Military of the Taliban

Military of the Taliban

While in nominal power over Afghanistan, the Taliban maintained a standing army.

Strength

The Taliban Army possessed several tanks.[1]

The Afghan Air Force under the Taliban maintained five supersonic MIG-21MFs and 10 Sukhoi-22 fighter-bombers.[2] They also held six Mil Mi-8 helicopters, five Mi-35s, five L-39Cs, six An-12s, 25 An-26s, a dozen An-24/32s, a IL-18, and a Yakovlev.[3]

Their civil air service contained two Boeing 727A/Bs, a Tu-154, five An-24s, and a DHC-6.[3]

Actions

  • 1995 Airstan incident. A Taliban fighter plane captures a Russian transport.

References

  1. ^ The Guardian, Taliban lose grip on Mazar i Sharif, November 7, 2001
  2. ^ York, Geoffrey. Globe and Mail, "Military Targets Are Elusive. Afghanistan Army Called a Haphazard Operation", September 19, 2001
  3. ^ a b Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment, 2001
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