Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (Persian: نیروهای مسلح جمهوری دموکراتیک افغانستان) was the military force of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1978 until its collapse in 1992. Following President Mohammad Najibullah’s National Reconciliation policy in 1986, it was renamed into the Armed Forces of the Republic of Afghanistan.
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Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | |
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Pashto: د افغانستان د لوی انتخاباتي جمهوريت مسلحې ځواک Persian: نیروهای مسلح جمهوری دموکراتیک افغانستان | |
Motto | 'Watan ya Kaffan!' (Pashto; Country or Death) 'Sar Warkawoo, Sangar ne Warkawoo' (Pashto; We'll give our heads, we won't give the trench) |
Founded | April 1978; 46 years ago (1978-04) |
Current form | Islamic National Army |
Disbanded | April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04) |
Service branches | Afghan Army Afghan Air Force and Air Defense Afghan Border Force |
Headquarters | Ministry of Defense, Kabul |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Nur Muhammad Taraki (1978–1978) Hafizullah Amin (1978–1979) Babrak Karmal (1979–1986) Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1992) |
Minister of Defense | Abdul Qadir (1978) Shahnawaz Tanai Nazar Mohammad (1984–1986) Mohammed Rafie (1979–1984, 1986–1988) Mohammad Aslam Watanjar (1990–1992) |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18–40 (raised to 20–45 in 1981) |
Conscription | Yes |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | AFSORT (Afghan–Soviet Transport Company) Spinzar Cotton Company |
Foreign suppliers | Soviet Union Czechoslovakia East Germany |
Related articles | |
History | Saur Revolution Chindawol uprising 1979 Herat uprising 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan 3 Hoot uprising Bala Hissar uprising 1980 student protests in Kabul Tajbeg Palace assault Soviet-Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) |
Ranks | Military ranks of Afghanistan |
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