Afghan Air Force (1978-1992)

Afghan Air Force and Air Defense
The Afghan Air Force roundel from 1983 until 1992
Active	1978 – October 1992
Country	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987) Republic of Afghanistan (1987–1992)
Branch	Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	20,000 personnel (1986)
Engagements	1979 uprisings in Afghanistan: 1979 Herat uprising Soviet–Afghan War: Panjshir offensives (Soviet–Afghan War) Operation Trap Battle of Arghandab (1987) Operation Arrow Marmoul offensives Siege of Khost Afghan Civil War (1989–1992): Battle of Jalalabad (1989) Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes 1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt
Commanders
Notable commanders	Abdul Qadir

The Afghan Air Force (Pashto: افغان هوايي ځواک, Persian: د افغانستان هوائی ځواک), officially known as the Afghan Air Force and Air Defense and sometimes referred to as the DRA Air Force or DRAAF,^[1] was the main aerial warfare uniform service branch of the Afghan Armed Forces from 1978 until the dissolution of the Republic of Afghanistan in April 1992.