In 1919 the Afghan regular army was not a very formidable force, and was only able to muster some 50,000 men. These men were organised into 21 cavalry regiments and 75 infantry battalions, with about 280 modern artillery pieces, organised into 70 batteries, in support. In addition to this, however, in a boost to the army's strength, the Afghan command could call upon the loyalty of up to 80,000 frontier tribesmen and an indeterminate number of deserters from local militia units under British command. In reality, the Afghan regular army was not ready for war. As in past years, the upper levels of the officer corps were riddled with political intrigue. In his book on the campaign, Lieutenant-General George Molesworth gave the following evaluation of the Amir's army:

Question: Out of the 50,000 men how many cavalry regiments and infantry battalions were organized?
Answer: 21 cavalry regiments

Question: How many total cavalry regiments and infantry battalions did the Afghan regular army have in 1919?
Answer: 96

Question: How many more cavalry regiments than infantry battalions did the Afghan regular army have in 1919?
Answer: 54

Question: How many cavalry regiments and infantry battalions did the 1919 Afghan regular army have?
Answer: 96

Question: How many more modern artillery pieces than batteries did the 1919 Afghan regular army have?
Answer: 210

Question: How many more frontier tribesmen than men did the 1919 Afghan army have?
Answer: 30000

Question: How many men are in each calvary and battalion assuming each has the same amount of men?
Answer: 520

Question: How many more battalions were there than carvery?
Answer: 54

Question: Which had more organised troops, the Cavalry or the battalions?
Answer: battalion

Question: How many artillery pieces did each battery have?
Answer: 4

Question: How many men all together would the Afghans have if they called upon the frontier tribesmen?
Answer: 130000

Question: Who were loyal to the Afghans
Answer: frontier tribesmen