Afghanistan War order of battle - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Afghan War order of battle is the disposition and structure of military forces in the ongoing War in Afghanistan. This article lists deployed units under the command of the International Security Assistance Force

International Security Assistance Force

The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...

(ISAF), which controls both combat and reconstruction operations (often led by the Provincial Reconstruction Team

Provincial reconstruction team

A Provincial Reconstruction Team is a unit introduced by the United States government, consisting of military officers, diplomats, and reconstruction subject matter experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRTs were first established in Afghanistan in late 2001 or...

s). ISAF comprises units from many nations. In this article, units are assumed to be from the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

unless otherwise stated. This list is current as of November 2011.

This list covers current coalition forces in Afghanistan. See the article Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan: Allies
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan: Allies
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, several nations took on both the Taliban and Al-Qaeda during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, which was the initial combat operations starting on 7 October 2001, in the wake of the 11 September attacks on the United States, and during...

for coalition support for Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2001 to 2003.

For coalition forces involved in NATO combat operations in the past, see the articles Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006
Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006
In January 2006, NATO's focus in southern Afghanistan was to form Provincial Reconstruction Teams with the British leading in Helmand Province and the Netherlands and Canada would lead similar deployments in Orūzgān Province and Kandahar Province respectively. The Americans with 2,200 troops stayed...

, Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007
Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007
US and NATO International Security Assistance Force operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban through 2007.-January to July:...

, and Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008
Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008
There are two "coalitions" operating in Afghanistan, one of which has a strict basis in international law. The "US-led coalition", identified by the press, refers to Operation Enduring Freedom, mostly special forces, air and naval forces, within a strictly US chain of command, exercising over a...

. See also article International Security Assistance Force
International Security Assistance Force
The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...

.

International Security Assistance Force

The overall command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force

International Security Assistance Force

starts from Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons...

at Casteau, Belgium. The overall command is vested in Joint Force Command Brunssum at Brunssum in the Netherlands, then the Commander ISAF (COMISAF). The current COMISAF is General John R. Allen

John R. Allen

John R. Allen is a United States Marine Corps four-star general. On 18 July 2011, General Allen assumed command of International Security Assistance Force as Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan , succeeding Army General David Petraeus.-Education:John R. Allen attended The Flint Hill School in...

(USMC), at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul.

There are three subordinate commands under COMISAF: the Intermediate Joint Command, which controls the tactical battle along the lines of on the lines of Multi-National Corps Iraq; the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan

NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan

The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan operates under a dual-hatted command, with one commander for both the US-led Combined Security Transition Command- Afghanistan and the NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan...

/Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, which trains the Afghan National Army

Afghan National Army

The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...

; and Special Operations Forces.

The Intermediate Joint Command in turn controls the regional commands, roughly analogous to divisions. There are six regional commands: Capital (at Kabul), South, Southwest, North, East, and West. Each regional command has a headquarters to provide command and control and logistics support for its area of responsibility, and comprises both combat units and Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs).

Regional Command Capital
Regional Command Capital
Regional Command Capital is a multinational military formation, part of the International Security Assistance Force. The headquarters is in Kabul. Since 6 August 2006, Regional Command Capital is the new name given to the former Kabul Multinational Brigade...

Commander: Brigadier General Rafet Sevinc Sasmaz (Turkey)
Headquarters: Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility
Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...

: Kabul Province
Kabul Province
Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...

Combat units

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
1st Battalion Motorized Task Force (Turkey)		Camp Dogan, Kabul	Responsible for Kabul Province.
2nd Battalion Motorized Task Force (Turkey)		Camp Gazi, Kabul	Responsible for Kabul Province.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Regional Command Capital has no Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

Regional Command South
Regional Command South
Regional Command is a multinational military formation, part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. It is responsible for provincial reconstruction and security in Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Qalat and Tarin Kowt. The Command also has responsibility for the provinces of Nimruz...

Commander: Major General James L. Huggins (USA)
Headquarters: Kandahar Airfield
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility
Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...

