205 Al-Badr Corps

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205 Al-Badr Corps
Pashto: ۲۰۵ البدر قول اردو
FoundedOctober 2021
Country Afghanistan
AllegianceFlag of Taliban.svg Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Branch Afghan Army
Type Corps
Nickname(s)Al-Badr
Website Official Twitter
Commanders
Chief of StaffMullah Bari Gul Akhund
Commander Mehrullah Hamad
Deputy CommanderMaulvi Rahimullah Mahmoud

The 205 Al-Badr Corps is one of the eight corps of the Islamic Emirate Army established in October 2021 and headquartered in Kandahar. The current Chief of Staff is Mullah Bari Gul Akhund, with General Mehrullah Hamad as the first and current commander of the Corps. The Corps consists of four brigades, a commando battalion and three garrison and one frontier brigade, with integrated artillery and air lift capacity. In mid November 2021, 300 soldiers after completing military training graduated from the 2nd Brigade of the Al-Badr Corps in Zabul province. [1]

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The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-era corps it replaced was known as the 205th 'Atul' Corps, responsible for the south of the country (Kandahar, Zabul, Oruzgan, and Daikundi provinces), and was a part of Afghan National Army. [2] It was captured during the Islamic Emirate offensive and Battle of Kandahar in August 2021.

Command Staff

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BMP and T-54 Tanks of the 205 Al-Badr Corps
Chiefs of Staff
Chief of StaffPeriodNotesRef(s)
Hizbullah Afghan 4 October 2021 – 4 March 2022 [3]
Mullah Bari Gul Akhund4 March 2022 – Present [4]
Commanders
CommanderPeriodNotesRef(s)
Mehrullah Hamad 4 October 2021 – Present [3]
Deputy Commanders
Deputy CommanderPeriodNotesRef(s)
Wali Jan Hamza 4 October 2021 – 6 November 2021 [3]
Maulvi Rahimullah Mahmoud23 November 2021 – Present [5]

Brigades

ProvinceBrigadeHeadDirector-General
Kandahar 1st Brigade
Zabul 2nd Brigade
Kandahar 3rd Brigade
Uruzgan 4th BrigadeMaulvi HabibMaulvi Khalid

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References

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  2. "Interim Taliban government rebrands Afghan army". www.aa.com.tr. 7 November 2021.
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