List of military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War

This includes anti-air and anti-tank weapons used by the Mujahideen, also artillery.

Weapon	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
DShK[14]		Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
Type 54 HMG[23]		Heavy machine gun	People's Republic of China
SG-43 Goryunov[13]		Medium machine gun	Soviet Union
KVP[10]		Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
ZU-23-2[24][25]		Anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	Some mounted on trucks and armored vehicles.
ZPU		Anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4 versions used.
Oerlikon 20mm cannon		Anti-aircraft gun	Switzerland	40 delivered in 1984.[26]
RPG-2[14][27]		Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
RPG-7[10]		Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
RPG-18		Disposable rocket launcher	Soviet Union	Captured from Soviet forces
RPG-22		Disposable rocket launcher	Soviet Union	Captured from Soviet forces[28]
Type 69 RPG[29]		Rocket-propelled grenade	People's Republic of China
B-10 recoilless rifle		82mm recoilless rifle	Soviet Union	Chinese Type 65 variant also used.
SPG-9		73mm recoilless rifle	Soviet Union
Type 56		75mm recoilless rifle	People's Republic of China
82-BM-37		82mm mortar	Soviet Union	Most widely used artillery piece[28]
M1938[30]		107mm mortar	Soviet Union
Type 63		60mm mortar	China
M1942 (ZiS-3)		76mm field gun	Soviet Union	Captured from DRA forces[28]
2A18 (D-30)		122mm howitzer	Soviet Union	Captured from DRA forces[28]
M1938 (M-30)		122mm howitzer	Soviet Union	Captured from DRA forces[28]
Type 63		107mm multiple rocket launcher	People's Republic of China	About 500 launchers supplied.[31]
Saqar		Multiple rocket launcher	Egypt	Egyptian variant of BM-21 Grad. Delivered in several variants with varying range and caliber.[30]
9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail)		Man-portable air-defense system	Soviet Union	Captured from DRA forces.[10] Egyptian Sakr-eye version also used.[citation needed]
9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin)[32]		Man-portable air-defense system	Soviet Union
FIM-43 Redeye		Man-portable air-defense system	United States	50 launchers delivered.[31]
FIM-92 Stinger		Man-portable air-defense system	United States	800 missiles delivered overall, deliveries began in 1986.[31]
HN-5		Man-portable air-defense system	People's Republic of China	HN-5A and HN-5B versions delivered, about 400 missiles supplied.[31]
Blowpipe		Man-portable air-defense system	United Kingdom	50 launchers and 300 missiles delivered.[31]
BGM-71 TOW		Anti-tank guided missile	United States	80 launchers delivered in 1988[31]
MILAN		Anti-tank guided missile	France	160 launchers delivered in 1988[28]
PMN mine		Anti-personnel mine	Soviet Union	[33]
M18 Claymore mine		Anti-personnel mine	United States	[33]
A.P. Mine No.5		Anti-personnel mine	United Kingdom	[33]
TS-50 mine		Anti-personnel mine	Italy	[33]
TM-46 mine		Anti-tank mine	Soviet Union	[33]
M19 mine		Anti-tank mine	United States	[33]
A.T. Mine G.S. Mark V		Anti-tank mine	United Kingdom	[33]
Mk 7 mine		Anti-tank mine	United Kingdom	[33]
TC-2.5 mine		Anti-tank mine	Italy	[33]
TC-6.1 mine		Anti-tank mine	Italy	[33]
PRB M3 mine		Anti-tank mine	Belgium	[33]

The Mujahideen acquired substantial amounts of armoured vehicles from the DRA, both captured during combat and brought over by defectors but the lack of trained personnel, spare parts and the prevalence of Soviet airpower meant that they were seldom used.^[28]

Weapon	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
T-55		Main battle tank	Soviet Union	Captured from the DRA, limited use[28]
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	Captured from the DRA, limited use[28]
BTR-60		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	Captured from the DRA, limited use[28]
BTR-152		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	Captured from the DRA, limited use[28]
M113		Armoured personnel carrier	United States	~5 given by United States[34]
GAZ-66		Transport truck	Soviet Union	Captured from the DRA[35]
ZIL-130[36]		Transport truck	Soviet Union
Toyota Land Cruiser		Pickup truck	Japan	Bought in Pakistan[35]
KrAZ-255[37]		Transport truck	Soviet Union

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  Jamiat-e-Islami Mujahideen manning a DShK.
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  9K32 Strela-2 missile.
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  Hezb-i Islami Khalis fighters with a mix of AK-47 and Lee–Enfield rifles
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  Captured field guns
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  Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: rocket-propelled grenades, light machine guns, submachine guns, shotguns
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  Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: mortars, recoilless rifles

• Urban, Mark L. (18 December 1987). War in Afghanistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-18975-5. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
• Isby, David C. (1990). The War in Afghanistan 1979-1989: The Soviet Empire at High Tide. Concord Publications. ISBN 978-9623610094.