Omar Salis 219th Division Al-Farooq Corps

Commander 219th Omer-e-Salis Division

Commander:
Abdul Hamid Mujahed from Yaftal, Badakhshan

Commander of the Taliban’s 15th Border Brigade
Mullah Abdul Jamil Rahmani (20260725)

Background:

219 Omer-e-Salis Division, part of 207 Al-Farooq Corps, is deployed in Badakhshan Province bordering Tajikistan, Pakistan and China.According to official statements, the Division is to execute counter-insurgency tasks.

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Defense Ministry has established several new military units in three border provinces in the country’s north, northeast, and west, deploying an estimated 4,400 additional troops in the region.
 

The ministry said on February 14, 2022 that the Omar Salis 219th division was officially launched by the Taliban army chief of staff, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, in Badakhshan Province bordering Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan. Though the ministry didn’t provide the number of troops deployed, similar divisions are thought to comprise about 3,000 soldiers.
 

Meanwhile, the ministry said four battalions were established as part of the Al-Farooq Corps in Badghis Province, bordering Turkmenistan. Another battalion was launched in Farah, which borders Iran. Similar battalions usually consist of about 350 soldiers each.The Taliban insisted the placement of the new “special forces” is aimed at strengthening domestic security.
 

Just weeks after taking power in Kabul, the Taliban deployed exclusive battalions of suicide bombers known as Lashkar-e Mansoori in the Badakhshan and Takhar provinces, adding to anxieties in Tajikistan.