207th Corps (Afghanistan)

207th Corps
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Active	2004 - present
Country	Afghanistan
Branch	Afghan National Army
Type	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Herat
Engagements	War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Taj Mohammad Jahid
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The 207th Corps is a corps (a military formation) of the Afghan National Army. It is headquartered at Camp Zafar, Herat, in Herat Province in the west of Afghanistan.

It includes 1st Brigade at Herat, 2nd Brigade at Farah, and elements at Shindand (including commandos). The corps was supported by the Herat Regional Support Squadron of the Afghan National Army Air Corps, equipped with eight helicopters: four transport to support the corps' commando battalion, two attack, and two medical transport aircraft. It has been reported that the 3rd Brigade, 207th Corps will be established in Chesma-e-Dozakh, Badghis Province, where as of October 2011 barracks were under construction.

Previous Afghan forces in the region included the 17th Division at Herat. In May 1957 in Herat, in the garrison of the 17th Infantry Division (commander - Lieutenant General Muhammad Khan, from 1963 to 1973 - Army General, and Minister of National Defence), the first course in Afghanistan began operating for the study of Soviet armored vehicles - T-34 tanks and BTR-40 and BTR-152 armoured personnel carriers. After a few months, the first graduates of the Herat tank courses formed the backbone of the command personnel and crews of the 4th Armoured Brigade (Afghanistan) at Pul-e-Charkhi.

On March 15, 1979, insurgents gathered around mosques, marched on Herat, where they were joined by many townsmen in attacking government buildings, and symbols of communism. The 17th Division was detailed by the regime to put down the resulting uprising, but this proved a mistake, as there were few Khalqis in the division and instead it mutinied and joined the uprising. The mutiny was led by Senior Captain Ismael Khan, an officer in the divisional anti-aircraft battalion, and Captain Alladin, a signals officer. A small group of soldiers, officials and Khalq activists withdrew into the city's Blue Mosque. The insurgents held Herat for about a week, during which the city underwent a period of anarchy.