Afghan National Army (ANA)
ANA Special Operations Command (ANASOC) Division
Camp Morehead, Wardak province. Brig. Gen. Dadon Lawang (Formed from 1st Cdo bde HQ cadre)
1st Commando Brigade – Camp Morehead, Wardak province (Planned, Operational Summer2011).
1st (6th) Commando battalion CM3 – Col. Mohammed Naim Majeedi, Operational <May2009
2nd (8th)Commando battalion(Lamer/Sun) – Operational May ,6 2010
3rd (9th) Commando battalion (Cobra) - Lt. Col. Naqib Baloof Operational August 17, 2010
Garrison Support Unit CM3
2nd Commando Brigade – Camp Morehead, Wardak province (Planned, Operational Sept2011)
1st Special Forces Group (Brigade) - Camp Morehead, Wardak province (Planned, Operational Sep2012)
4x Special Forces Battalions (Planned)( First SF battalion to be fielded is 2nd Battalion by Jun2011 )
18x Special Forces A-Teams (15 men each)
1xCaptainCO, 1x1st Lieutenant XO, 1xTeam Sergeant, 2xmedical sergeants, 2xWeapon
sergeants, 2xEngineering sergeants,2xCommunications sergeants,2xInteligence
sergeants, 1xInformation dissemination sergeant,1xCivil-military operations specialist
1x Combat Support Battalion (Planned)
1x Combat Service Support Battalion (Planned)
ANASOF SOE brigade (Planned)
LANG
Civil Military Operations, Afghan Information Dissemination Operations (CMO AIDO)
Special Forces School
NCO Academy
Commando School
Support Command battalion (Planned)
1st A-Team May2010 to Khakrez Kandahar., 8 A-Teams by Nov 2010. 14 A-Teams by Apr2011, All 72 ATeams
by 2014
ANA Ground Forces Command (ANAGFC) – Lieutenant General Murad Ali Murad
IOC Mar2012, FOC Aug2012
National Military Command Center (NMCC) – C2
Communications Support Element (CSE) - BGen Qasim (Self sufficient by Summer2010)
Tactical signals battalion – detachments to Corps HQs
Headquarters Security Support Brigade CM1– Kabul
A Infantry Battalion CM1
B Infantry Battalion CM1
Counter Narcotics Battalion CM3
111th Capitol Division CM3 – Kabul , Maj Gen. Qademsha
AOR Kabul and surrounding districts, 5 FOBS’s. RDL3 Operational May 27, 2009
1st Brigade RDL3
1st Infantry Battalion CM1
2nd Infantry Battalion
4th Combat Support Battalion CM4
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM4
Garrison Support Unit CM3
2nd Brigade RDL6
1st Infantry Battalion CM2 - FOB Hussein Khut
2nd Infantry Battalion
3rd Quick Reaction Force Brigade RDL2 – Surobi district, Kabul, Brigadier General Zamarai Petkan.
National Quick Reaction Force. Reflagged 3rd/-201st Corps Jul2010
1st Infantry Battalion CM3 – Surobi District Kabul, Lt. Col. Abdul Hussen, Deployed Helmand 1/14/10 –3/18/10
2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (APC/IFC: M113, BMP1) CM1– Nanghalem , Kunar
3rd Armored Battalion (Tanks:T-62) CM1–Camp Ahmad Bak Hill, Kapisa, LtCol Mohammad Naseem
4th Combat Support Battalion CM2 -
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1– Pol-e-Charki, Lt Col Shamsuddine
Garrison Support Unit CM1
201st Corps (Shelab/Flood) RDL4– Ghamberi Garrison, Kabul, Maj. Gen. Abdullah
Corps Logistics Support Battalion - Col. Gul Rahman Roshangar Operational Aug 2009
Corps Combat Support Battalion UF
201st Route Clearing Company
201st (1st) Commando Battalion CM1 – Operational July 24, 2007
1st Brigade RDL2– Brig. General Abdulrazaq Safi
AOR Central Zone: Logar, Midon/Wardek, Kapisa, Bamyan, Parwan, Panjsher provinces
1st Infantry Battalion CM4- Kapisa
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Midon/Wardak, Highway 1 security
3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 - LtCol Mohammad Husain, Camp Ganberry
4th Combat Support Battalion CM1– Col. Sanam Gul, Camp Malalee, Logar (D30 howitzers)
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1
6th Infantry Battalion UF
Garrison Support Unit CM1
2nd Brigade RDL4– Jalalabad, Nangahar , Col. Mohammed Afzal
AOR Eastern Zone: Nangahar, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman provinces
1st Infantry Battalion CM1 - Laghman
2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 - Lt. Col. Ismatullah, Camp Manogey, Kunar,
3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Sherzed, Nangahar
4th Combat Support Battalion CM2– FOB Mehar Lam, Laghman? Nuristan?, Col. Mohammed Jan
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3– Nangahar, Lt. Col Abdul Qauoom Gurbaz
6th Infantry Battalion CM3
Garrison Support Unit CM1
3rd Brigade – Kapisa, Brig. Gen. Amam Nazer Bahbod, New brigade forming after reflagging of previous
3/201st Jul 2010
1st Infantry Battalion - Camp Ahmad Bak Hill, Najrab district, Kapisa
3rd Infantry Battalion - Kapisa
5th Combat Service Support Battalion
4th Brigade – Jalalabad, Nangahar?
