Under the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the army was under the Ministry of Defense in Kabul and had been largely trained by US-led NATO forces. The 2004-2021 ‘Afghan National Army’ was divided into seven corps, with the 201st in Kabul, 203rd in Gardez, 205th in Kandahar, 207th in Herat, 209th in Mazar-i-Sharif, the 215th in Lashkargah, and the 217th in the north.