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.

Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and air force respectively.