Afghan Commando Forces

Afghan Commando Forces
Afghan Commando Forces
نیروهای کماندوی افغانستان
	Sleeve badge of the Afghan Commando Forces under Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Active	1964–1992
Disbanded	28 April 1992
Country	Afghanistan
Branch	Afghan Army
Type	Airborne forces; Special operations force; Commando; Rapid deployment force
Role	Royal guard; (until 1973); Airborne infantry; Air assault; Special operations; Shock troops; mountain warfare; Counterinsurgency
Size	3 brigades, 14 battalions and 1 regiment (1989)
Nickname(s)	"Champions" (شیرجنگ); "Heroes" (قهرمان); “Triple Six” (666th Commando Battalion)
Colors	Maroon; Sky Blue; Green
Equipment	AK47, AKMS with folding metal stocks, RPG-7, 82-BM-37 mortars, DShK, BTR-60, BTR-70
Engagements	1970 Pul-e Khishti Mosque Protest; 1973 Afghan coup d'état; 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising; 1975 Laghman uprising; Saur Revolution; 1978 Nuristani rebellion; 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan Bala Hissar uprising; ; Soviet-Afghan War Tajbeg Palace assault; Siege of Khost; Panjshir offensives; First Battle of Zhawar; Second Battle of Zhawar; Marmoul offensives; Operation Magistral; Operation Typhoon (1989); ; 1989–1992 Afghan Civil War Battle of Jalalabad (1989); 1989 Afghan coup attempt; 1990 Afghan coup attempt; ;
Decorations	Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (37th Commando Brigade)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Shahnawaz Tanai, Rahmatullah Safi
Insignia
White variant
242nd Parachute Battalion
444th Commando Battalion
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-6, Mil Mi-4
Attack helicopter	Mil Mi-24
Transport	Antonov An-32, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-12

The Afghan Commando Forces (Persian: نیروهای کماندوی افغانستان, Pashto: افغان کمانډو لړۍ), also referred to as the DRA Commando Forces from 1978 to 1992, were the former combined forces of commando, paratrooper and special forces of the Afghan Army. The force was composed of numerous brigades, regiments and battalions initially established by King Mohammad Zahir Shah and Sardar Abdul Wali Khan in 1964 and was disbanded in 1992, following the collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the 1989–1992 Afghan Civil War.