Afghanistan has a national army of 150,000 The official media

Kabul 28 Aug : The Taliban-controlled government has established a 150,000-strong nation-wide army, and it is possible that the number will increase, the state-run news agency announced on Sunday.

"The current members of the National Army are 150,000.

The number could increase," Afghanistans state-run Bakhtar news agency quoted the acting Minister of Defence Mawlavi Mohammad Yaqub Mojahid as saying.The technical teams of the defense ministry According to the highest military official has repaired 60 helicopters that were damaged over the past year.

The previous Afghan administration, which fell in the aftermath of U.S.-led forces withdrawal in August of last year had a security force of 350,000 including a 150,000-strong army national, Xinhua news agency reported quoting experts.int/svn/ .