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.

Infantry weapons

Name	Image	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	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	Photo	Type	Origin	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
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	Photo	Type	Origin	Caliber	Quantity	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	Photo	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	Image	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, and occasionally worn during parades.[14]
TTsKO		Soviet Union	Combat uniform	Initially issued to officers and special units, entered mainstream 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 an insignia[citation needed]

Armored fighting vehicles

Name	Image	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	Image	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	Image	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	Image	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	Image	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