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  2. Military history of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The Military history of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان مسلح ځواک) began before 1709 when the Hotaki dynasty was established in Kandahar followed by the Durrani Empire. [1] The Afghan military was re-organized with assistance from the British in 1880, when the country was ruled by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan .

  3. Afghan Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Afghan Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه, Dari: نیروهای مسلح امارت اسلامی افغانستان) [3] and also referred to as the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces, is the military of Afghanistan, commanded by the Taliban government from 1997 to 2001 and since ...

  4. History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021) - Wikipedia

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    "Green-on-blue" or "insider attacks," in which Afghan soldiers or police officers turned their weapons on American, European or Australian counterparts, became a major concern in 2010 and peaked in 2012—when they accounted for nearly 25% of ISAF casualties—before declining during 2013–2014 as international forces withdrew from the conflict.

  5. List of Afghanistan War (2001–2021) documentaries - Wikipedia

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    Afghanistan (Finnish TV series, 8 episodes, 2011) [citation needed] Bomb Patrol Afghanistan (U.S. G4 TV series, 17 episodes, 2011–2012) Endgame Afghanistan (British ITV Tonight TV episode, 17-02-2011) Hooligans At War (documentary, 2011) Norway At War: Mission Afghanistan (TV series, 6 episodes 2011) War for Peace (Swedish TV series, 6 ...

  6. Afghan National Security Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Afghan National Security Forces consisted of Ministry of Defence [6]. Afghan National Army (ANA): [7] In December 2020 the U.S. Department of Defense wrote that the ANA General Staff commanded and controlled all of Afghanistan’s ground and air forces, including "the ANA conventional forces, the Afghan Air Force (AAF), the Special Mission Wing (SMW), the ANA Special Operations Command ...

  7. Afghan Army - Wikipedia

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    The flag of the Royal Afghan Army's military band under the Kingdom of Afghanistan [36] In the early 1970s, Soviet military assistance was increased. The number of Soviet military specialists increased from 1,500 in 1973 to 5,000 by April 1978. [ 39 ]

  8. Category:Military history of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Military history of Afghanistan" ... History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021) I. Invasions of Afghanistan; K. Khost rebellion (1856–1857)

  9. Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

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    The Guard Regiments of the Afghan Army were established in the 1970s, under Daoud Khan and were disbanded in 1978-79 to strengthen the 8th Division’s new brigades. In 1978, the Afghan Army had its own Republican Guard Brigade, which was part of the Afghan Army under the Republic of Afghanistan. [1]