Back Brigada de Comandos Afganesos Catalan Brigada de Comandos del Ejército Nacional Afgano Spanish قول اردوی قوای خاص Persian Brigade des commandos de l'Armée nationale afghane French Afghan National Army Commandos Italian 특전군단 (아프가니스탄) Korean Корпус коммандос Афганской национальной армии Russian ANA Komando Taburu Turkish Корпус командос Афганської національної армії Ukrainian Lực lượng Biệt kích Quân đội Quốc gia Afghanistan Vietnamese
| Afghan National Army Commandos | |
|---|---|
 ANA Commando patch | |
| Active | 24 July 2007 – 15 August 2021 15 August 2021 – present (under the Taliban |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Branch | Islamic Emirate Army |
| Type | Commando |
| Role | Air assault Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Counterinsurgency Counterterrorism Desert warfare Direct action Force protection HUMINT Irregular warfare Mountain warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Tracking Urban warfare |
| Size | 21,000 commandos (2017)[1][2] 30,000 commandos (2021)[3] |
| Part of | ANA Special Operations Command |
| Headquarters | Rish Khor camp (Camp Morehead), Kabul Province, Afghanistan[4] |
| Motto(s) | Khoda, Watan, Wazifa |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Islamic State–Taliban conflict |
The Afghan National Army Commandos (formerly ANA Commando Brigade;[5] ANA Commando Battalion and Afghan National Army Commando Corps[4]) is a commando (special operations capable) force of the Islamic Emirate Army. During the Taliban insurgency, the commandos comprised 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conducted 70% to 80% of the fighting.[6] The structure of the unit was based on the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.[7] Upon the fall of Kabul and the collapse of both the ANA and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Commando Corps was dissolved.
After the fall of Kabul the new regime claimed it reactivated the unit with a new flag and a new emblem, but it is unknown if any of the previous units personnel or training got transferred.[8][9]
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- ^ "Special Operations: Afghans Create A-Teams". Strategypage.com. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ "Former US-Trained Afghan Commandos Recruited by Russia, Iran".
- ^ a b "Afghan National Army update, May 2011 | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. May 9, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
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- ^ Neville 2019, p. 59.
- ^ MoD Afghanistan (2024-06-05). برنامه اردو اسلامی ملی از قول اردو ۲۰۳ منصوری. Retrieved 2024-06-28 – via YouTube.
- ^ "صفحه اصلی | وزارت دفاع ملی". mod.gov.af. Retrieved 2024-06-28.