Ranks of the Afghan Armed Forces

The Afghan Armed Forces is composed of personnel of various ranks which span three pay-grade brackets, those being on-Commissioned Officers, Commissioned Officers and the General Staff. The highest official rank within the AAF is Marshal, which has not been used since Mohammed Fahim, who left the position in 2002. The current General is Vacant, who was appointed the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army, whose superior is the Defense Minister, Tariq Shah Bahrami. Afghanistan is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the ground forces, and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Afghanistan (Edit)
	Marshal	Setar Jenral	Dagar Jenral	Turan Jenral	Brid Jenral	Dagarwal	Dagarman	Jagran	Turan	Lomri Baridman	Dvahomi Baridman

Non-commissioned officers

Army

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Afghanistan (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Staff Sergeant رقیب						Sergeant وکیل رقیب						Corporal عریف				Private First Class نائب عریف						Private

Navy

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1