List of equipment of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

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Infantry weapons

Name	Origin	Type	Information
Assault rifle and battle rifle
AK-74^[1]	Soviet Union	Assault rifle
AK-47^[2]^[3]	Soviet Union	Assault rifle
AKM^[4]	Soviet Union	Assault rifle
AKMS^[3]	Soviet Union	Assault rifle
SKS^[2]	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic rifle
Mosin-Nagant	Soviet Union	Bolt-action rifle	First supplied to Afghanistan on Lenin's orders in 1919^[5]
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5SD	West Germany	Submachine gun	Unknown number ordered from West Germany prior to the Saur Revolution. Used by Hafizullah Amin's security detail in Storm-333.^[6]
PPSh-41^[3]	Soviet Union	Submachine gun	Phased out by 1980, were handed out to government militias.^[7]
Sniper rifle
SVD	Soviet Union	Designated marksman rifle	Used during the Battle of Jalalabad^[8]
Machine guns
SG-43	Soviet Union	Medium machine gun	^{[citation needed]}
DShK^[3]^[2]	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun
KPV heavy machine gun	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	^{[citation needed]}
Degtyaryov machine gun	Soviet Union	Light machine gun	DTM variant used.^[3]
RP-46^[3]	Soviet Union	Light machine gun
RPD^[3]^[2]	Soviet Union	Light machine gun
RPK^[3]	Soviet Union	Light machine gun
PK	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	PKM and PKS variant used.^[3]^[5]
ZB-26^[3]	Czechoslovakia	General-purpose machine gun
Grenade launcher
GP-25^[1]	Soviet Union	Grenade launcher
AGS-17	Soviet Union	Automatic Grenade Launcher	^{[citation needed]}
Pistol
Makarov PM	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	Used by officers.^[9]
Tokarev TT-33^[2]	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	Were handed out to government militias.^[7]
Walther P38	Nazi Germany	Semi-automatic pistol	^{[citation needed]}
Stechkin	Soviet Union	Machine pistol	^{[citation needed]}

Anti-tank

Name	Type	Origin	Caliber
RPG-7^[3]	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union	40mm
RPG-16^[10]	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union	58mm
B-10 recoilless rifle^[2]	Recoilless rifle	Soviet Union	82mm
SPG-9^[3]	Recoilless gun	Soviet Union	73mm

Anti-Tank Missile

Name	Type	Origin	Caliber	Notes
3M6 Shmel	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union	136mm	^[2]
9M14 Malyutka	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union	125mm	Some mounted on Mi-24s and BMP-1s.^[11]
9M17 Fleyta	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union	148mm	Mounted on Mi-24A helicopters.^[11]
9K111 Fagot	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union	120mm	Mounted on BMP-2s.^[11]

Surface-to-air missile

Name	Type	Origin	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
9K32 Strela-2^[12]	Man-portable air-defense system	Soviet Union	72mm
9K34 Strela-3	Man-portable air-defense system	Soviet Union	72mm	100^[11]	Possibly included with supplied Mi-24 gunships.^[11]
S-75 Dvina	Fixed SAM launcher	Soviet Union	700mm	18 launchers^[12]	3 battalions operated by the Air Force.^[12]
S-125 Neva	Fixed SAM launcher	Soviet Union	375mm	12 launchers^[12]	3 battalions with quad launchers operated by the Air Force.^[12]
9K35 Strela-10	Mobile SAM launcher	Soviet Union	120mm	16+ launchers^[12]	Operated by the Army^[12]

Uniform

Name	Origin	Type	Information
Military uniform
SSh-68	Soviet Union	Combat helmet	Main service helmet^[13]
Stahlhelm	German Empire Austria-Hungary	Combat helmet	Austro-Hungarian M1918 helmets purchased from Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, they were occasionally worn during parades.^[14]
TTsKO	Soviet Union	Combat uniform	Initially issued to officers and special units, entered main stream adoption in the late 80s and early 90s.^[15]^{[failed verification]}^[16]^{[failed verification]}
KLMK	Soviet Union	Combat uniform	Issued to commando paratroopers, officers^[17] and KHAD operatives
Flak jacket	Soviet Union	Ballistic vest	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 a insignia^{[citation needed]}

Armored fighting vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Number
Tanks
T-34	Soviet Union	Medium tank	175+^[11]
T-54/T-55	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	1000+^[20]
T-62	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	500+^[20]
PT-76	Soviet Union	Light tank	60^[21]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BTR-152^[21]	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	Unknown^[22]
BTR-60	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	200+^[20]
BTR-80	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	250+^[20]
BRDM-2	Soviet Union	Scout car	1000+^[20]
BMP-1	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	129+^[20]
BMP-2^[23]	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	100+^[20]

