# 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 | Origin | Type | Information |
| Assault rifle and battle rifle |||||
| AK-74 | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | |
| AK-47 | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | |
| AKM | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | |
| AKMS | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | |
| SKS | Soviet Union | Semi-automatic rifle | |
| Mosin-Nagant | Soviet Union | Bolt-action rifle | First supplied to Afghanistan on Lenin's orders in 1919 |
| 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. |
| PPSh-41 | Soviet Union | Submachine gun | Phased out by 1980, were handed out to government militias. |
| Sniper rifle |||||
| SVD | Soviet Union | Designated marksman rifle | Used during the Battle of Jalalabad |
| Machine guns |||||
| SG-43 | Soviet Union | Medium machine gun | |
| DShK | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun | |
| KPV heavy machine gun | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun | |
| Degtyaryov machine gun | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | DTM variant used. |
| RP-46 | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | |
| RPD | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | |
| RPK | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | |
| PK | Soviet Union | General-purpose machine gun | PKM and PKS variant used. |
| ZB-26 | Czechoslovakia | General-purpose machine gun | |
| Grenade launcher |||||
| GP-25 | Soviet Union | Grenade launcher | |
| AGS-17 | Soviet Union | Automatic Grenade Launcher | |
| Pistol |||||
| Makarov PM | Soviet Union | Semi-automatic pistol | Used by officers. |
| Tokarev TT-33 | Soviet Union | Semi-automatic pistol | Handed out to government militias. |
| Walther P38 | Nazi Germany | Semi-automatic pistol | |
| Stechkin | Soviet Union | Machine pistol | |

## Anti-tank

| Name | Type | Origin | Caliber |
| RPG-7 | Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union | 40mm |
| RPG-16 | Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union | 58mm |
| B-10 recoilless rifle | Recoilless rifle | Soviet Union | 82mm |
| SPG-9 | Recoilless gun | Soviet Union | 73mm |

## Anti-Tank Missile

| Name | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
| 3M6 Shmel | Anti-tank missile | Soviet Union | 136mm | |
| 9M14 Malyutka | Anti-tank missile | Soviet Union | 125mm | Some mounted on Mi-24s and BMP-1s. |
| 9M17 Fleyta | Anti-tank missile | Soviet Union | 148mm | Mounted on Mi-24A helicopters. |
| 9K111 Fagot | Anti-tank missile | Soviet Union | 120mm | Mounted on BMP-2s. |

## Surface-to-air missile

| Name | Type | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
| 9K32 Strela-2 | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | 72mm | | |
| 9K34 Strela-3 | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | 72mm | 100 | Possibly included with supplied Mi-24 gunships. |
| S-75 Dvina | Fixed SAM launcher | Soviet Union | 700mm | 18 launchers | 3 battalions operated by the Air Force. |
| S-125 Neva | Fixed SAM launcher | Soviet Union | 375mm | 12 launchers | 3 battalions with quad launchers operated by the Air Force. |
| 9K35 Strela-10 | Mobile SAM launcher | Soviet Union | 120mm | 16+ launchers | Operated by the Army |

## Uniform

| Name | Origin | Type | Information |
| Military uniform |||||
| SSh-68 | Soviet Union | Combat helmet | Main service helmet |
| Stahlhelm | German Empire Austria-Hungary | Combat helmet | Austro-Hungarian M1918 helmets purchased from Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, and occasionally worn during parades. |
| TTsKO | Soviet Union | Combat uniform | Initially issued to officers and special units, entered mainstream adoption in the late 80s and early 90s. |
| KLMK | Soviet Union | Combat uniform | Issued to commando paratroopers, officers and KHAD operatives |
| Flak jacket | Soviet Union | Ballistic vest | provided by the KGB to Afghan units tasked with rescuing Adolph Dubs. 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 |

## Armored fighting vehicles

| Name | Origin | Type | Number |
| Tanks |||||
| T-34 | Soviet Union | Medium tank | 175+ |
| T-54/T-55 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 1000+ |
| T-62 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 500+ |
| PT-76 | Soviet Union | Light tank | 60 |
| Armoured fighting vehicles |||||
| BTR-152 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | Unknown |
| BTR-60 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 200+ |
| BTR-80 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 250+ |
| BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Scout car | 1000+ |
| BMP-1 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 129+ |
| BMP-2 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 100+ |

