Afghan National Army 90,800 Personnel.The ANA is expanding rapidly but suffers from high wastage and poor retention. The development of ANA units is measured in terms of Capability Milestones (CM) 1-4. For the purpose of The Military Balance only units that have reached CM1-3 status are listed.

AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY AIR DEFENCE AND SSM UNITS

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

Afghan National Army Air Defence Systems

AD • SAM

SP SA-13 Gopher

MANPAD SA-7 Grail

GUNS

SP ZSU-23-4

TOWED 12.7mm; 14.5mm; 23mm ZU-23; 37mm M-139; 57mm S-60; 85mm M-1939 KS-12; 100mm KS-19

Afghan National Army SSM Systems

MSL • SSM FROG-7; SS-1 Scud

• FACILITIES

  Army Staff Heaquarters:

Organisations by Service

Afghan National Army 90,800 Personnel.The ANA is expanding rapidly but suffers from high wastage and poor retention. The development of ANA units is measured in terms of Capability Milestones (CM) 1-4. For the purpose of The Military Balance only units that have reached CM1-3 status are listed.

Forces by Role: 5 regional comd , Inf 1 corps (201st) with (1 inf bde (1st CM1) with (2 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn; 1 spt bn); 1 inf bde (2nd) (CM3) with (4 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn; 1 spt bn); 1 corps (203rd) with (3 inf bde (1st, 2nd CM1 3rd CM2), (each: 3 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn); 1 corps (205th) with (1 inf bde (1st CM1) with (3 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn; 1 spt bn); 1 inf bde (2nd CM1) with (2 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn); 1 inf bde (3rd CM1) with (4 inf bn); 1 inf bde (4th CM3) with (1 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn); 1 corps (207th) with (1 inf bde (1st CM2) with (3 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn; 1 spt bn); 1 inf bde (2nd CM3) with (2 inf bn; 1 spt bn); 1 corps (209th) with (1 inf bde (1st CM1) with (3 inf bn; 1 cbt spt bn); 1 inf bde (2nd CM3) with (3 inf bn; 1 spt bn); 1 div (111th Capital CM3) with (2 inf bde HQ; 1 sy bde (CM1) with (2 inf bn) Reaction Force, 1 mech bde (part of 201st Corps) (CM1) with (1 inf bn; 1 mech inf bn; 1 armd bn; 1 cbt spt bn; 1 spt bn), Cdo 1 bde (CM3) with (1bn); 5 indep cdo bn (CM1) (one per corps)

Equipment by Type:

MBT T-62; T-55 Recce BRDM-1/BRDM-2 AIFV BMP-1/BMP-2

APC (T) 173 M-113A2 APC (W) BTR-40/BTR-60/BTR-70/BTR-80

ARTY TOWED 76mm M-1938; ZIS-3 M-1942; 122mm D-30; M-30 M-1938; BM 21; 130mm M-46; 140mm BM 14; 152mm D-1; 220 mm BM1 Oragan MRL 122mm BM-21; 140mm BM-14; 220mm 9P140 Uragan MOR 82mm M-37; 107mm; 120mm M-43

AT • MSL • MANPATS Milan; AT4 9K111 Spigot RCL 73mm SPG9; 82mm B-10 GUNS 85mm D-48