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
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.
Fall of Kabul (2021)
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On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and mark
History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021)
…under the direction of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 (and previously the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan from 2002), until the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021. As of 2020, components of the ANA included the conventional ground forces, the Special Operations Command, the Territorial…
Clockwise from top left: Afghans fleeing Kabul Airport aboard a U.S. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III U.S. Marines assisting at an evacuation checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport Coalition soldiers assisting a child during the evacuation Armed Taliban fighters in Kabul Taliban fighters aboard a captured Humvee
Evacuees load on to buses to be processed during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan
Fleeing civilians aboard a US Air Force transport plane at Kabul Airport on 19 August 2021
US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August