: Kandahar
Kandahar Province
Kandahar or Qandahar is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, which is located on the Arghandab River. The province has a population of nearly...

, Orūzgān
Oruzgan Province
Orūzgān or Urōzgān , also spelled Uruzgan or Rōzgān , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the center of the country, though the area is culturally and tribally linked to Kandahar in the south. Its capital is Tarin Kowt...

, Zabul
Zabul Province
Zabul is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963, with Qalat being named the provincial capital. It should not be confused with the city Zabol, on the Iranian side of the border with Afghanistan.- Political and security situation...

, and Daykundi Provinces

Combat units

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
Combined Team Uruzgan Task Force Uruzgan The Netherlands Army Task Force Uruzgan was part of NATO's Regional Command South, International Security Assistance Force, in Afghanistan. The Dutch lead one of the four Provincial Reconstruction Teams in the southern region of the country...	3rd Brigade (Australia) (Mentoring Task Force 3) 4th Squadron, 70th Armor Regiment 70th Armor Regiment (United States) The 70th Armor is an armored regiment of the United States Army. The regiment exists only as separate battalions with no regimental headquarters. 2nd Battalion is part of the 1st Armored Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas...	Camp Holland, Tarin Kowt Tarin Kowt Tarinkot or Tarin Kowt is the capital of Orūzgān province in southern Afghanistan in Tarin Kowt District. It is a town of about 10,000 people, with some 200 small shops in the city's bazaar...	Responsible for Orūzgān Province Oruzgan Province Orūzgān or Urōzgān , also spelled Uruzgan or Rōzgān , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the center of the country, though the area is culturally and tribally linked to Kandahar in the south. Its capital is Tarin Kowt... .
116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) The 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was formerly known as the 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division. It is currently assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard. The Brigade is headquartered in Staunton, Virginia, at the Thomas Howie Memorial Armory.... (Combined Team Zabul)	1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 24th Infantry Regiment was a unit of the United States Army, active from 1869 until 1951, and again from 1995 until 2006. The regiment is notable for having a colorfully checkered history, with a record of mostly meritorious service and valorous combat performance interspersed with episodes of... 2nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Mechanized Brigade (Romania) 495th Infantry Battalion, 1st Mechanized Brigade (Romania)	FOB Eagle, Qalat	Responsible for Zabul Province Zabul Province Zabul is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963, with Qalat being named the provincial capital. It should not be confused with the city Zabol, on the Iranian side of the border with Afghanistan.- Political and security situation...
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Task Force Arctic Wolves)	5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment 5th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 5th Infantry Regiment is the third-oldest infantry regiment of the United States Army, tracing its origins to 1808... 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment 8th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 8th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916-History:The 8th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1916 from elements of the 5th, and 6th Field Artillery.... 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment (United States) The 21st Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.-Lineage:Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Battalion, 12th InfantryOrganized 20 May 1862 at Fort Hamilton, New York...	Kandahar Airfield Kandahar Airfield Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan. The airport was built by the United States in the 1960s, under the United States Agency for International Development program. It may have been intended to be used as a possible U.S...	Responsible for Daman Daman District Daman District may refer to:Daman District, AfghanistanDaman District, India... , Dand, Panjwaye Panjwaye District Panjwai is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is known as the birthplace of the Taliban. It is located about west of Kandahar city... , and Shah Wali Kot Shah Wali Kot District Shah Wali Kot District is situated in the northern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Khakrez District to the west, Naish District and Oruzgan Province to the north, Zabul Province to the east and Daman and Arghandab districts to the south. The population is 38,400 . The district... Districts
