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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 Army - Wikipedia

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    The Army of Afghanistan: A Political History of a Fragile Institution. London: C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 978-1-84904-481-3. 288 pp.; £35.00. Due to its 'simplicity, which matched low technology and basic organization found among the human resources available' the Taliban's army from 1996 to 2001 was perhaps the most successful national army for ...

  4. History of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    During the 9 year presidency of Burhanuddin Rabani, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was directed, funded and supplied by the Pakistani army. [175] Afghanistan analyst Amin Saikal concludes in his book Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Survival: Pakistan was keen to gear up for a breakthrough in Central Asia.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Category:Military history of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Military history of Kabul (2 C, 7 P) M. ... Pages in category "Military history of Afghanistan" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.

  7. 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 ...

  8. List of wars involving Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Afghanistan: Saqqawists: Escalated into civil war: Urtatagai conflict (1925–1926) Afghanistan Soviet Union: Peace treaty: Afghanistan is obligated to restrain Basmachi border raids; Soviet Union captures, then cedes back Urtatagai; Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973) First Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) Amānullāh Khān (Until 14 January 1929)

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

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    The National Military Academy of Afghanistan was built to educate officers, modeled after the United States Military Academy. The Marshal Fahim National Defense University was located in Kabul province and consists of a headquarters building, classrooms, dining facility, library, and medical clinic.