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Used by regular units. Colt Canada C7 Canada: Assault rifle: 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 ...
Over 10,000 captured from the Afghan National Army and US Armed Force. [1] [2] M16 United States: Assault rifle: 104,000 M16A2 and M16A4 variants used. [3] Captured from the former Afghan National Army. [1] Colt Canada C7 Canada: Assault rifle: 2,500 captured from former Afghan Army AK-47 Soviet Union: Assault rifle [4] Type 56 China: Assault rifle
provided by the KGB to Afghan units tasked with rescuing Adolph Dubs. [18] [19] 6b2 and ZHZL-74 body armor used by Sarandoy special purpose units. Ushanka Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan: Fur cap: Usually worn without an insignia [citation needed]
Regular army units were armed with Soviet-made weapons and military equipment. Most DRA soldiers were equipped with either AKM and AK-74 assault rifles. [55] In the early 1980s, civilian self-defense forces were equipped with older PPSh-41 submachine guns, which were phased out for more modern rifles closer to the regime's end. [56]
To properly accommodate the new commando formations, they were given access to BTR-40 personnel carriers, tanks and other military equipment. [2] Eimal Peroz, son of Gen. Khushal Peroz (who was in the 444th Commando Battalion), also stated they were the first unit in the Royal Afghan Army to use the AK-47 rifle. [6]
United States Navy in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... List of army equipment of Afghanistan This page was last edited on 13 July 2023, at 01:12 (UTC). Text ...
The basic Afghan National Army unit was the kandak (battalion), consisting of 600 troops. [ citation needed ] Kandaks were made up of four companies ( toli ). [ 148 ] Although the vast majority of kandaks were infantry, at least one mechanized and one tank kandak had been formed.