Brigade base built in Kunar
Brigade base built in Jalalabad
Another base being built in Jalalabad; to be complete by Oct 13, 2009.
Operational Coordination Center, Provincial (OCCP) in Mayden Shar, Wardak, Open Jun 14 2009
203rd Corps (Tandar/Thunder) RDL3– Gardez, Major General Abdul Khaliq
AOR Paktya, Khost, Paktika, Ghazni provinces
Corps Combat Support Battalion UF
203rd Route Clearing Company
203nd (2nd) Commando Battalion CM1– Col. Ggulam Nabi, Operational October 16, 2007. Best
commando bn.
Military Police Company – Training Sep 2008
1st Brigade RDL4– Camp Clark, Khost, Brigadier General Akram
1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – Khost
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Khost
3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Gardez
4th Combat Support Battalion CM1
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1– Paktika
6th Infantry Battalion UF
Garrison Support Unit CM1
2nd Brigade RDL4– FOB Rushmore, Sharana, Paktika
1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – East Ghazni(Aug2010)
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Khost/Gardez
3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Paktya Operational July 2008
4th Combat Support Battalion CM3 – Khost/Gardez (2x D30 Howitzers) Operational Oct 2005
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1
Garrision Support Unit CM1
3rd Brigade RPD3– Gardez, Paktya Operational December 2007
1st Infantry Battalion CM2 – Ghazni
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Operational Sep 21 2008
3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 – Paktya Operational Jul 2008
4th Combat Support Battalion CM3 – Khost/Gardez (2x D30 Howitzers) Operational Oct 2005
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1
6th Infantry Battalion UF
4th Brigade – FOB Shank, Logar
1st Infantry Battalion - FOB Altimur, Logar, Sep2010
2nd Infantry Battalion -
3rd Infantry Battalion – Nov2010
4th Combat Support Battalion
5th Combat Service Support Battalion
Garrison Support Unit
Operational Coordination Center, Provincial (OCCP) in Khost. Open ~Jun2008
205th Corps (Atal/Hero) RDL3– FOB Lindsey, Camp Shirzai, Kandahar, Gen Abdul Hamid.
AOR: Kandahar, Zabol, Uruzgan provinces
205th (3rd) Commando Battalion CM1– Operational by Jan 30, 2008
2nd Forward Supply Depot - Kandahar
205th Route Clearing Company
1st Brigade RDL2 - Camp Shirzai, Kandahar , Brigadier General Khair Mohammad, AOR Panjwai
1st Infantry Battalion CM2
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1- Panjwai District, Lt.-Col. Sakhi Mohammad Barriz
3rd Infantry Battalion (Night fighters) CM2 - Zhari
4th Combat Support Battalion CM2
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM2
6th Infantry Battalion UF
Garrison Support Unit CM2
2nd Brigade RDL4 – Qalat, Zabol, Brigadier General Jamaluddin
1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – FOB Sweeney, Shinkay district, southern Zabul
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – capable of independent ops 2/28/11
3rd Infantry Battalion CM3
4th Combat Support Battalion CM2 - Qalat, Zabol, artillery platoon (3x D30 122mm howitzers)
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3
6th Infantry Battalion – Temp duty in Kandahar
Garrison Support Unit CM1
3rd Brigade RDL4– Kandahar, Kandahar, Colonel Ghalum Murtaza Sarwari
AOR Zhari and Maiwand districts. Aug2010 Replace former 3/205th which was transferred to 215th Corps
1st Infantry Battalion - Operational Jun2010
2nd Infantry Battalion - Operational Sep2010
3rd Infantry Battalion
4th Combat Support Battalion
5th Combat Service Support Battalion
6th Infantry Battalion
4th Brigade RDL4– Camp Holland, Uruzgan, – Operational Dec2008.
1st Infantry Battalion CM3
2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 – Mirabad Valley
3rd Infantry Battalion
4th Combat Support Battalion CM4
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3
6th Infantry Battalion CM4
207th Corps (Zabar/Victory) RDL3 – Camp Zafar, Herat, Major General Maj. Gen. Shahzada.
