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Afghan National Security Force

Afghan Armed Forces
اردوی ملی افغانستان
Ordu Melli Afğânestân'
Founded 1 December 2002 (current form)
(15 years, 6 months)
1709 (original)
(308–309)
Service branches Afghan National Army emblem.svg Afghan National Army
Emblem of the Afghan Air Force.svg Afghan Air Force
Headquarters National Military Command Center, Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Leadership
President Ashraf Ghani
Minister of Defence 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
 China
 Turkey
 Brazil


Historical:
 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
Related articles
History Military history of Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan
Ranks Ranks of the Afghan Armed Forces

Current:
 United States
 Russia
 India
 China
 Turkey
 Brazil


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