## Unarmored vehicles

| Name | Origin | Type | Number |
| GAZ-66 | Soviet Union | Medium truck | Unknown |
| GAZ-69 | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown |
| UAZ-469 | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown |
| Ural-375 | Soviet Union | Medium truck | Several thousand. |
| ZIL-157 | Soviet Union | Medium truck | Unknown |

## Artillery

| Name | Origin | Type | Number |
| Mortar |||||
| M1938 | Soviet Union | Mortar | 2000+ |
| PM-43 | Soviet Union | Mortar | 2000+ |
| Towed artillery |||||
| 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 400+ |
| Multiple rocket launcher |||||
| BM-21 Grad | Soviet Union | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher | Unknown number in services |
| BM-27 Uragan | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | Unknown number in services |
| Type 63 multiple rocket launcher | China | Multiple rocket launcher | Unknown number captured from Mujahadeen |
| BM-13 | Soviet Union | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher | 50 BM-13-16s in 1989. |
| Tactical ballistic missiles |||||
| RT-17 Scud (Scud-B and Scud-C variants) | Soviet Union | Tactical ballistic missile | 43+ launchers and 2000+ missiles |
| 9K52 Luna-M | Soviet Union | Tactical ballistic missile | 10 |
| Anti-aircraft |||||
| KS-19 | Soviet Union | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Unknown |
| 52-K | Soviet Union | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Unknown |
| AZP S-60 | Soviet Union | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Unknown |
| 61-K | Soviet Union | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Unknown |
| ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon | Unknown |
| ZPU | Soviet Union | Anti-aircraft | Unknown number of ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4 guns. |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | 20 |

## Aircraft
### Fixed wing

| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Combat aircraft ||||||
| MiG-21 | Soviet Union | Fighter aircraft | 45+ | MiG-21FLs, MiG-21PFMs, and MiG-21bis variants |
| MiG-17 | Soviet Union | Fighter aircraft | 90+ | Mostly grounded by the end of the 1980s. |
| MiG-27 | Soviet Union | Ground-attack aircraft | unknown | |
| MiG-23 | Soviet Union | Fighter-bomber | 15 | |
| Su-22 | Soviet Union | Fighter-bomber | at least 45 by 1984 | Su-22UM-2/UM3 and Su22M-3/4 Variants |
| Su-7s and Su-17s | Soviet Union | Fighter-bomber | 60+ | Su-7s mostly phased out by 1989. |
| Il-28s | Soviet Union | Medium bomber | 54+ | In limited service, mostly replaced by the Su-17 and Su-22 |
| Transport aircraft ||||||
| Antonov An-32 | Soviet Union | Military transport aircraft | at least 6 in 1987 | |
| Antonov An-26, Antonov An-24, and Antonov An-2 | Soviet Union | Military transport aircraft | 40+ | |
| Antonov An-12 | Soviet Union | medium-range transport aircraft | | |
| Trainer aircraft ||||||
| Aero L-29 Delfín | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | Trainer aircraft | 18 | |
| MiG-15UTI | Soviet Union | Trainer aircraft | 6 | |
| MiG-19 | Soviet Union | Fighter aircraft | 20 | |
| MiG-21U | Soviet Union | Trainer aircraft | 18 | |
| Yak-11 | Soviet Union | Trainer aircraft | Unknown | |
| Yak-18 | Soviet Union | Trainer aircraft | Unknown | |

### Helicopters

| Name | Origin | Type | Number |
| Military helicopters |||||
| Mil Mi-35 | Soviet Union | Attack helicopter | |
| Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | Attack helicopter | 46 |
| Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | Utility helicopter | 35 |
| Mil Mi-8 | Soviet Union | Utility helicopter | 104 |
| Mil Mi-4 | Soviet Union | Transport helicopter | 12 |
| Mil Mi-2 | Soviet Union | Helicopter | |