List of army equipment of Afghanistan

This page shows a list of military weapons and vehicles used by the Afghan National Army (ANA), prior to the 2021 Taliban offensive.

Infantry weapons and equipment

Handguns

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Beretta M9		United States	Semi-automatic pistol		Provided by the United States Armed Forces.
Makarov		Soviet Union			Inherited from the Soviet–Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
TT		Soviet Union			Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
Stechkin APS		Soviet Union	Machine pistol		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
FB PM-63		Poland	Submachine gun

Assault rifles

Model	Image	Origin	Quantity	Notes
M16A2 rifle		United States	104,000	The U.S. military provided the ANA with M16 rifles as part of a modernization effort.
FB Beryl		Poland		Used by regular units.
Colt Canada C7		Canada	2,500	On December 23, 2007, Canadian media reported that the Canadian Forces would supply the Afghan National Army with 2,500 surplus Colt Canada C7 rifles (a Canadian variant of the M16), along with training and ammunition in order to Westernise Afghan equipment. In June 2011, the Afghan National Army returned the loaned C7 rifles as the ANA preferred the American M16 rifle.
AK-47		Soviet Union		Phased out of the service since 2008. Used by Afghan Special Forces and some regular units.
M4 carbine		United States	10,000	Only used by Afghan National Army Commandos and Special Forces. M4s sold as part of a 2006 Foreign Military Sales package. Additional M4s sold as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package.
AKM		Soviet Union		In storage.
AK-74		Soviet Union		In storage.
Type 56		China		In storage.
Zastava M70		Yugoslavia		In storage.
Mosin–Nagant		Soviet Union		Reserved for ceremonial use only.

Sniper rifles

Model	Image	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Dragunov sniper rifle		Soviet Union		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
PSL		Romania
M24 Sniper Weapon System		United States		Provided by the United States.

Machine guns

Model	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
M249 SAW		Light machine gun	United States Belgium		Provided by the United States.
RPK		Light machine gun	Soviet Union		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War.
SG-43 Goryunov		Medium machine gun	Soviet Union		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War.
M240 machine gun		General-purpose machine gun	United States Belgium		Provided by the United States.
FN MAG		General-purpose machine gun	Belgium
PK machine gun		General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War.
RPD		General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
M2 Browning		Heavy machine gun	United States		Provided by the United States.
M134 Minigun		Heavy machine gun	United States		Provided by the United States.
DShK		12.7x99mm heavy machine gun	Soviet Union		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War.
KPV heavy machine gun		14.5x114mm heavy machine gun	Soviet Union		Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War.

Grenade-based weapons

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Details
GP-25		Soviet Union	Underbarrel grenade launcher
AGS-17		Soviet Union	Automatic grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher		United States	Underbarrel grenade launcher

Rocket-based weapons

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Details
RPG-7		Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
RPG-16		Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
RPG-18		Soviet Union	Disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher
SPG-9		Soviet Union	73mm recoilless rifle
B-10		Soviet Union	82mm recoilless rifle
9K111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot)		Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	100
9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail)		Soviet Union	Man-portable air-defense system
9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin)		Soviet Union	Man-portable air-defense system
RPO-A Shmel		Soviet Union	Disposable rocket-assisted flamethrower

Armoured vehicles

Main battle tanks

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Details
T-55		Soviet Union	Main battle tank	44	50 T-54s and 50 T-55s were ordered in 1961 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1962 and 1964 (T-54s were previously in Soviet service). 200 T-54s were ordered in 1978 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1978 and 1979. 705 T-55s were ordered in 1978 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1978 and 1991. There were 1,000 T-54s, T-55s, T-62s and PT-76s in service as of 1 April 1992.
T-62		Soviet Union	Main battle tank		100 ordered in 1973 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1975 and 1976. 155 ordered in 1979 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1979 and 1991. T-62 variants in service with the Afghan army were T-62, T-62M and T-62M1.

