Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan were the Soviet-backed military forces of Afghanistan’s communist government during the late 1970s and 1980s, active throughout the Soviet–Afghan War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afghan Army | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | armed forces ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1992 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1978 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Afghan Armed Forces (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armed Forces of the DRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
Afghan Air Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afghan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Afghan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Afghan Border Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Afghan Internal Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderInChief |
General Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
ⓘ
President of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| conflict | Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedFollowing | collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1992 ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluencedBy | Soviet military doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn | operations alongside Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
civil war in Afghanistan (late 1980s–early 1990s)
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Babrak Karmal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hafizullah Amin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Najibullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States-backed mujahideen factions ⓘ |
| partOf | state apparatus of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| politicalControlBy | People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Armed Forces of the Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Afghan mujahideen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Islamist guerrilla groups ⓘ |
| recruitment | conscription ⓘ |
| region | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
defense of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Interior of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingAssistedBy | Soviet military advisors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentFrom |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Other Warsaw Pact states NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan
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replaced
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Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Afghan Army