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States) The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is an infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York... (Task Force Spartan)	2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (United States) 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment 25th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 25th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army -Lineage:... 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment 34th Armor Regiment (United States) The 34th Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the United States Army formed in 1941.-Lineage:Constituted 28 August 1941 in the Regular Army as the 34th Armored Regiment and assigned to the 5th Armored Division...	FOB Pasab	Responsible for Maywand Maywand District Maiwand District is situated in the western part of the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Helmand Province to the west, Ghorak District to the north, Khakrez District to the northeast, Zhari District to the east, and Panjwai District to the south. The population is 51,900 . The district... and Zhari Zhari District Zhari is a new district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.Alternate spellings include Zheley or Zharey. The district was created from territories taken from Maywand and Panjwai districts... Districts.
159th Combat Aviation Brigade 159th Combat Aviation Brigade The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade is part of the 101st Airborne Division , based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 101st Airborne Division is the only division with two aviation brigades... (Task Force Thunder)	4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment The 4th Battalion 227th Aviation Regiment is an attack reconnaissance battalion, also known as 4-227 ARB supporting the 1st Cavalry Division. They fly the AH-64D Apache Longbow and are based at Fort Hood, Texas.... 7th Battalion, 17th Aviation Regiment 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment 101st Aviation Regiment (United States) The 101st Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation SectionActivated 19 December 1950 in KoreaInactivated 5 November 1954 in Korea... 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment 101st Aviation Regiment (United States) The 101st Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation SectionActivated 19 December 1950 in KoreaInactivated 5 November 1954 in Korea... 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment 101st Aviation Regiment (United States) The 101st Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation SectionActivated 19 December 1950 in KoreaInactivated 5 November 1954 in Korea...	Kandahar Airfield Kandahar Airfield Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan. The airport was built by the United States in the 1960s, under the United States Agency for International Development program. It may have been intended to be used as a possible U.S...	Aviation support for Regional Command South.
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Warhorse)	385th Military Police Battalion 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment 1st Squadron, 67th Armor Regiment 67th Armor Regiment (United States) The 67th Armor Regiment is a armored regiment in the United States Army first formed in 1929. The unit participated in World War I, World War II and in Desert Storm/Desert Shield.-Lineage:... 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment 71st Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 71st Cavalry was originally constituted on 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion.-History:The unit was activated on 15 December 1941 at Fort Knox, Kentucky...	Camp Nathan Smith	Responsible for Kandahar City and Arghandab District Arghandab District Arghandab is a district in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Panjwai and Khakrez districts to the west, Shah Wali Kot District to the north and east and Kandahar District to the east and south.... .
504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade The 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade is located at Fort Hood, Texas. The 504th BfSB was transformed from the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade in November 2008 becoming one of three active duty Surveillance Brigade of the United States Army... (Task Force Viper)	2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment 38th Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 38th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1916.-History:During World War II, the 3d Reconnaissance Squadron was activated as part of the 1st Cavalry Division on 15 November 1942 at Fort Bliss, Texas...	FOB Spin Boldak	Responsible for Spin Boldak District Spin Boldak District Spin Boldak is a district in the eastern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Daman District to the west, Arghistan District to the north, Qilla Abdullah District Pakistan to the east and Shorabak District to the south. The population was estimated at 100,400 in 2006... .

