Although India’s relations with Afghanistan have always been friendly. But, no one can say what will happen under the Taliban rule. In such a situation, it is important for us to know that if a war breaks out between India and Afghanistan today, how long will the Taliban army be able to stand against India. Let us tell you how much difference there is between the armies of the two countries and the weapons they have.
First understand the power of Indian Army
India has 12 lakh active soldiers. If we talk about reserve soldiers, their number is 960,000. India has a total of 4614 tanks. Especially the enemies cannot stand in front of India’s third generation Arjun and T-90S tanks.
Talking about artillery, India has more than 150 BM-21 Grads. Apart from this, there are indigenous Pinaka MLRS, 370+ 300 mm Soviet Smerch 9K58, 100 destructive South Korean 155 mm K9 Vajra and indigenous 130 mm/39 caliber Arjun. BAE Systems M777 and more than 700 T-55s are also with India.
India’s treasury is full of missiles
Talking about missiles, India has a large stockpile of SAMs. Along with the S-125 Neva/Pechora, India has Soviet 9K33 Osa AK, Python and Derby missiles. Apart from this, India also has Israeli SPYDER, BARAK8 LRSAM and Prithvi Air Defense (PAD), Advanced Air Defense (AAD) 2 capable anti-ballistic missiles.
India is also ahead in terms of fighter jets
India has Mig 21 ‘Bison’, SEPECAT Jaguar and Mirage 2000. Apart from this, there are many bomber aircraft. Apart from Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, Tejas Mk1 is also the strength of the Indian Air Force. Talking about helicopters, India has the most lethal helicopters Apache AH-64 (22), Mil Mi-24/35 Hind (15) and HAL LCH (Light Combat Helicopter). Apart from this, India has more than 100 HAL Rudra, 250 Mil Mi-17 and CH-47 Chinook which are also the strength of India. In terms of Navy also, India is among the big powers of the world.
Now understand the power of Afghanistan
According to the Nation Master report, the number of soldiers in Afghanistan is around 53,000. Whereas, there are 27000 reserve forces. Talking about tanks, the Afghan Army has only 600 tanks. Whereas, there are only 65 attack helicopters. However, according to reports, before the arrival of the Taliban, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces had about 300,000 soldiers, which included the army, police, and air force.