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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Chief of Staff of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Armed_Forces" title="Afghan Armed Forces">Islamic Emirate Armed Forces</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: normal;"><span title="Pashto-language text"><span lang="ps" dir="rtl">د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Qari_Fasihuddin" title="Qari Fasihuddin">Qari Fasihuddin</a><br /></div>since 7 September 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)">Ministry of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)">Minister of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" title="Supreme Leader of Afghanistan">Supreme Leader</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Pashto_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pashto language">Pashto</a>: <span lang="ps" dir="rtl">د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز</span>) is the highest-ranking <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">military officer</a> in the military of <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> (currently the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Armed_Forces" title="Afghan Armed Forces">Islamic Emirate Armed Forces</a>), who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chiefs">List of chiefs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of chiefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Karim_Mustaghni" title="Abdul Karim Mustaghni">Abdul Karim Mustaghni</a> was army chief of staff until the <a href="/wiki/1973_Afghan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1973 Afghan coup d'état">1973 overthrow</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Afghanistan" title="Kingdom of Afghanistan">monarchy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENyropSeekins1986294_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENyropSeekins1986294-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the rule of <a href="/wiki/Hafizullah_Amin" title="Hafizullah Amin">Hafizullah Amin</a>, his brother in law <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Yakub" title="Mohammed Yakub">Mohammed Yaqub</a> served as Chief of the General Staff until being executed by <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a>-<a href="/wiki/Parcham" title="Parcham">Parcham</a> forces in December of 1979. In the late 1980s, during the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Democratic Republic of Afghanistan">communist regime</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nazar_Mohammad_(Afghan_communist)" title="Nazar Mohammad (Afghan communist)">Nazar Mohammad</a> served as army chief of staff, followed by <a href="/wiki/Shahnawaz_Tanai" title="Shahnawaz Tanai">Shahnawaz Tanai</a>, Both from the <a href="/wiki/Khalq" title="Khalq">Khalq</a> faction of the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan" title="People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan">PDPA</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (December 1984 – March 1990), who was succeeded by Mohammed Asif Delawar following the <a href="/wiki/1990_Afghan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt">1990 coup attempt</a>, which was led by Tanai. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kingdom_of_Afghanistan_(1926–1973)"><span id="Kingdom_of_Afghanistan_.281926.E2.80.931973.29"></span>Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Defence branch </th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Refences">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Karim_Mustaghni" title="Abdul Karim Mustaghni">Abdul Karim Mustaghni</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1911–2004)</span> </td> <td>? </td> <td>1973 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republic_of_Afghanistan_(1973–1978)"><span id="Republic_of_Afghanistan_.281973.E2.80.931978.29"></span>Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Defence branch </th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Refences">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Haidar_Rasuli" title="Ghulam Haidar Rasuli">Ghulam Haidar Rasuli</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1919–1978)</span> </td> <td>1975 </td> <td>April 1978 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan_(1978–1992)"><span id="Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan_.281978.E2.80.931992.29"></span>Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Defence branch </th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Refences">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">Colonel general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Aslam_Watanjar" title="Mohammad Aslam Watanjar">Mohammad Aslam Watanjar</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1946–2000)</span> </td> <td>1978 </td> <td>1 April 1979 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Yakub" title="Mohammed Yakub">Mohammed Yakub</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(?–1979)</span> </td> <td>1 April 1979 </td> <td>27 December 1979 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Gul_Aqa" title="Gul Aqa">Gul Aqa</a></b> </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Baba_Jan_Zahid" title="Baba Jan Zahid">Baba Jan Zahid</a></b> </td> <td>? </td> <td>January 1984 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">Colonel general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Nazar_Mohammad_(Afghan_communist)" title="Nazar Mohammad (Afghan communist)">Nazar Mohammad</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1935–1998)</span> </td> <td>January 1984 </td> <td>December 4 1984 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Air Force </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Shahnawaz_Tanai" title="Shahnawaz Tanai">Shahnawaz Tanai</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1950–2022)</span> </td> <td>December 1984 </td> <td>March 1990 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENyropSeekins1986324_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENyropSeekins1986324-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a><br /><b>Mohammed Asif Delawar</b> </td> <td>March 1990 </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>? </td> <td>Army </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Afghan_Armed_Forces_(Islamic_Republic_era)"><span id="Afghan_Armed_Forces_.28Islamic_Republic_era.29"></span>Afghan Armed Forces (Islamic Republic era)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Afghan Armed Forces (Islamic Republic era)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of General Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch</th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bismillah Khan Mohammadi"><img alt="Bismillah Khan Mohammadi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg/100px-Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg/150px-Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg/200px-Bismillah_Khan_in_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="914" data-file-height="1184" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Mohammadi, Bismullah</span>Lieutenant general<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan_Mohammadi" title="Bismillah Khan Mohammadi">Bismillah Khan Mohammadi</a></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 March 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003303600000000000♠"></span>8 years, 114 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-List_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sher Mohammad Karimi"><img alt="Sher Mohammad Karimi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg/100px-Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg/150px-Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg/200px-Sher_Mohammad_Karimi_speaking_in_October_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Karimi, Sher</span><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Sher_Mohammad_Karimi" title="Sher Mohammad Karimi">Sher Mohammad Karimi</a></b><br /><small>(born 1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 May 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003178700000000000♠"></span>4 years, 326 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-List_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qadam_Shah_Shahim_(28366622265).