| Military of Afghanistan |
| Military manpower |
| Military age |
22 years of age (2004 est.) |
| Availability |
males age 15-49: 6,785,414 (2004 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
males age 15-49: 3,642,659 (2004 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
males: 263,406 (2004 est.) |
| Military expenditures |
| Dollar figure |
$61 million (2003) |
| Percent of GDP |
1% (2003) |
The Afghan National Army, currently being trained by the United States with the assistance of the international community, is 7,000 strong; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a national army remains a gradual process; Afghanistan's militia forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines
Afghanistan has a long tradition of guerrilla and paramilitary warfare and has many individual factions. Afghanistan does not have a traditional military in the Western sense. Various factions receive logistics support from foreign powers including the People's Republic of China, Russia, Pakistan and the United States.
References
Last updated: 02-07-2005 18:53:46
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55