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Designation	Composition	Headquarters	Sponsors
PRT Kandahar		Kandahar Kandahar Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...	Lead nation: USA
PRT Uruzgan		Tarin Kowt Tarin Kowt Tarinkot or Tarin Kowt is the capital of Orūzgān province in southern Afghanistan in Tarin Kowt District. It is a town of about 10,000 people, with some 200 small shops in the city's bazaar...	Lead nation: Australia
PRT Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul is a civil-military unit tasked to assist the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan deliver government and security in the southern province of Zabul....		Qalat	Lead nation: USA Supporting nations: Romania UK

Regional Command Southwest
Regional Command Southwest
Regional Command is an international military formation, of roughly division size, which is one of the components of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. It was formed in July 2010 largely from an area previously in Regional Command South. It is headquartered at Camp...

Commander: Major General John A. Toolan, USMC
Headquarters: Camp Leatherneck
Camp Leatherneck
Camp Leatherneck is a 1,600 acre United States Marine Corps base located in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade initially developed Camp Leatherneck in 2008 in preparation of its forces deploying to Afghanistan. The forward element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force...

, Helmand
Helmand Province
Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation....
Area of Operations: Helmand
Helmand Province
Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation....

and Nimruz
Nimruz Province
Nimruz is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the south-west of the country on the borders of Iran and Pakistan. The name Nimruz means "mid-day" or "half-day" in Persian. Nimruz covers 41,000 km² and has a population of 149,000...

Provinces

Combat units

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
20 Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) (Task Force Helmand Task Force Helmand Task Force Helmand is the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand is currently part of Regional Command Southwest and consists of military forces from countries such as Estonia and the U.K.... )	2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... 3rd Battalion Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II.... , Royal Regiment of Scotland Danish Team 12 5th Battalion, Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... 35 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... Queen's Royal Hussars 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and is the senior cavalry regiment, and therefore senior regiment, of the line of the British Army... 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas...	Camp Lashkar Gah	Conducts ground operations in central Helmand Province.
2nd Marine Division (Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck or MEB-Afghanistan is a a Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently operating in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The name was originally given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during its 2009-10 for Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Regional Command South... )	2nd Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.... 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion conducts amphibious and ground reconnaissance for the 3rd Marine Division and Marine Forces Pacific , operating in the commander's areas of influence. The Battalion is based out of Camp Schwab, a satellite base of Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler... 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is a mechanized infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 and they fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base... 1st Battalion, 12th Marines 1st Battalion, 25th Marines	Camp Leatherneck Camp Leatherneck Camp Leatherneck is a 1,600 acre United States Marine Corps base located in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade initially developed Camp Leatherneck in 2008 in preparation of its forces deploying to Afghanistan. The forward element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force...	Conducts ground operations in Helmand and Nimruz Provinces.
Regimental Combat Team 5 (Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck or MEB-Afghanistan is a a Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently operating in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The name was originally given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during its 2009-10 for Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Regional Command South... )	1st Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines 1st Battalion, 9th Marines	Camp Dwyer, Garmsir	Responsible for southern Helmand Province Helmand Province Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation.... .
Regimental Combat Team 8 (Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck or MEB-Afghanistan is a a Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently operating in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The name was originally given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during its 2009-10 for Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Regional Command South... )	2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 1st Battalion, 6th Marines 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines 33rd Light Infantry Battalion	FOB Delaram II	Responsible for northern Helmand Province and part of Nimruz Province Nimruz Province Nimruz is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the south-west of the country on the borders of Iran and Pakistan. The name Nimruz means "mid-day" or "half-day" in Persian. Nimruz covers 41,000 km² and has a population of 149,000... .
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing is the major east coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina... (Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck Task Force Leatherneck or MEB-Afghanistan is a a Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently operating in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The name was originally given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during its 2009-10 for Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Regional Command South... )	Marine Attack Squadron 513 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 HMH-464 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopters. The squadron, known as the "Condors" and is based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina... Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 HMLA-267 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters and UH-1Y Huey utility helicopters... Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 Marine UAV Squadron 3 VMU-3 Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 is an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron in the United States Marine Corps that operates the RQ-7 Shadow that consists of approximately 200 Marines. They are based out of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California and its primary...	Camp Leatherneck Camp Leatherneck Camp Leatherneck is a 1,600 acre United States Marine Corps base located in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade initially developed Camp Leatherneck in 2008 in preparation of its forces deploying to Afghanistan. The forward element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force...	Aviation support in Helmand and Nimruz Provinces.
Joint Aviation Group (United Kingdom)	Joint Helicopter Force Afghanistan No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, known as the 'Goldstars', currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk.-History:The squadron was formed at Farnborough on October 11, 1915. Its first deployment was to Risulpur, India with its BE2Cs and Farmans, and during this time it took... No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the MQ-9 Reaper since 2007, operating from Creech AFB, Nevada, USA.-World War I:39 Squadron was founded at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in April 1916 with B.E.2s and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12s in an attempt to defend against German Zeppelin raids on...	Camp Leatherneck Camp Leatherneck Camp Leatherneck is a 1,600 acre United States Marine Corps base located in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade initially developed Camp Leatherneck in 2008 in preparation of its forces deploying to Afghanistan. The forward element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force...	Headquarters for British aviation units.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

PRT Helmand

Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team

The Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team is helping the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan deliver government and security in the southern province of Helmand.- History :...

