-aircraft gun	artillery gun,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		armoured fighting vehicle	armored vehicle, combat vehicle,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		armoured personnel carrier	armored car,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		artillery gun	artillery, military equipment, weapon,	Wikidata	military equipment
class	1950	BTR-152	wheeled armored personnel carrier,	Wikidata	military equipment
class	1950	BTR-40	wheeled armored personnel carrier,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		infantry fighting vehicle	armored fighting vehicle,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		light tank	tank,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		medium tank	tank,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		mortar	high-trajectory artillery gun, muzzle loader,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		multiple rocket launcher	rocket artillery,	Wikidata	weapon
class	1944	SPG-82	rocket-propelled grenade,	Wikidata	weapon
class	1943	T-34/85	T-34,	Wikidata	military equipment
class		towed artillery piece	field gun,	Wikidata	military equipment
event	2007	Battle of Chora	Afghan National Army, Netherlands, United States, battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	2009	Battle of Dahaneh	Abdul Qayyum Zakir, Afghan National Army, United Kingdom, United States, battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	2007	Battle of Musa Qala	Afghan National Army, International Security Assistance Force, United Kingdom, United States, battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	2006	Siege of Musa Qala	Abdul Ghafour, Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, Denmark, United Kingdom, siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	2008	Uzbin Valley ambush	2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, France, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, Khalid Farooqi, Régiment de marche du Tchad, Taliban, United States, United States Army Special Forces, ambush, battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
organisation	1747	Afghan National Army	Afghan Armed Forces, army,	Wikidata	army
commons		Special forces in Zabul Province		Commons	image
commons		Soldiers of 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, relax at a strongpoint during clearing operations		Commons	image
commons		An Afghan National Army pilot flies over Combat Outpost Lily, Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 20, 2013 130520-A-NQ567-054		Commons	image
commons		U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Derrick Organo, right, a squad leader and machine gun section leader with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, talks to an Afghan Nation Army (ANA) soldier at a vehicle checkpoint 130521-M-IV927-177		Commons	image
commons		An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier holds anti-aircraft ammunition found in a weapons cache Feb 120214-A-LP603-173		Commons	image
commons		An Afghan National Army Special Forces mobile strike force member salutes during a ceremony for the first graduating class of mobile strike force members in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2013 131127-A-HT102-476		Commons	image
commons		An Afghan National Army general with the 215th Maiwand Corps gives a speech during a graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 7, 2012 120607-A-YI377-0700		Commons	image
commons		Trip to the dentist, How partnership builds a healthier Afghanistan 130414-A-GZ125-004		Commons	image
commons		U.S. Soldiers with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan and Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) soldiers with the 6th Special Operations Kandak prepare to give crank radios to 140107-A-CL980-070		Commons	image
commons		Afghan soldiers in Zabul in 2011		Commons	image

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