Afghan Commando Forces

Afghan Commando Forces
Afghan Commando Forces
نیروهای کماندوی افغانستان
Active	1964–1992
Disbanded	28 April 1992
Country	Afghanistan
Branch	Afghan Army
Type	Commando, airborne forces, special forces
Role	Palace guard (formerly), airborne assault, air assault, special operations, shock troops, mountain warfare, counterinsurgency
Size	3 brigades, 14 battalions and 1 regiment (1989)
Nickname(s)	"Champions" (شیرجنگ); "Heroes" (قهرمان)
Colors	Maroon; Sky Blue
Engagements	See list 1970 Pul-e Khishti Mosque protest; 1973 Afghan coup d'état; 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising; 1975 Laghman uprising; Saur Revolution; 1978 Nuristani rebellion; Bala Hissar uprising; Soviet-Afghan War Tajbeg Palace assault; Siege of Khost; Panjshir offensives (Soviet–Afghan War); First Battle of Zhawar; Second Battle of Zhawar; Marmoul offensives; Operation Magistral; Operation Typhoon (1989); Afghan Civil War Battle of Jalalabad (1989); 1990 Afghan coup attempt; ;
Decorations	Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (37th Commando Brigade)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Shahnawaz Tanai, Rahmatullah Safi
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-6, Mil Mi-4
Transport	Antonov An-32, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-12

The Afghan Commando Forces (Persian: نیروهای کماندوی افغانستان, Pashto: افغان کمانډو لړۍ) were the former combined commando, paratrooper and special formations of the Afghan Army, composed of numerous brigades, regiments and battalions initially established by King Mohammad Zahir Shah in 1964 and disbanded in 1992 by President Mohammad Najibullah, following the collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the events of the Afghan Civil War, lasting until the Taliban’s rise to power in 1996.^[1]^[2]

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