List of army equipment of Afghanistan

This page shows a list of military weapons and vehicles used by the Islamic Emirate Army up until December 2021.

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 Semi-automatic pistol Inherited from the Soviet–Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
TT  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
Stechkin  Soviet Union Machine pistol Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
FB PM-63  Polish People's Republic Submachine gun

Automatic rifles
Model Image Origin Quantity Notes
M16A2 rifle  United States 104,000 The United States 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  People's Republic of China In storage.
Zastava M70  Yugoslavia In storage.
ASh78  Albania 30,000 [1] 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 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 Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
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 Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
AGS-17  Soviet Union Automatic grenade launcher Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
M203  United States Underbarrel grenade launcher Foreign Military Sales package

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
ModelImage OriginTypeNumberDetails
T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 44[2]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.[3] There were 1,000 T-54s, T-55s, T-62s and PT-76s in service as of 1 April 1992.[4]
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 armoured personnel carrier 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 Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
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
ModelImage OriginType Caliber (mm)NumberDetails
Mortars
82-BM-37  Soviet Union Infantry mortar 82mm 1,000+ Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
M1938  Soviet Union Medium mortar 107mm Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
120-PM-43  Soviet Union Medium mortar 120mm Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War.
Towed artillery
M-46  Soviet Union Field gun 130mm 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.
D-30  Soviet Union Howitzer 122mm85[5] As of September 2013 the ANA is in possession of 152 D30 howitzers, the supply of which is being coordinated by Picatinny Arsenal, the United States military center for excellence in artillery. This will rise to 204 systems eventually.
M-30  Soviet Union Howitzer 122mm
M114  United States Howitzer 155mm24 of these field howitzers were provided by Turkey to the ANA in 2007, SIPRI Trade Registers 2020[6]
Type 63  People's Republic of China Multiple rocket launcher 107mm
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun 23mm 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 14.5mmVariants include ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4.
Self-propelled artillery
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 122mm 50
ZSU-23-4  Soviet UnionSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gun 23mm 20 were delivered from USSR.
Ballistic missile
R-11 Scud  Soviet Union Short-range ballistic missile 880mm 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[7]  United States Pickup truck Large numbers in service.

Other vehicles

References
  1. https://balkaninsight.com/2010/12/02/albania-donates-30-000-kalashnikovs-to-afghanistan/
  2. IISS 2019, pp. 247
  3. SIPRI Arms Transfers Database. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 2011-12-27.
  4. Армии стран мира : Вооруженные силы иностранных государств на 2001 год : А. Soldiering.ru. Retrieved on 2011-12-27.
  5. IISS 2019, pp. 247
  6. Swami, Praveen. "Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan". Firstpost World. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  7. "Afghan National Security Forces Order of Battle" (PDF). Long War Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. Afghan Soldiers Learn to Maintain Medium Tactical Vehicles, U.S. Department of Defense, January 9, 2006.
  9. D. Keith Johnson India Delivers 50 New Trucks to Afghan National Army. US DoD. March 9, 2005
  10. Afghan Army's ScanEagle UAV made inaugural flight – Armyrecognition.com, 20 April 2016
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