Unarmored vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Number
GAZ-66^[24]	Soviet Union	Medium truck	Unknown
GAZ-69^[24]	Soviet Union	Light utility vehicle	Unknown
UAZ-469^[24]	Soviet Union	Light utility vehicle	Unknown
Ural-375^[25]	Soviet Union	Medium truck	Several thousand.^{[citation needed]}
ZIL-157^[24]	Soviet Union	Medium truck	Unknown

Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	Number
Mortar
M1938	Soviet Union	Mortar	2000+^[20]
PM-43	Soviet Union	Mortar	2000+^[20]
Towed artillery
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)	Soviet Union	Howitzer	400+^[26]^[20]
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad^[25]	Soviet Union	Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher	Unknown number in services^[20]^[27]
BM-27 Uragan	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	Unknown number in services^[20]
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher^[28]	China	Multiple rocket launcher	Unknown number captured from Mujahadeen^{[citation needed]}
BM-13	Soviet Union	Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher	50 BM-13-16s in 1989.^[21]
Tactical ballistic missiles
RT-17 Scud (Scud-B and Scud-C variants)^[29]	Soviet Union	Tactical ballistic missile	43+ launchers and 2000+ missiles^[29]^[30]^{[page needed]}^[31]
9K52 Luna-M	Soviet Union	Tactical ballistic missile	10^[32]
Anti-aircraft
KS-19	Soviet Union	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Unknown^[12]
52-K	Soviet Union	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Unknown^[12]
AZP S-60	Soviet Union	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Unknown^[12]
61-K	Soviet Union	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Unknown^[12]
ZU-23-2	Soviet Union	Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon	Unknown^[12]
ZPU	Soviet Union	Anti-aircraft	Unknown number of ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4 guns.^[12]
ZSU-23-4 Shilka	Soviet Union	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	20^[21]

Aircraft

Fixed wing

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Notes
Combat aircraft
MiG-21	Soviet Union	Fighter aircraft	45+^[33]	MiG-21FLs, MiG-21PFMs, and MiG-21bis variants^[34]
MiG-17	Soviet Union	Fighter aircraft	90+^[35]	Mostly grounded by the end of the 1980s.^[34]
MiG-27	Soviet Union	Ground-attack aircraft	unknown^[36]
MiG-23	Soviet Union	Fighter-bomber	15^[21]
Su-22^[34]	Soviet Union	Fighter-bomber	at least 45 by 1984	Su-22UM-2/UM3 and Su22M-3/4 Variants^[34]
Su-7s and Su-17s	Soviet Union	Fighter-bomber	60+^[37]	Su-7s mostly phased out by 1989.^[34]
Il-28s^[38]	Soviet Union	Medium bomber	54+^[39]^[40]	In limited service, mostly replaced by the Su-17 and Su-22^[34]
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-32^[34]	Soviet Union	Military transport aircraft	at least 6 in 1987^[41]
Antonov An-26, Antonov An-24, and Antonov An-2	Soviet Union	Military transport aircraft	40+^[38]
Antonov An-12^[34]	Soviet Union	medium-range transport aircraft
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-29 Delfín	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	Trainer aircraft	18^[21]
MiG-15UTI	Soviet Union	Trainer aircraft	6^[21]
MiG-19	Soviet Union	Fighter aircraft	20^[21]
MiG-21U	Soviet Union	Trainer aircraft	18^[21]
Yak-11	Soviet Union	Trainer aircraft	Unknown^[21]
Yak-18	Soviet Union	Trainer aircraft	Unknown^[21]

Helicopters

Name	Origin	Type	Number
Military helicopters
Mil Mi-35^[34]	Soviet Union	Attack helicopter
Mil Mi-24	Soviet Union	Attack helicopter	46^[38]
Mil Mi-17	Soviet Union	Utility helicopter	35^[21]
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union	Utility helicopter	104^[38]
Mil Mi-4^[42]	Soviet Union	Transport helicopter	12^[21]
Mil Mi-2	Soviet Union	Helicopter

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List of equipment of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

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Infantry weapons

Anti-tank

Anti-Tank Missile

Surface-to-air missile

Uniform

Armored fighting vehicles

Unarmored vehicles

Artillery

Aircraft

Fixed wing

Helicopters

References

Bibliography