ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN AIR FORCE (IEAAF) • دافغانستان هوايۍ ځواک
Total Armed Forces approximately 150,000 personnel (Taliban forces).
Air Force Personnel numbers are integrated within the total force structure.
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Tactical Air Command
• AIRCRAFT 1 combat capable. Total approx. 10 Aircraft.
Fighter & Fighter Ground Attack with 1 ac:
- 1 Embraer EMB-314 (A-29) Super Tucano.
Transport (Light) with 8 ac:
- 1 Antonov An-26 Curl.
- 2 Antonov An-32 Cline.
- 5 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
Training (Fixed-wing) with 1 ac:
- 1 Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros
• HELICOPTER 5 combat capable. Total 23 Helicopters.
Attack (Helicopters) with 5 hel:
- 4 Mil Mi-35 Hind.
- 1 Mil Mi-25 Hind.
Multi-Role & Scout (Helicopters) with 14 hel:
- 8 MD Helicopters MD-530F.
- 6 Mil Mi-17 Hip H.
Medium Transport (Helicopters) with 4 hel:
- 4 Sikorsky S-70/UH-60A Black Hawk.
Air Defence
- Guns: 14.5mm ZPU-4; 23mm ZU-23-2; 37mm Type-65/74.
- Note: The Taliban administration has stated a priority to procure anti-aircraft missiles to defend against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Armament
- Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM): 9K114 Shturm (RS-AT-6 Spiral).
- Air-to-Surface Missiles (ASM): AGR-20A APKWS. (Limited stock/seized)
Note: The strength and capability of the Afghan Taliban’s air arm remain difficult to assess following the collapse of the previous government. While the Taliban have successfully returned a limited number of seized Western-supplied and Soviet-era platforms to service, their ability to maintain Western-derived equipment (such as the UH-60A, MD-530F, and Cessna 208B) is expected to diminish over time due to international sanctions and limited access to spare parts. Current operations are primarily focused on internal and border security.
4/5 Generation Fighters 
