215 Azam Corps

The 215 Azam Corps is one of the eight corps of the Islamic Emirate Army established in October 2021 and headquartered in Helmand. The current Chief of Staff is Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari".^[1] The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-era corps it replaced was known as the 215th 'Maiwand' Corps and was a part of Afghan National Army.^[2]

215 Azam Corps
Pashto: ۲۱۵ عزم قول اردو
Founded	October 2021
Country	Afghanistan
Allegiance	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Branch	Afghan Army
Type	Corps
Nickname(s)	Azam
Engagements	2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes
Website	Official Twitter
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari"
Commander	Sharafuddin Taqi
Deputy Commander	Mohibullah Nusrat

Command Staff

Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Staff	Period	Notes	Ref(s)
Mohammad Khan Dawat	4 October 2021 – 6 December 2021		[3]
Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari"	7 December 2021 – Present		[1]
Commanders
Commander	Period	Notes	Ref(s)
Sharafuddin Taqi	4 October 2021 – Present		[3]
Deputy Commanders
Deputy Commander	Period	Notes	Ref(s)
Mohibullah Nusrat	4 October 2021 – Present		[3]
Maulvi Abdul Samad	23 November 2021 – Present		[4]

215th 'Maiwand' Corps

215th Corps
Active	December 2009[5]–14 August 2021[6]
Country	Afghanistan
Branch	Afghan National Army
Type	Corps
Size	18,000 (2015)[5]
Headquarters	Lashkargah, Helmand Province[5]
Engagements	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Commanders
Last commander	General Sami Sadat

The 215th 'Maiwand' Corps was one of the Corps of the Afghan National Army. Its headquarters was at Lashkargah, Helmand province.^[5] The Corps was established in 2009 and had strength of around 18,000 soldiers in 2015. The Corps was responsible for the security of south-western part of Afghanistan (Helmand province and Nimruz province).^[5] In 2015, the Corps was described as one of the weakest Corps among the six Afghan National Army Corps. One of the reasons cited for the 215th Corps weak performance compared to other corps was the inexperience of the corps commander.^[5]

General Sami Sadat was appointed as the commander of the Corps in late November/December 2020. He commanded the Corps during the 2021 Taliban offensive and was later appointed as the commander of Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) on 11 August.^[7] No one is reported to have been appointed as the commander of the 215th Corps after Sadat's transfer and the Corps eventually surrendered in Battle of Lashkargah on 13 August 2021.^[7]

Formations

Under the Islamic Republic from 2010-2015, its subordinate formations included:

• 1st Brigade and Headquarters at Camp Garmsir (very close to Camp Dwyer)^[8]
  • Commanded by Brigadier General Mohammad Shujaee during 2011^[8]
• 2nd Brigade at Sangin^[8]
• 3rd Brigade at Camp Shorabak^[8]
• 4th Brigade at FOB Delaram^[8]
• 215th Engineering Kandak^[9]

Former commanders of 215th Corps

• General Sayed Mallok (or Malouk) (2010-2014)^[10][5]
• Brigadier General Dadan Lawang (2014-)^[5]
• Brigadier General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai (2017)^[11]
• General Sami Sadat (July 2017-August 2021)^[12]