(Lead nation: United Kingdom)

Designation	Composition	Headquarters	Sponsors
PRT Helmand Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team The Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team is helping the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan deliver government and security in the southern province of Helmand.- History :...		Lashkar Gah	Lead nation: UK

Regional Command East
Regional Command East
Regional Command is an international military formation, of roughly division size, which is one of the components of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The United States Army has usually provided the force headquarters...

Commander: Major General Daniel B. Allyn, USA
Headquarters: Bagram Airfield
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility
Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...

: Ghazni
Ghazni Province
Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City...

, Kapisa
Kapisa Province
Kapisa is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Mahmud-i-Raqi, and other districts include Kohistan, Nijrab and Tagab. The population of Kapisa is estimated to be 364,900, although there has never been an official estimate...

, Khost
Khost Province
Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past...

, Kunar
Kunar Province
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...

, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar
Nangarhar Province
Nangarhar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan in the east of the country. Its capital is the city of Jalalabad. The population of the province is 1,334,000, which consists mainly of ethnic Pashtuns with a sizable community of Arabs and Pashais....

, Nuristan, Paktika
Paktika Province
Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.-Political and military situation:...

, Paktia
Paktia Province
Paktia , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez. The population is predominantly Pashtun.- History:...

, Panjshir
Panjshir Province
Panjshir is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Containing the Panjshir Valley, in April 2004 it was created from parts of Parwan Province, which now lies along its southwestern border. Panjshir's population is about 139,000 and covers an area of 3,610 square kilometers...

, Parwan and Wardak
Wardak Province
Maidan Wardak Province is one of thirty four provinces of Afghanistan located in the central east region of Afghanistan. It has a population of approximately 540,100. The capital of the province is Maidan Shar...

Provinces and Surobi District
Surobi District
This article is about the Surobi District of Kabul Province. For the district in Paktika, see Sarobi, Paktika.Surobi, Sarobi or Sarubi District is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the...

of Kabul Province
Kabul Province
Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...