Armoured fighting vehicles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Notes
Humvee		United States	Armored car	8,500	Up-Armored M1151 and M1152 versions. In August 2010, an order was placed for a further 2,526 M1152A1 HMMWVs with B2 armor kits, for the Afghan National Guard & police. 950 M1114 Humvees delivered by November 2012. About 6,576 to be delivered in the next couple of years.
M1117		United States	Internal security vehicle	634 (over 6,000 on order	In addition to ASV and APC configurations, other mission variants include: command and control, ambulance, engineering, maintenance, mortar, and reconnaissance vehicles. To be fully delivered by the end of 2012.
BRDM-2		Soviet Union	Amphibious armoured scout car		Mostly captured vehicles from the war with the Soviet Union; some were vehicles abandoned by retreating Soviet forces, others were derelict vehicles left by the Soviets all over Afghanistan and brought back to working condition.
BMP-1		Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	40	Inherited from the Soviet–Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
BMP-2		Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	60	150 along with 1,500 9M111 Fagot ATGMs were ordered in 1987 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1987 and 1991 (some of the vehicles were possibly previously in Soviet service). 550 BMP-1s and BMP-2s in service in 1992. Between 60 and 80 BMP-1s and BMP-2s were delivered from Russia after 2002.
M113		United States	Armoured personnel carrier	173	In 2005, 173 M113A2 APCs also entered service with the ANA.
BTR-60		Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	300	600 BTR-60PBs were ordered in 1978 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1979 and 1986 (the vehicles were probably previously in Soviet service). A number of BTR-60s bought from Russia in 2002. 300 BTR-60s are currently in service.
BTR-70		Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	360
BTR-80		Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier
International MaxxPro		United States	MRAP	155	Afghanistan Defense Ministry's Spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi confirmed that Afghan armed forces will receive 212 MRAP vehicles from the United States by the end this year with so far being trained on how to use the received 40 MRAPs.

Artillery

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber (mm)	Number	Details
Mortars
82-BM-37		Soviet Union	Infantry mortar	82mm	1,000+
M1938		Soviet Union	Medium mortar	107mm
120-PM-43		Soviet Union	Medium mortar	120mm
Towed artillery
D-30		Soviet Union	Howitzer		85	As of September 2013 the ANA is in possession of 152 D30 howitzers, the supply of which is being coordinated by Picatinny Arsenal, the US military center for excellence in artillery. This will rise to 204 systems eventually.
M-30		Soviet Union	Howitzer
M114		United States	Howitzer		24 of these field howitzers were provided by Turkey to the ANA in 2007, SIPRI Trade Registers 2020
M-46		Soviet Union	Field gun	428 of these guns were reportedly delivered to the ANA over the years according to the SIPRI Trade Registers. Most M-46s would have been delivered to Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union prior to the Soviet Union leaving Afghanistan in 1989, with many of them delivered during the 1960s and 1970s. Many if not most of these guns are likely now derelict or in storage. Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2014.	130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)
Type 63		China	Multiple rocket launcher
ZU-23-2		Soviet Union	Anti-aircraft gun			Mostly left by the Soviet Union at the time of the withdrawal. Many mounted on trucks as improvised fire support systems.
ZPU		Soviet Union	Anti-aircraft gun			Variants include ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4.
Self-propelled artillery
BM-21 Grad		Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher		50
ZSU-23-4			Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun			20 were delivered from USSR.
Ballistic missile
R-11 Scud			Short-range ballistic missile			43 were delivered from USSR. Only 4 survived by 2005.

Unarmoured vehicles

Vehicle	Photo	Origin	Type	Notes
Navistar 7000		United States	Military truck	Used for transporting troops and supplies, also in service with border police.
FMTV		United States	Tactical military truck	Used for transporting supplies.
M35		United States	Military cargo truck
Ford Ranger		United States	Pickup truck	Used for various roles.
Ford F-350		United States	Pickup truck	Large numbers in service.

Other vehicles

• International 7000-MV
• Tata Motors SK1613/SE1615/SE1615TC 4½ ton trucks (50+)
• Mercedes-Benz Actros
• Volvo FMX
• 2½ ton trucks
• Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
• Ambulances
  • various platforms including Humvee, Unimog, Ford Ranger and other pickups
• Other Technicals of various origins:
  • Ford Ranger LTV pickups
  • Toyota pickup trucks
• BTS-4 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
• Bridge Laying Vehicles:
  • MTU-20
  • MTU-72
• BTM-3 Mine Clearing Vehicle
• ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle