POPULATION: 25,830,000 (July 2000 estimate)

Map: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html

LAND FORCES: Universal Conscription at Age 15. Approximately 1,000,000 men presently under arms.

FORCE STRUCTURE: The country is in a state of civil war and no precise structure or organization can be identified with any degree of certainty. The Taliban government has not even established a formal military budget!

EQUIPMENT: There is no reliable information regarding the current holdings of the Taliban forces, or those of the "Resistance" forces under Shah Masud. However, the following equipment is known to have been in use in various quantities as of 1 June, 2001.

MBT's: T-54/55, T-62
IFV's: BMP-1, BMP-2
APC's: BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-80
Artillery (towed): 76mm, 100mm, 152mm, 82mm recoilless rifles, 120mm and 160mm Mortars (100+)
Artillery (SP): BM-27 (132mm) MRL, Sau-122
ATGM's: Snapper, Sagger, Spigot, Spandrel
AA Arty (towed): 37mm (350+),85mm, 100mm AA Arty (SP): ZSU-23/4 (20+)
SAM's: SA-7, SA-9, SA-1 4, "Stinger"
SSM's: SCUD-B Launchers (At least two, probably more)
Aircraft: Mig-21 (20), Su-22 (15-20), Mi-8 (20-30), Mi-24 (15-20), L-39 'Albatross" (15-20), An-24, An-26, An12(15-20)

Main Bases:

Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-il-Sharif

The above is a small preview from the "GHQ Wargames" military information database which will be part of Modem Micro-Armour - The Game. It was provided as a public service.

Editor's Note: It is probably safe to assume that the inventory has been somewhat degraded recently.