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Qadam Shah Shahim"><img alt="Qadam Shah Shahim" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Qadam_Shah_Shahim_%2828366622265%29.jpg/100px-Qadam_Shah_Shahim_%2828366622265%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Qadam_Shah_Shahim_%2828366622265%29.jpg/150px-Qadam_Shah_Shahim_%2828366622265%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Qadam_Shah_Shahim_%2828366622265%29.jpg/200px-Qadam_Shah_Shahim_%2828366622265%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1428" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Shahim, Qadam</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Qadam_Shah_Shahim" title="Qadam Shah Shahim">Qadam Shah Shahim</a></b><br /><small>(born 1962)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 May 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 April 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002703000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 337 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-List_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mohammad Sharif Yaftali"><img alt="Mohammad Sharif Yaftali" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Stephen_Townsend_and_Mohammad_Sharif_Yaftali_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="556" data-file-height="506" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Yaftali, Mohammad</span>Lieutenant general<br /><b>Mohammad Sharif Yaftali</b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 April 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 March 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002688000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 323 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-List_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bismillah_Waziri,_2014_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bismillah Waziri"><img alt="Bismillah Waziri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Bismillah_Waziri%2C_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Bismillah_Waziri%2C_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Bismillah_Waziri%2C_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Bismillah_Waziri%2C_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Bismillah_Waziri%2C_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Bismillah_Waziri%2C_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="632" data-file-height="788" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Waziri, Bismillah</span>Lieutenant general<br /><b>Bismillah Waziri</b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 March 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 July 2020</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002482000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 116 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-List_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yasin Zia"><img alt="Yasin Zia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Yasin_Zia_greeting_troops_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="237" data-file-height="375" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Zia, Yasin</span>Lieutenant general<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Yasin_Zia" title="Yasin Zia">Yasin Zia</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 July 2020</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 June 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002347000000000000♠"></span>347 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai"><img alt="Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ahmadzai, Wali Mohammad</span>Lieutenant general<br /><b>Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai</b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 June 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 August 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001530000000000000♠"></span>53 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hebatullah Alizai"><img alt="Hebatullah Alizai" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Alizai, Hebatullah</span>Lieutenant general<br /><b>Hebatullah Alizai</b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 August 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠"></span>4 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg/30px-Roundel_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army#Afghan_National_Army_(2002–2021)" title="Afghan Army">Afghan National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Islamic_Emirate_Armed_Forces">Islamic Emirate Armed Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Islamic Emirate Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of General Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch</th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Qari Fasihuddin"><img alt="Qari Fasihuddin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Fasihuddin, Qari</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Qari_Fasihuddin" title="Qari Fasihuddin">Qari Fasihuddin</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 September 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003125600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 160 days*</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army" title="Afghan Army">Islamic National Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Taliban_Cabinet_2.0rc1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Taliban_Cabinet_2.0rc1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 14 February 2025. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Angola)" title="Chief of General Staff (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Benin)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Cameroon)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Cape_Verde)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Chad)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Egypt)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Eritrea)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Commanders" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Kenya)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lesotho_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Liberia)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Libya) (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Malawi)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Malawi)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mali) (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_general_(Morocco)" title="Inspector general (Morocco)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mozambique)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Namibia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_staff_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of staff (Niger) (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Rwanda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Senegal)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Chief_of_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Togo) (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Uganda)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Zambia)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Zambia)">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Somaliland)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biafra</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (page does not exist)">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Ciskei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Ciskei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirdar" title="Sirdar">British Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Transkei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Transkei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Venda_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Venda Defence Force (page does not exist)">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Antigua and Barbuda)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Barbados)" title="Chief of Staff (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia#Commander_in_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Joint Staff of the Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces#Leadership" title="Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_Staff_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of Staff (Ecuador) (page does not 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(Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Jordan)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kazakhstan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kuwait)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Maldives)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mongolia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (Oman) (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Qatar) (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Syria)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Tajikistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Thailand)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Timor-Leste)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Timor-Leste)">Timor-Leste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Turkmenistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Uzbekistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Vietnam)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Republic_of_China)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Democratic Kampuchea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_General_Headquarters" title="Imperial General Headquarters">Imperial Japan</a></li> <li>Mengjiang</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Manchukuo" title="Politics of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_General_Staff_(South_Vietnam)" title="Chief of the Joint General Staff (South Vietnam)">South Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Albania)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Albania)">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Armenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Austria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Austria)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces" title="General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Belarus)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Belarus)">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Belgium)" title="Chief of Defence (Belgium)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chiefs of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)" title="Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Croatia)" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_General_Staff" title="Chief of the National Guard General Staff">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Denmark)" title="Chief of Defence (Denmark)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Chief of Defence (Finland)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_Forces_(Georgia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Hungary)" title="Chief of General Staff (Hungary)">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Italy)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Joint_Headquarters_(Latvia)" title="Commander of the Joint Headquarters (Latvia)">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Lithuania)" title="Chief of Defence (Lithuania)">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Luxembourg)" title="Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Malta)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Malta)">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Moldova)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Moldova)">Moldova</a></li> <li>Monaco</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Montenegro)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Netherlands)" title="Chief of Defence (Netherlands)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(North_Macedonia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (North Macedonia)">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Norway)" title="Chief of Defence (Norway)">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_General_Staff" title="Polish General Staff">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_General_Staff_(Portugal)" title="Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Romanian General Staff">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Serbian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Serbian General Staff">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovenia)">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Spain)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Switzerland)" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Turkish_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Turkish General Staff">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Swiss_Guard" title="List of commanders of the Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Abkhazia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Artsakh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the General Staff (Artsakh) (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Kosovo_Security_Force" title="Commander of Kosovo Security Force">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Northern_Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Northern Cyprus) (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(South_Ossetia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the General Staff (South Ossetia) (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Transnistria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Transnistria)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_General_Staff" title="Austro-Hungarian General Staff">Austria–Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Command_of_the_Army_of_the_Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Supreme Command of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Home_Guard_(World_War_II)#Command_structure" title="Croatian Home Guard (World War II)">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czechoslovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_General_Staff" title="German General Staff">Prussia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_General_Staff" title="German General Staff">Imperial Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberkommando_der_Wehrmacht" title="Oberkommando der Wehrmacht">Nazi Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defence_(East_Germany)" title="Ministry of National Defence (East Germany)">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_(Ottoman_Empire)" title="Ministry of War (Ottoman Empire)">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Russian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Army_of_Republika_Srpska" title="General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Staff_of_the_Serbian_Army_of_Krajina" title="Main Staff of the Serbian Army of Krajina">Republic of Serb Krajina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Yugoslavia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Yugoslavia)">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks 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