Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1986)
د افغانستان د لوی انتخاباتي جمهوريت مسلحې ځواک (Pashto)
نیروهای مسلح جمهوری دموکراتیک افغانستان (Dari)
Armed Forces of the Republic of Afghanistan (1986–1992)
د افغانستان د جمهوري ریاست وسله وال ځواکونه (Pashto)
نیروهای مسلح جمهوری افغانستان (Dari)
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1986); د افغانستان د لوی انتخاباتي جمهوريت مسلحې ځواک (Pashto); نیروهای مسلح جمهوری دموکراتیک افغانستان (Dari)Armed Forces of the Republic of Afghanistan (1986–1992); د افغانستان د جمهوري ریاست وسله وال ځواکونه (Pashto); نیروهای مسلح جمهوری افغانستان (Dari)
	Emblem of the Afghan Army, 1980–1992
	Shoulder patch of the Afghan Army (قوای مسلح, lit. 'Armed Forces'), 1978–1992
Motto	وطن یا کفن (Watan ya Kaffan; "Country or the Shroud"); سر ورکوو٬ سنګر نه ورکوو (Sar Warkawoo, Sangar ne Warkawoo; "Sacrifice our Heads, but not our Trench")
Founded	April 1978; 46 years ago
Disbanded	April 1992; 32 years ago
Service branches	Afghan Army Afghan Commando Forces; Afghan Air Force; Afghan Border Force
Headquarters	Ministry of Defense, Kabul
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Nur Muhammad Taraki (1978); Hafizullah Amin (1978–1979); Babrak Karmal (1979–1986); Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1992);
Minister of Defence	Abdul Qadir (1978; 1982–1984); Aslam Watanjar (1979; 1990–1992); Mohammed Rafie (1979–1984; 1986–1988); Nazar Mohammad (1984–1986); Shahnawaz Tanai (1988–1990);
Personnel
Military age	18–40 (raised to 20–45 in 1981)
Conscription	Yes
Industry
Domestic suppliers	AFSORT (Afghan–Soviet Transport Company), Kabul; Spinzar Cotton Company, Kunduz;
Foreign suppliers	Soviet Union; Czechoslovak Socialist Republic; East Germany;
Related articles
History	Saur Revolution; Chindawol uprising; 1979 Herat uprising; 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan; 3 Hoot uprising; Bala Hissar uprising; 1980 student protests in Kabul; Tajbeg Palace assault; Dehrawud Offensive (1984); Sorubay Assault (1985); Soviet-Afghan War; Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Battle of Jalalabad (1989);
Ranks	Military ranks of Afghanistan

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, known as the Armed Forces of the Republic of Afghanistan after 1986, comprised the national military of Afghanistan from 1978 to 1992.