203rd Separate Spetsnaz Battalion#History

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = 203rd Separate Spetsnaz Battalion

| native_name = کندک ۲۰۳ اسپتسناز جداگانه

| image = File:KhAD-e Nezami emblem.png

| image_size = 200

| caption = The emblem for KhAD-e Nezami

| dates = 1981–1992

| disbanded = 1992

| country = {{flagdeco|Afghanistan|1987}} Afghanistan

| branch = KhAD-e Nezami

| type = Special forces, spetsnaz, airborne infantry

| role = Special operations
Direct action
Air assault
Special reconnaissance
Counterinsurgency

| size = Classified

| command_structure = {{tree list}}

• Afghan Army
• 1st Central Army Corps
• KhAD-e Nezami

{{tree list/end}}

| garrison = Kabul

| nickname = Special Recon, SpN

| battles = {{tree list}}

• Soviet-Afghan War
• Marmoul offensives
• Battles of Zhawar
• Second Battle of Zhawar

{{tree list/end}}

| notable_commanders = Mohammad Najibullah
Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi

}}

The 203rd Separate Spetsnaz Battalion, also referred to as the 203rd SpN (Special Purpose Battalion) or 203rd Special Reconnaissance Battalion, (Persian: کندک ۲۰۳ اسپتسناز جداگانه) was an Afghan spetsnaz unit subordinated to KhAD-e Nezami, the Afghan Army's military intelligence wing.{{Cite book |last=Urban |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-i-DAAAQBAJ |title=War in Afghanistan |publisher=Springer |year=1990|isbn=978-1-349-20761-9 }}{{page number needed|date=September 2024}}