Islamic Emirate Army
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The Islamic Emirate Army is the Taliban-led military force that serves as the de facto national army of Afghanistan following the collapse of the previous Western-backed government.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
national army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Taliban army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taliban government established in 2021 ⓘ |
| commandLanguage |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| deFactoStatus | de facto national army of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| engagedInConflict |
Taliban insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAfter | Fall of Kabul in August 2021 ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingDoctrine | Taliban interpretation of Sharia ⓘ |
| headquarters | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContinuityClaim | successor to the army of the first Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) ⓘ |
| ideology |
Deobandi Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taliban leadership council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Taliban military wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Afghan National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentHistorical |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO forces in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | few or no foreign governments as legitimate national army ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom |
Taliban fighters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Afghan National Army personnel ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| role |
border security
ⓘ
internal security operations ⓘ land warfare ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | maintenance of internal order under Taliban rule ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| territorialFocus | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| type | ground forces ⓘ |
| usesEquipmentFrom |
United States-made military equipment captured in 2021
ⓘ
former Afghan National Army stockpiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Afghan National Army