# List of military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War

This list shows military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. The Mujahideen obtained weapons from many sources, mostly supplied by foreign sources, such as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Operation Cyclone, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the United Kingdom, and channeled through Pakistan. Many weapons were also captured from the Soviet Army or the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

## Small arms

| Weapon | Type | Origin | Notes |
| Webley Revolver | Revolver | British Empire | |
| Enfield | Revolver | British Empire | |
| TT-33 | Semi-automatic pistol | Soviet Union | Captured from Soviet and DRA troops. Khyber Pass copies were also used. |
| Makarov PM | Semi-automatic pistol | Soviet Union | Captured from the Soviet Army and DRA Army. Khyber Pass copies were also used. |
| Type 54 | Semi-automatic pistol | People's Republic of China | Obtained from China and Pakistan |
| Stechkin APS | Machine pistol | Soviet Union | Captured from Soviet forces. |
| PPSh-41 | Submachine gun | Soviet Union | |
| Sten | Submachine gun | British Empire | |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | Submachine gun | West Germany | Documented as used by at least one Mujahideen commander |
| L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle | Battle rifle | India | Indian variants acquired by Pakistan; almost all were not used eventually due to concerns of ammo supplies. |
| AK-47 | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | Obtained from DRA Army deserters, or captured. |
| AKS-47 | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | |
| AKM | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | Captured from Afghan Army. |
| AKMS | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | |
| Type 56 | Assault rifle | People's Republic of China | |
| AK-74 | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | Captured from the Soviet Army and Afghan Army. |
| AKS-74U | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | |
| M16 | Assault rifle | United States | |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | Battle rifle | West Germany | License built version obtained from Iran |
| Jezail | Musket | Emirate of Afghanistan | Limited use. |
| Martini–Henry | Single-shot rifle | British Empire | Limited use. |
| Mosin–Nagant | Bolt-action rifle | Soviet Union | Delivered to Afghanistan in 1919 on Lenin's orders. |
| Lebel | Bolt-action rifle | French Third Republic | |
| Lee–Enfield | Bolt-action rifle | British Empire | |
| M1917 Springfield | Bolt-action rifle | United States of America | Called G3 by the Mujahideen |
| Hanyang 88 | Bolt-action rifle | People's Republic of China | |
| SKS | Semi-automatic rifle | Soviet Union | |
| M1 Garand | Semi-automatic rifle | United States | |
| RPD | Light machine gun | Soviet Union | Most commonly used machine gun. |
| RPK | Light machine gun | Soviet Union | Most commonly used machine gun. |
| Degtyaryov | Light machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| Bren | Light machine gun | British Empire | |
| ZB vz. 26 | Light machine gun | Czechoslovakia | Limited use. |
| PKM | General-purpose machine gun | Soviet Union | Limited use. |
| Type 67 | General-purpose machine gun | China |

## Heavy weapons

This includes anti-air and anti-tank weapons used by the Mujahideen, also artillery.
| Weapon | Type | Origin | Notes |
| DShK | Heavy machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| Type 54 HMG | Heavy machine gun | People's Republic of China | |
| SG-43 Goryunov | Medium machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| KVP | Heavy machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| ZU-23-2 | Anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | Some mounted on trucks and armored vehicles. |
| ZPU | Anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4 versions used. |
| Oerlikon 20mm cannon | Anti-aircraft gun | Switzerland | 40 delivered in 1984. |
| RPG-2 | Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union | |
| RPG-7 | Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union | |
| RPG-18 | Disposable rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Captured from Soviet forces |
| RPG-22 | Disposable rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Captured from Soviet forces |
| Type 69 RPG | Rocket-propelled grenade | People's Republic of China | |
| B-10 recoilless rifle | 82mm recoilless rifle | Soviet Union | Chinese Type 65 variant also used. |
| SPG-9 | 73mm recoilless rifle | Soviet Union | |
| Type 56 | 75mm recoilless rifle | People's Republic of China | |
| 82-BM-37 | 82mm mortar | Soviet Union | Most widely used artillery piece |
| M1938 | 107mm mortar | Soviet Union | |
| Type 63 | 60mm mortar | China | |
| M1942 (ZiS-3) | 76mm field gun | Soviet Union | Captured from DRA forces |
| 2A18 (D-30) | 122mm howitzer | Soviet Union | Captured from DRA forces |
| M1938 (M-30) | 122mm howitzer | Soviet Union | Captured from DRA forces |
| Type 63 | 107mm multiple rocket launcher | People's Republic of China | About 500 launchers supplied. |
| Saqar | Multiple rocket launcher | Egypt | Egyptian variant of BM-21 Grad. Delivered in several variants with varying range and caliber. |
| 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | Captured from DRA forces. Egyptian Sakr-eye version also used. |
| 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin) | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | |
| FIM-43 Redeye | Man-portable air-defense system | United States | 50 launchers delivered. |
| FIM-92 Stinger | Man-portable air-defense system | United States | 800 missiles delivered overall, deliveries began in 1986. |
| HN-5 | Man-portable air-defense system | People's Republic of China | HN-5A and HN-5B versions delivered, about 400 missiles supplied. |
| Blowpipe | Man-portable air-defense system | United Kingdom | 50 launchers and 300 missiles delivered. |
| BGM-71 TOW | Anti-tank guided missile | United States | 80 launchers delivered in 1988 |
| MILAN | Anti-tank guided missile | France | 160 launchers delivered in 1988 |
| PMN mine | Anti-personnel mine | Soviet Union | |
| M18 Claymore mine | Anti-personnel mine | United States | |
| A.P. Mine No.5 | Anti-personnel mine | United Kingdom | |
| TS-50 mine | Anti-personnel mine | Italy | |
| TM-46 mine | Anti-tank mine | Soviet Union | |
| M19 mine | Anti-tank mine | United States | |
| A.T. Mine G.S. Mark V | Anti-tank mine | United Kingdom | |
| Mk 7 mine | Anti-tank mine | United Kingdom | |
| TC-2.5 mine | Anti-tank mine | Italy | |
| TC-6.1 mine | Anti-tank mine | Italy | |
| PRB M3 mine | Anti-tank mine | Belgium | |

## Vehicles

The Mujahideen acquired substantial amounts of armoured vehicles from the DRA, both captured during combat and brought over by defectors but the lack of trained personnel, spare parts and the prevalence of Soviet airpower meant that they were seldom used.
| Weapon | Type | Origin | Notes |
| T-55 | Main battle tank | Soviet Union | Captured from the DRA, limited use |
| BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | Soviet Union | Captured from the DRA, limited use |
| BTR-60 | Armoured personnel carrier | Soviet Union | Captured from the DRA, limited use |
| BTR-152 | Armoured personnel carrier | Soviet Union | Captured from the DRA, limited use |
| M113 | Armoured personnel carrier | United States | ~5 given by United States |
| GAZ-66 | Transport truck | Soviet Union | Captured from the DRA |
| ZIL-130 | Transport truck | Soviet Union | |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | Pickup truck | Japan | Bought in Pakistan |
| KrAZ-255 | Transport truck | Soviet Union |

## Gallery

* Jamiat-e-Islami Mujahideen manning a DShK.
* 9K32 Strela-2 missile.
* Hezb-i Islami Khalis fighters with a mix of AK-47 and Lee–Enfield rifles
* Captured field guns
* Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: rocket-propelled grenades, light machine guns, submachine guns, shotguns