The Afghan Border Force was a paramilitary police responsible for counterinsurgency and security of Afghanistan's border area with neighboring countries extending up to 30 miles into the interior and
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Afghan Border Police (ABP) Regional Command – West in Herat Province of Afghanistan.
Members of the ABP search a locomotive near the Hairatan border crossing point.
Afghan border agent near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge at Sher Khan Bandar in Kunduz Province
The Afghan Armed Forces were under the direction of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004, until the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021. As of 2020, components of the ANA included the conven
Afghan Border Force
…Afghan Border Force Active December 2017 – August 2021 Country Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Branch Afghan National Army Type Border guard Role Counterinsurgency Engagements War in Afghanistan Insignia ABP patch The Afghan Border Force (abbreviated ABF) was a paramilitary…
Some of the first ANA recruits in their new uniforms, on 14 May 2002, before the start of their training with US Green Berets.
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, ANA, perform drill and ceremony at the graduation event at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 2002.
ANA BMP-1 crew members before departing for the recovery operation of Kam Air Flight 904, February 2005.
ANA soldiers prior to going on patrol with British troops in western Kandahar Province, 20 January 2007.