The current Chief of Staff is Mohammad Shafiq.

[5] The Corps was established in 2019 in northeast of Afghanistan and Gen. Nabi Mirzayi was appointed as its first commander.

[5] The Corps was established to improve the security situation in northeastern region of Afghanistan.

However, the military experts expressed skepticism regarding the ability of the Corps to help improve the security in the northeastern parts of the country.

[7] In 2019, the Corps had two brigades according to officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense.