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853:Hakemy, Sulaiman (17 August 2021).
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994:"صفحه اصلی | وزارت دفاع ملی"
677:"صفحه اصلی | وزارت دفاع ملی"
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352:3rd Special Forces Group
348:U.S. Army Special Forces
1246:Special Narcotics Force
1241:Public Protection Force
1136:Office of the President
1070:Neville, Leigh (2019).
423:. On 1 September 2021,
181:30,000 commandos (2021)
179:21,000 commandos (2017)
1236:Public Security Police
547:www.longwarjournal.org
465:Afghan Commando Forces
387:2021 Taliban offensive
281:Selection and training
162:Special reconnaissance
26:کماندوهای امارت اسلامی
1279:NATO Training Mission
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297:), a longtime former
110:Close-quarters combat
106:Clandestine operation
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665:– via YouTube.
457:Islamic Emirate Army
438:Russian Armed Forces
264:75th Ranger Regiment
248:Islamic Emirate Army
218:Khoda, Watan, Wazifa
70:Islamic Emirate Army
1174:Afghan Armed Forces
1166:Ministry of Defense
442:invasion of Ukraine
365:(ISAF) was for one
338:The first commando
330:command and control
945:O’Donnell, Lynne.
611:The New York Times
252:Taliban insurgency
158:Special operations
138:Irregular warfare
98:Artillery observer
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