AOR Herat, Farah, Bagdhis provinces
207th (4th) Commando Battalion CM1 – Shindand Operational May 8, 2008
207th Route Clearing Company
1st Brigade RDL2 - Herat
1st Infantry Battalion CM1
2nd Infantry Battalion CM3
3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 - Badghis , Colonel Niamatullah
4th Combat Support CM2 – Ghurian
5th Combat Service Support CM3 – Farah
Garrison Support Unit CM2
2nd Brigade RDL3– Farah
1st Infantry Battalion CM1 - Camp Zafar, Lt Col Raheem Khan
2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 – Lt Col Sakhra
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3
6th Infantry battalion UF
Garrison Support Unit CM4
3rd Brigade – Planned operational by end 2010 but no evidence it exists yet. Cancelled? Delayed?
reflagged to 2nd Bde / 215th Corps
209th Corps (Shakeen/Falcon) RDL2 – Mazar-e-Sharif, Gen. Zalmai Zalmay Wesa
209th (5th) Commando Battalion CM1 – Mazar-e-Sharif Operational October 2008
209th Route Clearing Company
1st Brigade RDL6 – Mazer-e-Sharf
1st Infantry Battalion CM1
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Mazar e Sharif
3rd Infantry Battalion CM3
4th Combat Support Battalion CM2
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1 – Mazar-e-Sharif
6th Infantry Battalion – Operational by end 2010
Garrison Support Unit CM2
2nd Brigade RDL3- Kunduz, Colonel Naqibullah Yawash
1st Infantry Battalion CM3 - Feyzabad
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1
3rd Infantry Battalion CM3
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3
6th Infantry Battalion – Operational by end2010
Garrison Support Unit
3rd Brigade RDL3– Mazir-i-Sharif
1st Infantry Battalion – Mazer-e-Sharf Operational soon after Sep2010
2nd Infantry Battalion-Mazer-e-Sharf Operational by end2010
3rd Infantry Battalion-Operational by end2010
5th Combat Service Support Battalion – Consolidated field training Jun2010
215th Corps (Maiwand) RDL 3– Camp Shorabak, Lashkar Gah, Helmand
AOR: Helmand, half of Farah, most of southwestern Nimroz province. General Sayed Mallok.
Operational Apr2010. 10,000 troops Jul2010. To be 12,000 troops
215th (7th) Commando Battalion – Operational January 21, 2010
215th Route Clearing Company
1st Brigade RDL4 – Camp Garmsir, Brig. Gen. Shujaee
AOR South Helmand?
1st Infantry Battalion - Nawa
2nd Infantry Battalion - Garmsir
3rd Infantry Battalion - Marjah, Col Mohammad Nowroz
5th Combat Service Support Battalion - Garmsir
Garrison Support Unit - Col. Mustafa
2nd Brigade RDL4– FOB Deleram II, Nimroz, Brigadier General Abdul Wasea
1st Infantry Battalion – Durzey, South Helmand
2nd Infantry Battalion – FOB Sher Wali, Marjah, Lt. Col. Haji Mohammad
3rd Infantry Battalion – Musa Qala
5th Combat Service Support Battalion - FOB Deleram II, Nimruz
3rd Brigade RDL2 – Camp Sharabak, Lashkr Gah, Brig. Gen. Sherin Shah
AOR Central Helmand? Reflagged from 3/ 205th Corps early2010.
1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – Nad-Ali
2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Camp Shorabak, Lashkr Gah
3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Gereshk
4th Combat Support Battalion CM3 – Camp Shorabak (Fully trained: 102man Artillery bat, Eng co, Recce co)
5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3
6th Infantry Battalion CM2– Gereshk
Garrison Support Unit CM1
ANA Support Command
6x Forward Supply Depots – Corps level supply. One per corps region
Central Movement Agency (CMA) – Brigade responsible for transporting supplies throughout Afghanistan
Central Maintenance Workshop – Equipment maintenance
ANA Recruiting Command (ANAREC)
ANA Detention Facility (ANDF)
ANA Training Command (ANATC)
Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) (opened 2002) – Basic training
 Infantry basic training
 Engineering
 Communications
 Medical
 Intelligence
 First Sergeants course. Sergeant Major course
5x (6x by Nov2011) Regional Military Training Centers (RMTC) – Basic training
National Military Academy of Afghanistan– Officer, NCO training
NCO Academy
Command and Staff College
 Junior Officer Staff Course
 Command and General Staff Course
 Higher Command and Staff Course
 Strategic Command and Staff Course
Afghan National Defence University (Sep2011)
Branch Schools – Specialist training
 Armor (Feb2011)
 Artillery
 Human Resources
 Signal (Feb2011)
 Infantry
 Engineer (Jan2011)
 Legal
 Military Police
 Logistics
 Religious + Cultural
 Intelligence
 Finance
Collective training center – Consolidated field training
Commando school (opened Spring 2007) – Commando training
Definition of Capability Milestones (CM)
