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Military of Afghanistan

Afghan Armed Forces
اردوی ملی افغانستان
Ordu Melli Afğânestân
Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg
Founded 1709
Current form 2002
Service branches Afghan National Army
Afghan Air Force
Headquarters Kabul
Leadership
President Ashraf Ghani
Defense Minister General Abdullah Habibi
Manpower
Military age 16
Conscription no
Available for
military service
6,800,888 males, age 16 to 49,
6,413,647 females, age 16 to 49
Fit for
military service
3,888,358 males, age 16 to 49,
3,641,998 females, age 16 to 49
Reaching military
age annually
378,996 males,
357,822 females
Active personnel 195,000 (2014)
Expenditures
Budget $11.6 billion (2011) (mostly aid)
Industry
Foreign suppliers

Current:
 United States
 Russia
 India
 People's Republic of China
 Turkey


Historical:
 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
Related articles
History Military history of Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Ranks Ranks of the Afghan National Army

Current:
 United States
 Russia
 India
 People's Republic of China
 Turkey

The Afghan Armed Forces are the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. They consist of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan Air Force. Being a landlocked country, Afghanistan is without a navy. The President of Afghanistan is Commander-in-Chief of the military acts through the Ministry of Defense. The National Military Command Center in Kabul serves as the headquarters of the Afghan armed forces. Afghanistan's military currently has approximately 200,000 active duty soldiers, which are expected to reach 260,000 in the coming year.


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