Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)
Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
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د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Seat | Kabul |
Appointer | Supreme Leader |
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces[1] (Pashto: د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Afghan Armed Forces (now the Islamic Emirate Army), who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.
List of chiefs[]
Abdul Karim Mustaghni was army chief of staff until the 1973 overthrow of the monarchy.[2] In the late 1980s, during the communist regime, served as army chief of staff, followed by Shahnawaz Tanai, from the Khalq faction of the PDPA[3] (August 1988 – March 1990), who was succeeded by Mohammed Asif Delawar following the 1990 coup attempt.
Afghan National Army[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (born 1961) | Lieutenant general8 March 2002 | 30 June 2010 | 7–8 years | Afghan National Army | [4][5] | |
2 | Sher Mohammad Karimi (born 1945) | General30 June 2010 | 22 May 2015 | 4 years, 326 days | Afghan National Army | [4][6] | |
3 | Qadam Shah Shahim (born 1962) | General22 May 2015 | 24 April 2017 | 1 year, 337 days | Afghan National Army | [4][7] | |
4 | Mohammad Sharif Yaftali | Lieutenant general26 April 2017 | 13 March 2019 | 1 year, 323 days | Afghan National Army | [4][8] | |
5 | Bismillah Waziri | Lieutenant general13 March 2019 | 7 July 2020 | 1 year, 116 days | Afghan National Army | [4] | |
6 | Yasin Zia | Lieutenant general7 July 2020 | 19 June 2021 | 347 days | Afghan National Army | [9] | |
7 | Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai | Lieutenant general19 June 2021 | 11 August 2021 | 53 days | Afghan National Army | [10] | |
8 | Hebatullah Alizai | Lieutenant general11 August 2021 | 15 August 2021 | 4 days | Afghan National Army | [11][12] |
Islamic Emirate Army[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Qari Fasihuddin | 7 September 2021 | Incumbent | 173 days* | Islamic Emirate Army | [13] |
* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 27 February 2022.
References[]
- ^ "فارياب او جوزجان ولايتونو ته د ملي دفاع وزارت سرپرست وزير او د وسلوال پوځ لوى درستيز سفر | د ملی دفاع وزارت". mod.gov.af (in Pashto). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Nyrop & Seekins 1986, p. 294.
- ^ Barnett R. Rubin, Afghanistan: "Back to Feudalism", Current History, Vol. 88, No. 542, South Asia (DECEMBER, 1989), p. 444
- ^ a b c d e "Yaftali, Mohammad Sharif LtGen". Who is who in Afghanistan?. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Davis, Anthony. Interview: General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, Chief of General Staff, Afghan National Army. Jane's Defence News. 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Karimi, General Shir Mohammad Sher Sheer". 2017-11-18. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Kakar, Javed Hamim (19 May 2015). "Defence minister-designate, new army chief named". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "GENERAL MOHAMMAD SHARIF "YAFTALI"". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Governors' Appointments Ongoing, Cabinet Member Choices Stalled". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows". Reuters. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ Syed, Azaz. "Afghan Chief of Army replaced amid escalating violence". ariananews.af. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Afghanistan army chief removed from post: sources". www.geo.tv. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan". BBC News. 2021-09-07. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
Bibliography[]
- Nyrop, Richard F., and Donald M. Seekins (January 1986). Area Handbook Series: Afghanistan: A Country Study. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center.
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- Afghan military personnel
- Chiefs of defence