The Mujahideen were a fierce guerrilla army that was created by tribes in Afghanistan to defend against the Soviet Invasion force and the Soviet backed DRA army. The entire force was composed of unpaid volunteers and less than 15% of the Mujahideen commanders had previous military experience, but the impact of those who were trained played a major role in providing military planning, issues, logistics, continuity, and gave the men minimal but vital training. The Mujahideen volunteers were composed of men from tribes that were affected by or against by the communist takeover of Afghanistan. The army originating from many tribes divided the Mujahideen into seven main factions but that divide was often much greater which lead to clashes between Mujahideen factions as old disagreements and grudges between tribes were rarely put aside during the war.
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Larger groups could provide labour in the field, escort wounded, and the individual Mujahideen soldiers felt more comfortable with their relatives and close friends fighting next to them. Even tho they often battled in large groups the commanders had extreme difficulty in keeping a force together after a battle, one reason for this is because the force was composed of volunteer soldiers who needed to still provide for their families and would collect their loot after an engagement then go to Pakistan or Iran to sell whatever they had
Larger groups could provide labour in the field, escort wounded, and the individual Mujahideen soldiers felt more comfortable with their relatives and close friends fighting next to them. Even tho they often battled in large groups the commanders had extreme difficulty in keeping a force together after a battle, one reason for this is because the force was composed of volunteer soldiers who needed to still provide for their families and would collect their loot after an engagement then go to Pakistan or Iran to sell whatever they had