Head of Afghanistan's armed forces
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces [1] (Pashto : د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز ) is the highest-ranking military officer in the military of Afghanistan (currently the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces ), who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.
List of chiefs
Abdul Karim Mustaghni was army chief of staff until the 1973 overthrow of the monarchy . Under the rule of Hafizullah Amin , his brother in law Mohammed Yaqub served as Chief of the General Staff until being executed by Soviet -Parcham forces in December of 1979. In the late 1980s, during the communist regime , Nazar Mohammad served as army chief of staff, followed by Shahnawaz Tanai , from the Khalq faction of the PDPA [3] (August 1988 – March 1990), who was succeeded by Mohammed Asif Delawar following the 1990 coup attempt , which was led by Tanai.
Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)
No.
Portrait
Name(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Defence branch
Ref.
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Lieutenant generalShahnawaz Tanai (1950–2022)
1985
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Army
Afghan Armed Forces (Islamic Republic era)
No.
Portrait
Chief of General Staff
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Defence branch
Ref.
1 Mohammadi, Bismullah Lieutenant generalBismillah Khan Mohammadi (born 1961) 8 March 2002 30 June 2010 8 years, 114 days Afghan National Army [5] [6]
2 Karimi, Sher GeneralSher Mohammad Karimi (born 1945) 30 June 2010 22 May 2015 4 years, 326 days Afghan National Army [5] [7]
3 Shahim, Qadam GeneralQadam Shah Shahim (born 1962) 22 May 2015 24 April 2017 1 year, 337 days Afghan National Army [5] [8]
4 Yaftali, Mohammad Lieutenant generalMohammad Sharif Yaftali 26 April 2017 13 March 2019 1 year, 323 days Afghan National Army [5] [9]
5 Waziri, Bismillah Lieutenant generalBismillah Waziri 13 March 2019 7 July 2020 1 year, 116 days Afghan National Army [5]
6 Zia, Yasin Lieutenant generalYasin Zia 7 July 2020 19 June 2021 347 days Afghan National Army [10]
7 Ahmadzai, Wali Mohammad Lieutenant generalWali Mohammad Ahmadzai 19 June 2021 11 August 2021 53 days Afghan National Army [11]
8 Alizai, Hebatullah Lieutenant generalHebatullah Alizai 11 August 2021 15 August 2021 4 days Afghan National Army [12] [13]
Islamic Emirate Armed Forces
* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 15 June 2024.
References
^ "فارياب او جوزجان ولايتونو ته د ملي دفاع وزارت سرپرست وزير او د وسلوال پوځ لوى درستيز سفر | د ملی دفاع وزارت" . mod.gov.af (in Pashto). Retrieved 20 February 2022 .
^ Barnett R. Rubin , Afghanistan: "Back to Feudalism", Current History , Vol. 88, No. 542, South Asia (DECEMBER, 1989), p. 444
^ a b c d e "Yaftali, Mohammad Sharif LtGen" . Who is who in Afghanistan? . 12 August 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019 .
^ Davis, Anthony. Interview: General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, Chief of General Staff, Afghan National Army. Jane's Defence News. 18 January 2008.
^ "Karimi, General Shir Mohammad Sher Sheer" . 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019 .
^ Kakar, Javed Hamim (19 May 2015). "Defence minister-designate, new army chief named" . Pajhwok Afghan News . Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016 .
^ "GENERAL MOHAMMAD SHARIF "YAFTALI" " . Ministry of Defence . Retrieved 25 June 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Governors' Appointments Ongoing, Cabinet Member Choices Stalled" . TOLOnews . Retrieved 17 July 2020 .
^ "Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows" . Reuters . 20 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
^ Syed, Azaz (11 August 2021). "Afghan Chief of Army replaced amid escalating violence" . Ariana News . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Afghanistan army chief removed from post: sources" . www.geo.tv . 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan" . BBC News . 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021 .
Bibliography
Nyrop, Richard F.; Donald M. Seekins (January 1986). Area Handbook Series: Afghanistan: A Country Study . Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center.
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