205 Al-Badr Corps
The 205th 'Albadar' (البدر) Corps was a corps-level formation of the Afghan National Army. Its headquarter were located in Kandahar and it was responsible for the south of the country (Kandahar, Zabul, Oruzgan, and Daikundi provinces).
| 205 Al-Badr Corps | |
|---|---|
| Pashto: ۲۰۵ البدر قول اردو | |
| Founded | October 2021 |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Branch | Afghan Army |
| Type | Corps |
| Nickname(s) | Al-Badr |
| Commanders | |
| Core Commander | General Mehrullah Hamad |
| Deputy Commander | General BariGul Talib |
| Chief of staff | General Naseebullah Zubair |
The Corps consisted of four brigades, a commando battalion and three garrisons and one frontier brigade. The Corps had integrated artillery and air lift capacity.
General Mehrullah Hamad is appointed as the commander of the Corps in 2022. He is also the first commander of the Corps. In August 2021, the Corps was captured during the Islamic Emirate offensive and in Battle of Kandahar.
Commands
| Chiefs of Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of Staff | Period | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Hizbullah Afghan | 4 October 2021 – 4 March 2022 | [1] | |
| Mullah Bari Gul Akhund | 4 March 2022 – Present | [2] | |
| Commanders | |||
| Commander | Period | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Mehrullah Hamad | 4 October 2021 – Present | [1] | |
| Deputy Commanders | |||
| Deputy Commander | Period | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Wali Jan Hamza | 4 October 2021 – 6 November 2021 | [1] | |
| Maulvi Rahimullah Mahmoud | 23 November 2021 – Present | [3] | |
Brigades
| Province | Brigade | Head | Director-General |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandahar | 1st Brigade | ||
| Zabul | 2nd Brigade | ||
| Kandahar | 3rd Brigade | ||
| Uruzgan | 4th Brigade | Maulvi Habib | Maulvi Khalid |
References
- "د اسلامي امارت په تشکیلاتو کې نوي کسان پر دندو وګومارل شول". باختر خبری آژانس. October 4, 2021.
- کاکړ, جاويد هميم (March 4, 2022). "په یو شمیر وزارتونو، قول اردو ګانو او ولایتونو کې نوې ټاکنې وشوې" – via pajhwok.com.
- "Interim cabinet expanded; corps commanders named". November 23, 2021 – via pajhwok.com.
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