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| Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | |
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| Pashto: د افغانستان د لوی انتخاباتي جمهوريت مسلحې ځواک Persian: نیروهای مسلح جمهوری دموکراتیک افغانستان | |
_%E2%80%93_Army.svg) Emblem of the Afghan Army, from 1980 to 1992 | |
| Motto | 'Watan ya Kaffan!' (Pashto; Country or Death) 'Sar Warkawoo, Sangar ne Warkawoo' (Pashto; We'll give our heads, we won't give the trench) |
| Founded | April 1978 |
| Current form | Islamic National Army |
| Disbanded | April 1992 |
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| Headquarters | Ministry of Defense, Kabul |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Nur Muhammad Taraki (1978–1978) Hafizullah Amin (1978–1979) Babrak Karmal (1979–1986) Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1992) |
| Minister of Defence | Abdul Qadir (1978) Shahnawaz Tanai Nazar Mohammad (1984–1986) Mohammed Rafie (1979–1984, 1986–1988) Mohammad Aslam Watanjar (1990–1992) |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18–40 (raised to 20–45 in 1981) |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | AFSORT (Afghan–Soviet Transport Company) Spinzar Cotton Company |
| Foreign suppliers |  Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 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 Sorubay Assault (1985) Soviet-Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Afghanistan |
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (Persian: نیروهای مسلح جمهوری دموکراتیک افغانستان) was the military force of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1978 until its collapse in 1992. Following President Mohammad Najibullah’s National Reconciliation policy in 1986, it was renamed into the Armed Forces of the Republic of Afghanistan.