Afghanistan Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Armed Forces. Air and Defense Forces, border guard forces, Defense of the Revolution Force, National Police Force, Government Information Service, People’s Militia, operational battalions

Military manpower: males 15-49, about 3,657,000; 2,030,000 fit for military service; about 149,000 reach military age (22) annually

Supply: dependent on foreign sources, al most exclusively the USSR

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 20 March 1984, $210 million, about 63% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.