Combat units

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Blackhawk)	2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment 28th Infantry Regiment (United States) Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a Provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812. The second was a reorganization and redesignation of 2nd... 3rd Squadron, 66th Armor Regiment 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment 77th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 77th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 1916 in the Regular Army.-Lineage:Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 19th Cavalry... 9th Engineer Battalion	FOB Sharana	Responsible for Paktika Province Paktika Province Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.-Political and military situation:... .
3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Task Force Bronco)	1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States) The 2nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. It has served the United States for more than two hundred years. It is the third oldest regiment in the US Army with a Lineage date of 1808 and a history extending back to 1791... 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment 7th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 7th Field Artillery Regiment is a United States Army field artillery regiment, whose lineage traces back to the early 20th century.-World War I:... 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 27th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Wolfhounds, is a unit of the United States Army established in 1901, that served in the Philippine-American War, in the Siberian Intervention after World War I, and as part of the 25th Infantry Division during World War II, the Korean War, and later the... 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment 35th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 35th Infantry Regiment was created on 1 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona from elements of the 11th, 18th and 22nd Infantry Regiments. The 35th served on the Mexican Border during the First World War and was stationed at Nogales, Arizona in 1918...	Jalalabad Airfield Jalalabad Airport -External links:*...	Responsible for Khost Khost Province Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past... and Paktia Paktia Province Paktia , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez. The population is predominantly Pashtun.- History:... Provinces.
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States) The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Infantry Division.The brigade was redesignated, re-organized & re-stationed several times:... (Task Force Duke)	6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment 6th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 6th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1907-History:The 6th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery... 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment 92nd Military Police Battalion	FOB Salerno FOB Salerno FOB Salerno is a forward operating base of the U.S. military in south eastern province of Khowst, near the city of Khost in Afghanistan. It has been nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large amounts of incoming rocket and mortar fire in previous years... , Khost Khost Khost or Khowst is a city in eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Khost province, which is a mountainous region near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan...	Responsible for Khost Khost Province Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past... and Paktia Paktia Province Paktia , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez. The population is predominantly Pashtun.- History:... Provinces.
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (Task Force Poseidon)	1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment 17th Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 17th Cavalry is a historical organization within the United States Army that began as a regiment of cavalry after the Pancho Villa Expedition. The unit was constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Texas and originally inactivated 26 September 1921 at the... 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 82nd Aviation Regiment (United States) The 82nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 1 September 1957 in the Regular Army as the 82nd Aviation Company, assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina... 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 82nd Aviation Regiment (United States) The 82nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 1 September 1957 in the Regular Army as the 82nd Aviation Company, assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina... 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 82nd Aviation Regiment (United States) The 82nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 1 September 1957 in the Regular Army as the 82nd Aviation Company, assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina... 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Task Force ODIN Task Force ODIN Task Force ODIN, whose name is an acronym for Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize, is a United States Army aviation battalion created in August 2006 to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition operations to combat insurgent operators of improvised explosive devices in... -A III	Bagram Airfield	Provides aviation support for eastern Afghanistan.
11th Parachute Brigade 11th Parachute Brigade The 11th Parachute Brigade is an airborne unit. It contains most of the parachute units in the French army.The brigade numbers around 8,500 personnel and includes eight regiments. It is under command of a général de brigade... (Task Force La Fayette Brigade La Fayette The Brigade La Fayette, also named La Fayette Task Force, is a joint unit of the French forces in Afghanistan. It was officially created on 1 November 2009, along with a complete reorganisation of the French military deployment in Afghanistan. It comprises most of the French Army units involved in... , France)	Task Force Mousquetaire 152nd Infantry Regiment 1st Parachute Infantry Regiment	FOB Nijrab, Kapisa	Responsible for Kapisa Province Kapisa Province Kapisa is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Mahmud-i-Raqi, and other districts include Kohistan, Nijrab and Tagab. The population of Kapisa is estimated to be 364,900, although there has never been an official estimate... and Surobi District Surobi District This article is about the Surobi District of Kabul Province. For the district in Paktika, see Sarobi, Paktika.Surobi, Sarobi or Sarubi District is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the... of Kabul Province Kabul Province Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas... .
4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States) The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is a mountain warfare infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Polk, Louisiana... (Task Force Patriot)	2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment 25th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 25th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army -Lineage:... 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment 30th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 30th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.-Lineage:Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as the 30th Infantry... 3rd Battalion, 89th Cavalry Regiment 89th Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 89th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1940.-Lineage:Constituted 1 June 1940 in the Regular Army as the 10th Antitank Battalion. Redesignated 99th Antitank Battalion, 11 June 1940.... Task Force 222 (Jordan)	FOB Shank, Logar	Responsible for Logar and Wardak Wardak Province Maidan Wardak Province is one of thirty four provinces of Afghanistan located in the central east region of Afghanistan. It has a population of approximately 540,100. The capital of the province is Maidan Shar... Provinces.
45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Thunderbird)	1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment 179th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 179th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard.The unit is an organic element of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard...	Bagram Airfield	Responsible for Laghman, Panjshir Panjshir Province Panjshir is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Containing the Panjshir Valley, in April 2004 it was created from parts of Parwan Province, which now lies along its southwestern border. Panjshir's population is about 139,000 and covers an area of 3,610 square kilometers... , Parwan, and western Nuristan Provinces.
17th Mechanized Brigade (Task Force White Eagle Task Force White Eagle Task Force White Eagle is a brigade sized detachment of Polish Land Forces in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The brigade is under the command of the US 1st Cavalry Division.-Structures:... , Poland)	Battle Group Alpha (Poland) Battle Group Bravo (Poland) 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States) The 2nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. It has served the United States for more than two hundred years. It is the third oldest regiment in the US Army with a Lineage date of 1808 and a history extending back to 1791...	FOB Ghazni	Responsible for Ghazni Province Ghazni Province Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City... .

