The 205 Al-Badr Corps is one of the eight corps of the Islamic Emirate Army established in October 2021 and headquartered in Kandahar. The current Chief of Staff is Mullah Bari Gul Akhund, with General Mehrullah Hamad as the first and current commander of the Corps. The Corps consists of four brigades, a commando battalion and three garrison and one frontier brigade, with integrated artillery and air lift capacity. In mid November 2021, 300 soldiers after completing military training graduated from the 2nd Brigade of the Al-Badr Corps in Zabul province.
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-era corps it replaced was known as the 205th 'Atul' Corps, responsible for the south of the country (Kandahar, Zabul, Oruzgan, and Daikundi provinces), and was a part of Afghan National Army. It was captured during the Islamic Emirate offensive and Battle of Kandahar in August 2021.
Deployments In February 2025 sporadic small scale clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces were reported in Bahram Chah district of Helmand province, prompting Afghanistan to evacuate civilians from the area. The 205th Al-Badr Corps was deployed by Taliban in order to reinforce the region.
Command Staff Chiefs of Staff Chief of Staff Period Notes Ref(s) Hizbullah Afghan 4 October 2021 – 4 March 2022 Mullah Bari Gul Akhund4 March 2022 – Present Commanders Commander Period Notes Ref(s)Mehrullah Hamad4 October 2021 - 2022 Abdul Ghaffar Mohammadi 2022 Ahmad Shah Din Dost 2025 Zarif Muzaffar 2026 Deputy Commanders Deputy Commander Period Notes Ref(s) Wali Jan Hamza 4 October 2021 – 6 November 2021 Maulvi Rahimullah Mahmoud 23 November 2021 – Present
Brigades
+ Province Brigade Head Director-General Kandahar 1st Brigade Zabul 2nd Brigade Kandahar 3rd Brigade Uruzgan 4th Brigade Maulvi Habib Maulvi Khalid
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