Units rated July2009. CM system is now obsolete and being replaced by RDL system. See below
UF - Unit not fielded yet. Planned for 2009 or early 2010
CM 4: Training Level
 Unit formed
 Significant OMLT and ETT support
 Not capable of conducting operational missions
 Manning and equipping are below 50 percent
CM 3: Initial Operational Capability
 Somehow capable of conduction operations at company level
 OMLT and ETT support and guidance
 Capable individual-specialist skills
 Manning and equipping are between 50 and 70 percent
CM 2: Partial Operational Capability
 Battalion is capable of planning and executing operations
 OMLT and ETT support and guidance
 Capable of sustaining operations
 Manning and equipping are between 70 and 85 percent
CM 1: Full Operational Capability
 Battalion is fully capable of planning, executing and sustaining operations
 No OMLT and ETT operational support
 Some external support may be required
 Manning and equipping are above 85 percent
Definition of Rating Definition Level (RDL)
Untis rated Sep2010
RDL6: Not assessed
RDL5: Ineffective
RDL4: Dependent on CF for success
RDL3: Effective with assistance
RDL2: Effective with advisor
RLD1: Independent
Organization status
Units: 164 fielded (Sep2010)
6 corps HQs
1 division HQ
22 brigades HQs (21 infantry, 1 commando)
1 tank battalion ( used as infantry due to lack of heavy equipment maintenance)
1 mech infantry battalion (used as infantry due to lack of equipment maintenance)
126 infantry/combat support/combat service support battalions/garrison support units
8 commando battalions
152,000 (Jan2011). Infantry battalions manned to 100%.
3500 troops completed medic training (May09).
Organization goal by October 2010
Units :
179 units total
6 corps HQ and corps troops
1 division HQ and division troops
18 light infantry brigade HQ
1 mechanized brigade HQ
1 commando brigade HQ
1 Headquarters security support brigade HQ
81 Infantry battalions
Combat support battalions
Combat service support battalions
1 tank battalion(1 HQ Company, 1 Weapons Company, 1 Tank Company), 1 mechanized infantry
battalion(1 HQs Company, 1 Weapons Company, 3 Mechanized Companies
9 commando battalions: 1 battalion per corps, 3 for commando brigade
Garrison Support Units
Corps-level Combat Support Units including artillery battalions, engineering battalions, medical,
evacuation, MP, intelligence
Troops: 134,000 total: 122,000 active and 12,000 TTHS(trainee, transient, hospitalized, student). Infantry
battalions manned to 117%
Organization goal by October 2011
Units
208 total units
34 Command units
96 Maneuver battalions
22 Combat support battalions
56 Combat service support battalions
Troops: 171,000 total
Organization goal by October 2012
Troops:
194,000 to 207,000 depending on recruiting and retention performance
ANA Corps: Organization of a notional ANA corps
1x Commando battalion (600 troops)
1x Transport helicopter detachment (3-4 Mi-17)
1x Corps Logistics Battalion(CLB)
Logistics distribution
Equipment maintenance
Medical support
1x Corps Support Battalion
Military Police Company HQ
Engineering unit, Route Clearing Company
Artillery unit
Medical and evacuation unit
Intelligence unit
3-4x Infantry brigades (2800+ troops)
1x Garrison Support Unit
3-4x Infantry Battalions (650+ troops)
HHC company
3-4x Infantry Companies (assault rifles, light and heavy machine guns, RPGs, Humvee)
1x Heavy Weapons Company (81mm mortars, SPG-9 Recoilless rifle)
1x Combat Support Battalion (500 troops)
1x Reconnaissance company (armored vehicles)
1x Artillery battery (8x D30 122mm howitzers)
1x Engineering company - force protection, demolition, mine clearance, counter-mobility
1x Combat Service Support Battalion (350 troops)- logistics and supply
1x Military Police platoon
Training
KMTC: 30,000 troops train per year, 8000 at any one time, 84,000 since 2002(Apr09).
Another 8,000 total trained in Basic Training (Nov08) at satellite locations in Mazar-eSharif(209th
Corps) closed, Heart(207th Corps), Gardez(203rd Corps), Kandahar(205th Corps), Darulaman/S.
Kabul(201st Corps). Satellite capacity 8000 at any one time.
Total training capacity increased to 18,000 at any one time due to reduced training for accelerate
growth
Basic Soldier Training is 10 weeks – being reduced to 8 weeks to accelerate growth (Dec2009)
Basic Combat Training is 5 weeks
Elementary soldier and infantry skills such as weapons, handling, shooting, guard duty, land
navigation, first aid, mines, and prisoner processing.
Advanced Individual training is 3 weeks
Squad tactical movement, weapons training, patrol, squad assault, ambush and check point
operations.
Field Training Exercise is 2 weeks
Squad Attack, Squad Attack (Live firing), Platoon, Attack, Day and Night Ambush
Advanced Combat Training is 6-8 weeks for about 30% of soldiers
Specialist training at Branch Schools
8000/year capacity at KMTC
Romanians provide trainers and mentors
Unit tactical training is 9 weeks – being reduced to 5 weeks to accelerate growth (Jan 2010)
Canadians provide trainers and mentors
Consolidated Fielding Center training is 8 weeks, increased to 9 weeks (Jun2010)
The CFC organizes individuals into a unit and establishes a chain of command, organize units, equip
them and transport them to their assigned commands from the training center so that they arrive as intact
teams. The first unit fielded thought CFC was 2/3/203rd Corps on Sept21, 2008
NCO training
After Basic Soldier Training, further NCO courses are offered to promising students. British forces
provide trainers and mentors
It is difficult to get NCOs to Kabul training facility. Therefore, Afghan-led mobile training teams go to
corps for team and squad leader training (two weeks)
Officer training
Officer cadet training is six months modeled on British Sandhurst College. – Being reduced to 20 weeks
to accellerate growth (Dec2009)
Selected officer candidates to National Military Academy of Afghanistan, four-year school modeled
after West Point. 84 graduated 2009, 300 in 2010.
Command and Staff college providing 4 levels of classes
 Lieutenant and Captain
 Major and Lt Colonel
 Colonel
 One and two star General
Specialist training
Combined Arms Training School (planned): Infantry support weapons, armour, and artillery training.
For junior officers, non-commissioned officers. British lead.
Logistics School, Engineering School, Intelligence Training Center (ITC): French, German support
Mentoring in the field
Once units have competed basic training, mentoring by coalition forces is provided at their respective
Corps Area of Operations.
Operational Mentor Liaison Teams (OMLTs) are equivalent to the US Embedded Training Team
(ETTs). The ETTs and OMLTs mentor the ANA in leadership, staff, and support functions; planning,
assessing, supporting, and execution of operations; and training doctrine, tactics, techniques, and
procedures. In addition to training and mentoring the ANA the ETTs and OMLTs provide the ANA
access to combat enablers such as close air support/fires, medical evacuation, and quick reaction forces.
The following coalition partners provide OMLTs: France, Germany, Romania, Great Britain, the
Netherlands, Canada, Croatia, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Slovenia, and Poland. As of December 2008,
there were a total of 42 validated OMLTs out of a NATO commitment to provide 103.
US forces represented by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines mentor the ANA from MoD to
company level. There are 1138 embedded US advisers out of 2225 needed(Dec08)
Commando training
12 weeks training after Basic Training. US SOF lead, Afghan trainers
Special Operation Forces training
1 week selection course, the 26 weeks training with US SOF
Equipment
Transportation
Goal - Current
Total rolling stock 21,900(Nov2010)
Pickup trucks (Ford F 350 SORV) 23,000 -
Trucks 5200 - 2781
Medium tactical trucks (Navistar 5ton) 4,000 - ??
Heavy trucks 1,200 - ??
Communications and control (C2)
46,000 pieces of communications equipment fielded (Aug2010), 100% of requirement
Commercial wireless microwave links - National Military Command Center to Corps HQs
PRC-1077 or HH-7799 (VHF) – long range
PRC-1099 or RT-7000 (HF) Radio - long range
Motorola 960/handheld - local (district & patrol)
Armored vehicles
Goal - Current
T62 tank(salvaged) - 30?
BMP1 infantry fighting vehicles(salvaged) - 30?
BDRM scout vehicles (salvaged) - ?
M113 APC - 45
M577 command vehicles - 16
M1117 ASV 23(Dec2011) -
Up-armored HUMVEEs (M1151/M1152) 6500 - 4100
Indirect fire
Goal - Current
D-30 122mm towed howitzers 283?(for 134,000 goal) - 146 (Sep2010)
or 184? (end2011)
81mm mortars - 950 (Sep2010)
Small/Medium arms
Goal - Current
M4 / M16A2 rifles 104,000 - 32,768 (Jun09)
M203 grenade launchers 2,250 - 1,760
M249 squad automatic weapon 2,600 - 2,199
M240B machine guns 1,700 - 1,138
M24 sniper rifles 1,544 -
M2 50cal machine guns 576 - >244 (Sep2010)
RPG-7
SPG-9 Recoilless rifle

Afghan National Army (ANA)
Afghan Army National HQ – Kabul Afghan National Army Logistics Command Headquarters Central Movement Agency (CMA) – Brigade responsible for transporting supplies throughout Afghan National Military Command Center (NMCC) – C2 Communications Support Element (CSE) - BGen Qasim (Self sufficient by Summer2010) Tactical signals battalion – detachments to Corps HQs Afghan National Army Training Command Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) (opened 2002) – Basic training Infantry basic training Engineering Communications Medical Intelligence First Sergeants course. Sergeant Major course National Military Academy – Officer, NCO training National Military Academy of Afghanistan NCO Academy Command and Staff College Junior Officer Staff Course Command and General Staff Course Higher Command and Staff Course Strategic Command and Staff Course Branch Schools – Specialist training Combat Arms (Infantry, Armor and Artillery) Combat Support (Engineer, EOD, and Signal) Combat Service Support: Logistics, Finance, Administration, Legal, Religious and Cultural Affairs Aviation Military Intelligence Collective training center – Consolidated field training Commando school (opened Spring 2007, US SOF lead, Afghan trainers) Afghan National Army Detention Facility (ANDF)

Operational Units 1st Commando Brigade CM3 – Kabul Commando battalion CM3 Commando battalion UF– January2010 Garrison Support Unit CM3 111th Capitol Division CM3 – Kabul – AOR Kabul and surrounding districts. Activated l May 27, 2009 1st Brigade UF 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 4th Combat Support Battalion CM4 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM4 Garrison Support Unit CM3 2nd Brigade UF 1st Infantry Battalion CM2 Headquarters Security Support Brigade CM1– Kabul A Infantry Battalion CM1 B Infantry Battalion CM1 Counter Narcotics Battalion CM3 ------------------------------------------------------------------
201st Corps (Shelab/Flood) CM3– Kabul, Major General Rahim Wardak. Fully staffed Corps Combat Support Battalion UF 201st Commando Battalion CM1 1st Brigade CM1– Pulialam, Logar. Major General Qadam Shah. AOR Central Zone: Logar, Maydan/Wardek, Kapisa, Bamyan, Parwan, Panjusher provinces 1st Infantry Battalion CM4- Kapisa 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 - Kapisa 4th Combat Support Battalion CM1– Wardak (D30 howitzers) 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1 6th Infantry Battalion UF Garrison Support Unit CM1 2nd Brigade CM3– Pol-e-Charki, Kabul AOR Eastern Zone: Nangahar, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman provinces 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 4th Combat Support Battalion CM2– Laghman, Col. Mohammed Jan 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3– Nangahar, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Qauoom Gurbaz 6th Infantry Battalion CM3 Garrison Support Unit CM1 3rd Quick Reaction Force Brigade CM1 – Jalalabad, Nangahar. Brigadier General Zamarai. National Quick Reaction Force 1st Infantry Battalion CM3 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (APC/IFC: M113, BMP1) CM1– Nanghalem Village, Kunar 3rd Armored Battalion (Tanks: T-62) CM1 – Jalalabad, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Naseem. 4th Combat Support Battalion CM2 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1– Pol-e-Charki, Lieutenant Colonel Shamsuddine Garrison Support Unit CM1 Brigade base built in Kunar Brigade base built in Jalalabad Another base being built in Jalalabad, to be complete by Oct. 13, 2009. Operational Coordination Center, Provincial (OCCP) in Mayden Shar, Wardak, Open 6/14/09
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203rd Corps (Tandar/Thunder) CM1– Gardez, Major General Abdul Khaliq AOR Paktya, Khost, Paktika, Ghazni provinces Corps Combat Support Battalion UF 203nd Commando Battalion CM1– Col. Ggulam Nabi, Operational Jan. 18, 2008 Military Police Company – In training as of Sept. 2008 1st Brigade CM1– Camp Clark, Khost, Brigadier General. Mohammad Israr Aqdas 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – Khost 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Khost 3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Gardez 4th Combat Support Battalion CM1 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1– Paktika 6th Infantry Battalion UF Garrison Support Unit CM1 2nd Brigade CM1– Forward Operating Base Rushmore, Sharan, Paktika 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Khost/Gardez 3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Paktya Operational July 2008 4th Combat Support Battalion CM3 – Khost/Gardez (2x D30 Howitzers) Operational Oct 2005 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1 Garision Support Unit CM1 3rd Brigade CM2– Ghazni Operational December 2007 1st Infantry Battalion CM2 – Ghazni 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Operational Sept 21 2008 3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 – Paktya Operational July 2008 4th Combat Support Battalion CM3 – Khost/Gardez (2x D30 Howitzers) Operational Oct 2005 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1 6th Infantry Battalion UF Operational Coordination Center, Provincial (OCCP) in Khost. Open ~June2008
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205th Corps (Atal/Hero) CM2– Forward Operating Base Lindsey, Camp Shirzai, Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Major General Zazai 205th (3rd) Commando Battalion CM1– Operational by Jan. 31, 2008 1st Brigade CM1 - Camp Shirzai, Kandahar Brigadier General Khair Mohammad 1st Infantry Battalion CM2 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1- Lt.-Col. Shereen Shah Kohbandi 3rd Infantry Battalion (Night fighters) CM2 4th Combat Support Battalion CM2 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM2 6th Infantry Battalion UF Garrison Support Unit CM2 2nd Brigade CM1 – Qalat, Zabol, Brigadier General Abdul Rafik 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – FOB Sweeney, Shinkay district, southern Zabul 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 4th Combat Support Battalion CM2 - Qalat, Zabol, artillery platoon (3x D30 122mm howitzers) 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3 6th Infantry Battalion UF Garrison Support Unit CM1 3rd Brigade CM1 – Camp Sharabak, Helmand, Brigadier General Muhayadin Ghori 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 – Sangin? 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Camp Sharabak 3rd Infantry Battalion CM1 - Sperwan Gar, Panjva’i District 4th Combat Support Battalion CM3 – Camp Shorabak (Fully trained: 102man Artillery bat, Eng co, Recce co) 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3 6th Infantry Battalion CM2– Garmsir? Garrison Support Unit CM1 4th Brigade CM3– Camp Holland, Uruzgan, Brigadier General Abdul Hamid – Operational Dec2008. 1st Infantry Battalion CM3 2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 3rd Infantry Battalion UF 4th Combat Support Battalion CM4 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM3 6th Infantry Battalion CM4
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207th Corps (Zafar/Victory) CM3– Camp Zafar, Herat, Major General Jalandar Behnam Shah 207th Commando Battalion CM1 – Operational April 2008 1st Brigade CM2 - Herat 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 - Badghis 4th Combat Support CM2 – Ghurian 5th Combat Service Support CM3 – Farah Garrison Support Unit CM2 2nd Brigade CM3– Farah 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 - Camp Zafar, Lieutenant Colonel Raheem Khan 2nd Infantry Battalion CM3 5th Combat Support Battalion CM3 6th Infantry battalion UF Garrison Support Unit CM4 3rd Brigade UF– end 2009
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209th Corps (Shaheen/Falcon) CM1 – Mazar-e-Sharif, Major General Marad Ali 209th Commando Battalion CM1 – Operational October 2008 1st Brigade CM1 – Mazer-e-Sharf 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Mazar e Sharif 3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 4th Combat Support Battalion CM2 5th Combat Service Support Battalion CM1 – Mazar-e-Sharif Garrison Support Unit CM2 2nd Brigade CM3- Kunduz 1st Infantry Battalion CM3 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 3rd Infantry Battalion CM3 5th Combat Support Battalion CM3 --------------------------------------------------------------
215th Corps "Maiwand-Corps" - Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province established 200912. 1st Brigade completed theoretical trainings (20100128), The Corps will have 5.000 members.

==================== Definition of Capability Milestones (CM) =================================== UF - Unit not fielded yet. Planned for 2009 or early 2010
CM 4: Training Level - Unit formed - Significant OMLT and ETT support - Not capable of conducting operational missions - Manning and equipping are below 50 percent
CM 3: Initial Operational Capability - Somehow capable of conduction operations at company level - OMLT and ETT support and guidance - Capable individual-specialist skills - Manning and equipping are between 50 and 70 percent
CM 2: Partial Operational Capability - Battalion is capable of planning and executing operations - OMLT and ETT support and guidance - Capable of sustaining operations - Manning and equipping are between 70 and 85 percent
CM 1: Full Operational Capability - Battalion is fully capable of planning, executing and sustaining operations - No OMLT and ETT operational support - Some external support may be required - Manning and equipping are above 85 percent Organization status

Units: 117 fielded 5 corps HQs 1 division HQ 18 brigades HQs 1 tank battalion (being used as infantry due to lack of heavy equipment maintenance) 1 mech infantry battalion (being used as infantry due to lack of equipment maintenance) 64 infantry/combat support/combat service support battalions/garrison support units 6 commando battalions 91,911 soldiers(Jun09). Infantry battalions manned to 100%. 3600 troops completed Commando training(Mar09). 3500 troops completed medic training(May09). 76 units are capable of leading operations , CM1 or CM2. (Jun09) Organization goal by end 2011 Units 179 units total 5 corps HQ 1 division HQ 18 light infantry brigade HQ 1 mechanized brigade HQ 1 commando brigade HQ 1 Headquarters security support brigade HQ Infantry battalions Combat support battalions, Combat service support battalions 1 tank battalion, 1 mechanized infantry battalion 8 commando battalions: 1 battalion per corps, 3 for commando brigade Garrison Support Units Corps-level Combat Support Units including artillery battalions, engineering battalions, medical, evacuation, MP, intelligence 134,000 troops: 122,000 active, 12,000 TTHS(trainee, transient, hospitalized, student) Infantry battalions manned to 110% "Standard" ANA Corps: This is the organizational goal for a notional ANA corps Commando battalion (600 troops) Corps Support Battalion Military Police Company HQ Engineering unit Artillery unit Medical and evacuation unit Intelligence unit 2-4x Infantry brigades (2800 troops) Garrison Support Unit 3-4x Infantry Battalions (650 troops) 3x Infantry Companies (assault rifles, light and heavy machine guns, RPGs, Humvee) 1x Heavy Weapons Company (81mm mortars, SPG-9 Recoilless rifle) 1x Combat Support Battalion (500 troops) 1x Reconnaissance company (armored vehicles) 1x Artillery battery (8x D30 122mm howitzers) 1x Engineering company - force protection, demolition, mine clearance, counter-mobility 1x Combat Service Support Battalion (350 troops)- logistics and supply 1x Military Police platoon Training KMTC: 30,000 troops train per year, 8000 at any one time, 84,000 since 2002(Apr09). Another 8,000 total trained in Basic Training (Nov08) at satellite locations in Mazar-eSharif(209th Corps), Heart(207th Corps), Gardez(203rd Corps), Kandahar(205th Corps), Darulaman/S. Kabul(201st Corps). Basic Soldier Training is 10 weeks Basic Combat Training is 5 weeks Elementary soldier and infantry skills such as weapons, handling, shooting, guard duty, land navigation, first aid, mines, and prisoner processing. Advanced Individual training is 3 weeks Squad tactical movement, weapons training, patrol, squad assault, ambush and check point operations. Field Training Exercise is 2 weeks Squad Attack, Squad Attack (Live firing), Platoon, Attack, Day and Night Ambush Advanced Combat Training is 6-8 weeks for about 30% of soldiers Combat arms, combat support, and combat service support 8000/year capacity at KMTC Romanians provide trainers and mentors Unit tactical training is 9 weeks Canadians provide trainers and mentors Consolidated Fielding Center training is 8 weeks The CFC organizes individuals into a unit and establishes a chain of command, organize units, equip them and transport them to their assigned commands from the training center so that they arrive as intact teams. The first unit fielded thought CFC was 2/3/203rd Corps on Sept21, 2008 NCO training After Basic Soldier Training, further NCO courses are offered to promising students. British forces provide trainers and mentors It is difficult to get NCOs to Kabul training facility. Therefore, Afghan-led mobile training teams go to corps for team and squad leader training (two weeks) Officer training Officer cadet training is six months modeled on British Sandhurst College. Selected officer candidates to National Military Academy of Afghanistan, four-year school modeled after West Point. 84 graduated 2009, 300 in 2010. Command and Staff college providing 4 levels of classes - Lieutenant and Captain - Major and Lt Colonel - Colonel - One and two star General Specialist training Combined Arms Training School (planned): Infantry support weapons, armour, and artillery training. For junior officers, non-commissioned officers. British lead. Logistics School, Engineering School, Intelligence Training Center (ITC): French, German support Mentoring in the field Once units have competed basic training, mentoring by coalition forces is provided at their respective Corps Area of Operations. Operational Mentor Liaison Teams (OMLTs) are equivalent to the US Embedded Training Team (ETTs). The ETTs and OMLTs mentor the ANA in leadership, staff, and support functions, planning, assessing, supporting, and execution of operations, and training doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures. In addition to training and mentoring the ANA the ETTs and OMLTs provide the ANA access to combat enablers such as close air support/fires, medical evacuation, and quick reaction forces. The following coalition partners provide OMLTs: France, Germany, Romania, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Canada, Croatia, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Slovenia, and Poland. As of December 2008, there were a total of 42 validated OMLTs out of a NATO commitment to provide 103. US forces represented by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines mentor the ANA from MoD to company level. There are 1138 embedded US advisers out of 2225 needed(Dec08) Equipment Transportation Goal - Current Pickup trucks (Ford F 350 SORV) 23,000 - 5,000 Trucks 5200 - 2781 Medium tactical trucks (Navistar 5ton) 4,000 - ?? Heavy trucks 1,200 - ?? Communications and control (C2) Commercial wireless microwave links - National Military Command Center to Corps HQs CODAN (HF) Radio - long range Motorola 960/handheld - local (district %26 patrol) Armored vehicles Goal - Current T62 tank(salvaged) - 30? BMP1 infantry fighting vehicles(salvaged) - 30? BDRM scout vehicles (salvaged) - ? M113 APC - 45 M577 command vehicles - 16 Up-armored HUMVEEs (M1151/M1152) 4100(mid2010),6500(total) - 2000 Indirect fire Goal - Current D-30 122mm towed howitzers 82 - 140 81mm mortars Small/Medium/Heavy arms Goal - Current M4 / M16A2 rifles 104,000 - 32,768 (Jun09) M203 grenade launchers 2,250 - 1,760 M249 squad automatic weapon 2,600 - 2,199 M240B machine guns 1,700 - 1,138 M24 sniper rifles 1,544 - M2 50cal machine guns 576 - 100 RPG-7 SPG-9 Recoilless rifle