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

Infantry weapons

Name Image Origin Type Information
Assault rifle and battle rifle
AKM  Soviet Union Assault rifle Main service rifle
AK-74  Soviet Union Assault rifle Main service rifle
PM md. 63/65  Socialist Republic of Romania Assault rifle
PA md. 86  Socialist Republic of Romania Assault rifle
AKS-74U  Soviet Union Carbine
Samopal vz. 58  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Assault rifle
SKS  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle
Type 63  China Assault rifle Unknown number captured from Mujahedeen
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5SD  West Germany Submachine gun Unknown number ordered from West Germany during the Daoud Khan regime. Used by Hafizullah Amin's security detail in Storm-333. [1]
PM-63 RAK  Polish People's Republic Submachine gun
Škorpion  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Submachine gun Used by KhAD.[2]
PPSh-41  Soviet Union Submachine gun Phased out by 1980, were handed out to government militias.[3]
Shotguns
KS-23  Soviet Union Pump-action shotgun in limited use
Sniper rifle
SVD  Soviet Union Designated marksman rifle
PSL  Socialist Republic of Romania Designated marksman rifle
Machine guns
Rheinmetall MG 3  West Germany General-purpose machine gun
M61 Vulcan  United States Rotary cannon At least 10 M61 Vulcans mounted into C-RAMs were emplaced at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan for Protection against incoming projectiles and missiles, unknown if they were decomisioned or not before the Fall of Kabul, potentially captured by the Taliban.[4]
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.[5]
QJG-85  China Heavy machine gun
W85  China Heavy machine gun
RPD  Soviet Union Light machine gun Unknown number in service.
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
Uk vz. 59  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic General-purpose machine gun
ZB vz. 26  First Czechoslovak Republic Light machine gun
ZB-53  First Czechoslovak Republic Medium machine gun
Grenade launcher
GP-25  Soviet Union Grenade launcher
AGS-17  Soviet Union Automatic Grenade Launcher
Pistol
Makarov PM  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol Main service pistol
Tokarev TT-33  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol were handed out to government militias.[3]
Walther P38  Nazi Germany Semi-automatic pistol

Anti-tank

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
RPG-7[6] Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union 40mm
RPG-16 File:Rpg-16.png Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union 58mm
B-10[6] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 82mm Some Chinese copies.[citation needed]
SPG-9[6] Recoilless gun  Soviet Union 73mm

Anti-Landing craft and Anti-Tank Missile

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
3M6 Shmel Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 136mm
9M14 Malyutka Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 125mm
9M17 Fleyta Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 148mm
9K111 Fagot Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 120mm
9K114 Shturm Anti-tank missile  Soviet Union 130mm

Surface-to-air missile

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
FIM-43 Redeye Man-portable air-defense system  United States 70mm
FIM-92 Stinger Man-portable air-defense system  United States 70mm unknown number captured from Mujahadeen[7]
Blowpipe Man-portable air-defense system  United Kingdom 76mm unknown number captured from Mujahadeen
9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union 72mm
9K34 Strela-3 Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union 72mm

Uniform

Name Image Origin Type Information
Military uniform
SSh-68  Soviet Union Combat helmet Main service helmet
Stahlhelm  Nazi Germany Combat helmet Phased out of service by 1980
TTsKO  Soviet Union Combat uniform issued to officers and special units[8]
KLMK  Soviet Union Combat uniform issued to officers and select commando units.[9][10]
Flak jacket  Soviet Union Ballistic vest provided by the KGB to Afghan units tasked with rescuing Adolph Dubs.[11][12]
Army Combat Boot  Soviet Union Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Combat boot
Belt buckle  Soviet Union Belt buckle Afghan soldiers would wear their belt buckles with the Hammer and Sickle upside-down to differentiate themselves from their Soviet counterparts.

Armored fighting vehicles

Name Image Origin Type Number
Tanks
T-54/T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 1000+[13]
T-62  Soviet Union Main battle tank 500+[14]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BTR-60  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 200+[15][16]
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 250+[17][16]
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Scout car 1000+[18][16]
BMP-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 129+[19]
BMP-2[20]  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 100+[21]
L3/35[22]  Kingdom of Italy Tankette At least 1

Unarmored vehicles

Name Image Origin Type Number
GAZ-66  Soviet Union Truck Unknown
UAZ-469  Soviet Union LUV Unknown
Ural-375[23]  Soviet Union Military truck Several thousand.[citation needed]

Artillery

Name Image Origin Type Number
Mortar
M1938  Soviet Union Mortar 2000+[24]
PM-43  Soviet Union Mortar 2000+[25]
M69  Yugoslavia Mortar Unknown number in service
Towed artillery
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)  Soviet Union Howitzer 400+[5][26]
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad[27]  Soviet Union Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Unknown number in services[28]
BM-27 Uragan  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher Unknown number in services[28]
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher[29]  China Multiple rocket launcher Unknown number captured from Mujahadeen
BM-14[30]  Soviet Union Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Tactical ballistic missiles
RT-17 Scud (Scud-B and Scud-C variants)  Soviet Union Tactical ballistic missile 43+ Launchers[31][32][33][34][35][36][37]

2000+ Missiles[31][38][39][40][41][42][43]

9K52 Luna-M  Soviet Union Tactical ballistic missile Unknown[31]
Anti-aircraft
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon Unknown[5]
ZPU  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft Unknown
ZSU-57-2  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Unknown[44][45][46]
ZSU-23-4 Shilka  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Unknown[44]

Aircraft

Fixed wing

Name Image Origin Type Number
Combat aircraft
MiG-17  Soviet Union Fighter aircraft 90[47]
MiG-21  Soviet Union Fighter aircraft 45[48]
MiG-23  Soviet Union Fighter-bomber 30+[49]
Su-7s and Su-17s  Soviet Union Fighter-bomber 60+[50]
Il-28s  Soviet Union Medium bomber 45+[51]
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-26, Antonov An-24, and Antonov An-2  Soviet Union Military transport aircraft 40+[52]

Helicopters

Name Image Origin Type Number
Military helicopters
Mil Mi-24  Soviet Union Attack helicopter 46[53]
Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union
 Utility helicopter 104[53]

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