Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)

The Chief of General Staff of the Afghan Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in the Afghan Armed Forces, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.

Chief of General Staff of the Afghan Armed Forces
د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز
Incumbent
Lieutenant general Yasin Zia
since 7 July 2020
Ministry of Defence
TypeMilitary department
StatusActive
Reports toMinister of Defense
AppointerPresident of Afghanistan

List of Chiefs
No. Chief of General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Mohammadi, BismullahLieutenant general
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
(born 1961)		200330 June 20106–7 years[1][2]
2
Karimi, SherGeneral
Sher Mohammad Karimi
(born 1945)		30 June 201022 May 20154 years, 326 days[1][3]
3
Shahim, QadamGeneral
Qadam Shah Shahim
(born 1962)		22 May 201524 April 20171 year, 337 days[1][4]
4
Yaftali, MohammadLieutenant general
Mohammad Sharif Yaftali		26 April 201713 March 20191 year, 323 days[1][5]
5
Waziri, BismillahLieutenant general
Bismillah Waziri		13 March 20197 July 20201 year, 116 days[1]
6
Zia, YasinLieutenant general
Yasin Zia		7 July 2020Incumbent207 days[6]

See also

References
  1. "Yaftali, Mohammad Sharif LtGen". Who is who in Afghanistan?. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. Davis, Anthony. Interview: General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, Chief of General Staff, Afghan National Army. Jane's Defence News. 18 January 2008.
  3. "Karimi, General Shir Mohammad Sher Sheer". 2017-11-18. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. Kakar, Javed Hamim (19 May 2015). "Defence minister-designate, new army chief named". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. "GENERAL MOHAMMAD SHARIF "YAFTALI"". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. "Governors' Appointments Ongoing, Cabinet Member Choices Stalled". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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