Back Brigada de Comandos Afganesos Catalan Brigada de Comandos del Ejército Nacional Afgano Spanish قول اردوی قوای خاص Persian Brigade des commandos de l'Armée nationale afghane French Afghan National Army Commandos Italian 특전군단 (아프가니스탄) Korean Корпус коммандос Афганской национальной армии Russian ANA Komando Taburu Turkish Корпус командос Афганської національної армії Ukrainian Lực lượng Biệt kích Quân đội Quốc gia Afghanistan Vietnamese
| Afghan National Army Commando Corps قول اردوی عملیاتهای خاص | |
|---|---|
 Shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 24 July 2007 – 15 August 2021 |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Branch | Afghan National Army |
| Type | Commando |
| Role | Close-quarters combat Counter-insurgency Counterterrorism |
| Size | 21,000 commandos (2017)[1][2] 30,000 commandos (2021)[3] |
| Part of | ANA Special Operations Command |
| Headquarters | Rish Khor camp (Camp Morehead), Kabul Province, Afghanistan[4] |
| Motto(s) | Khoda, Watan, Wazifa |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
| Insignia | |
| Corps flag |  |
The Afghan National Army Commando Corps (formerly ANA Commando Brigade;[5] ANA Commando Battalion[4]) was a commando force of the Afghan National Army (ANA). During the Taliban insurgency, the commandos comprised 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conducted 70% to 80% of the fighting.[6] The structure of the unit was based on the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.[7]
Upon the fall of Kabul and the collapse of both the ANA and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Commando Corps was dissolved.
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- ^ a b "Afghan National Army update, May 2011 | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. May 9, 2011.
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