Red Unit
The Red Unit (Pashto: سره قطعه, romanized: Sara kheta), also known as the Blood Unit, Red Group, Danger Group, or Taliban Special Forces Unit, is an elite military unit of the Islamic Emirate Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, described in some accounts as special operations forces or shock troops.
| Red Unit | |
|---|---|
| سره قطعه | |
| Active | 2016–present |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Allegiance | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Branch | Afghan Army |
| Type | Special operations forces Shock troops Commandos |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (Taliban insurgency)
Republican insurgency in Afghanistan Islamic State–Taliban conflict |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Hibatullah Akhundzada (Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) |
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