By name
- Aero L-29 Delfín :24 received from 1978 and serving up to 1999 [1]
- Aero L-39C Albatros: 35 received from 1977, three reported in use in 1999 by Dostum-Gulbuddin Militia, three remaining in Air Force service, current status unknown
- Aeritalia C-27A: 20 of these tactical transports have been ordered by the United States for delivery from Italy by 2012. Delivered, but no longer in service
- Antonov An-2: More than a dozen received from 1957 for a variety of utility transport roles, some may have remained in service with various forces through 2000
- Antonov An-12B: 20 received from 1981 for heavy airlift duties, operational until 2001
- Antonov An-14B: 12 received from 1985 as utility transports, operational through 1991
- Antonov An-24TV: 6 received from 1975 as passenger transports, operational through 2001.Considering the time when it was exported, this model is reasonable.
- Antonov An-26: More than fifty received from 1975 as military cargo transports, operational until 2009.For its intended use, it is assumed to be a single An-26 with no suffix.
- Antonov An-30A: One received in 1985, did not survive the 1990s
- Antonov An-32: As many as seventy three received from 1987 as military cargo transports suited to Afghanistan's hot and high environment, operational until 2011
- Avro Anson 18: 13 received from 1948, with the last removed in 1972
- Bartel BM-4b: One obtained in 1928
- Breda Ba.25/28: Eight obtained from 1937, eliminated by 1945
- Bristol F.2 Fighter: Three obtained in 1919, served through 1929
- Boeing 727: 3 Entering service as VIP transports
- Cessna T182T: Six used between 2011 and 2016. Used as a basic trainer. [2]
- Cessna 208B: 24 aircraft currently in service
Cessna AC-208: 10 aircraft currently in service
- de Havilland DH.9A: Two added in 1924
- de Havilland R-1: 16 obtained from 1924 to 1926
- Embraer A-29 Super Tucano: Advanced fixed wing trainer and COIN Attack aircraft. 26 aircraft in service with AAF. [3]
- HAL Cheetah 3 obtained from 2014, currently operational
- Hawker Hart: Eight obtained from 1937, soon replaced
- Hawker Hind: 28 obtained from 1938, served as late as 1957 (one flying model currently in Shuttleworth Collection)
- Ilyushin Il-10: Unconfirmed
- Ilyushin Il-14S/M/T: 26 received from 1955 on, served through 2001 [4]
- Ilyushin Il-18: 5 received from 1968, served through 2001.In addition, since it is unlikely that a civilian passenger version will be introduced, this is likely to be a military transport version of the IL-18VT.
- Ilyushin Il-28/U: 50 received as bombers plus 4 more as trainers from 1957, finally retired in 1994, although trainers may have remained through 2001
- IMAM Ro.37: 16 obtained for reconnaissance from 1937, out of service by 1941 (one on static display at Italian Embassy, Kabul)
- Junkers A.20: One squadron equipped from 1925 through 1929
- Junkers F.13fe: 4 obtained in 1924 and served through 1939
- Junkers G.24ge: 1 obtained in 1928
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules: 4 C-130H models obtained in 2013 as replacements for the C-27A's
- MD 530F: Either "18 currently operational;" 29 reported in service by FlightGlobal, 2017, [5] or 68.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis: 4 fighters received in 1951 and remained through 1979
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI: 38 trainers received from 1957 and served as late as 1998
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F: 100 fighters received from 1957. Remained mostly grounded by the end of 1980.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19P: 18 acquired by the Royal Afghan Air Force in 1964. 20 MiG-19s were used as trainer aircraft by the Afghan Air Force during the DRA era.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL: 40 fighters received from 1965 and serving up to 1996
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF: 70 fighters received from 1980 and serving up to 2001
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis: 50 fighters received from 1980 and serving up to 2005
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS: The Afghan Air Force received a total of 53 MiG-23MS between 1988 and 1990 following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.Most aircraft were shot down or destroyed on the ground during the Afghan Civil War
- Mil Mi-1: 12 utility helicopters received from 1957 and retained through 1976.Since it was introduced in 1957, it is speculated that the Mi-1TKR could be used for liaison and reconnaissance missions, given that it is in the Air Force.
- Mil Mi-2: About six delivered for use as utility transport helicopters in 1982.The aircraft has a Mi-2B as an export type for the Middle East, and it is said that it was also sent to Afghanistan.
- Mil Mi-4: 18 utility helicopters received from 1963 and remaining in service as late as 1997.There is a famous scene where soldiers are taking a commemorative photo immediately after the plane crashed, but since there is no rack for mounting weapons on the outside, it seems to be a Mi-4A type that transports assault soldiers. [6]
- Mil Mi-6: Perhaps served briefly during the Soviet presence.No images left.
- Mil Mi-8T: 30 transport helicopters received from 1971
- Mil Mi-17-1: 35 transport helicopters delivered from 1987, with 39 currently in Air Force service (including three dedicated to presidential/distinguished visitor airlift).
- Mil Mi-17B5: 21 transport helicopters delivered from 2011.
- Mil Mi-25: 115 assault helicopters delivered from 1979
- Mil Mi-35: As of 2015 [update] , 6 in Air Force service, to be partially replaced by 20 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano [7]
- Nieuport 24: Unknown number obtained from 1921
- Pilatus PC-12: Special operations ISR/ light transport/ utility aircraft, operational from 2014
- Potez 25: One obtained in 1928, destroyed in 1929
- Sopwith 1½ Strutter: A few obtained from 1921, discarded by 1925
- Sukhoi Su-7BMK/U: 24 attack and 16 trainer models received from 1972 and serving to 1989
- Sukhoi Su-22M3: 25 attack aircraft delivered from 1982, serving to 2001.Judging from the time, it is supposed to be the Su-22M3, an export version of the Su-17M3.
- Sukhoi Su-22M4: 45 attack aircraft delivered from 1984, serving to 2001.
- UH-60A: Four in use for training, with over 150 ordered an unlikely to be delivered in the coming years
- Yakovlev Yak-11: 14 primary trainers obtained from 1958, serving to 1999
- Yakovlev Yak-18: 14 trainers obtained from 1957, serving 2001