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Designation	Composition	Headquarters	Sponsors
PRT Logar	200 military personnel 10 civilians	FOB Shank	Lead nation: Czech Republic
PRT Ghazni			Lead nation: Poland Supporting nation: USA
PRT Bamyan			Lead nation: New Zealand
PRT Kapisa			Lead nation: USA Supporting nation: France
PRT Parwan			Lead nation: South Korea
PRT Wardak			Lead nation: Turkey
PRT Panjshir			Lead nation: USA
PRT Paktika			Lead nation: USA
PRT Mehtar Lam			Lead nation: USA
PRT Khost			Lead nation: USA
PRT Nangahar		Jalalabad	Lead nation: USA
PRT Patkia		Gardez	Lead nation: USA
PRT Kunar		Asadabad	Lead nation: USA
PRT Nuristan			Lead nation: USA

Regional Command North

Commander: Major General Marcus Kneip, Germany
Headquarters: Mazar-i-Sharif
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility
Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...

- Badakhshan
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya. It is part of the Badakhshan region.-Geography:...

, Baghlan, Balkh
Balkh Province
Balkh is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town...

, Faryab
Faryab Province
Fāryāb is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Maymana. The majority of the population is Uzbek.-History:...

, Jowzjan
Jowzjan Province
Jowzjān or Jōzjān or Jawzjan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Sheberghan.- Demographics :...

, Kunduz, Samangan
Samangan Province
Samangan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The province covers and has a population of approximately 313,211, as of 2006.Its capital, Samangan, is known for its ancient ruins including, notably, the Takht e Rostam...

, Sar-e Pul and Takhar
Takhar Province
Takhār is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It was established in 1964 when Qataghan Province was divided into three provinces: Baghlan, Kunduz and Takhar. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Taloqan. Its salt mines are one of Afghanistan's major mineral resources...

Provinces.

Combat units

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
Task Force Kunduz (Germany)		FOB Kunduz	Operating in eastern Regional Command North.
Jager Battalion 292 (Task Force Mazar-e-Sharif)		Camp Marmal	Operating in western Regional Command North.
Expeditionary Air Wing Mazar-e-Sharif (Germany)		Camp Marmal	Aviation support for northern Afghanistan.
170th Brigade Combat Team 170th Infantry Brigade (United States) The of the United States Army was reestablished 15 July 2009 at US Army Garrison Baumholder in Germany as part of the Grow the Army plan. The 170th Infantry Brigade was formed by reflagging the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. The soldiers and equipment will remain in place but the 2d Brigade... (Task Force Bayonet)	2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment 84th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 84th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army.-Distinctive Unit Insignia:DescriptionA Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a saltire Or a winged spur of the first... 40th Engineer Battalion	Camp Mike Spann, Mazar-e-Sharif	Operating in Baghlan, Balkh Balkh Province Balkh is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town... , Faryab Faryab Province Fāryāb is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Maymana. The majority of the population is Uzbek.-History:... and Kunduz Provinces.
1st Air Cavalry Brigade (Task Force Warrior)	2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment	Camp Marmal	Providing aviation support for northern Afghanistan.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Designation	Composition	Headquarters	Sponsors
PRT Kunduz			Lead nation: Germany Supporting nations: Armenia Belgium USA
PRT Mazar-i-Sharif			Lead nations: Finland and Sweden Supporting nations: USA
PRT Meymaneh			Lead nation: Norway Supporting nations: Latvia Macedonia USA
PRT Pul-e Khumri			Lead nation: Hungary Supporting nations: Albania Croatia Montenegro
PRT Faizabad			Lead nation: Germany Supporting nations: Mongolia USA

Regional Command West
Regional Command West
Regional Command West is a multinational military formation, part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. It is tasked with controlling Herat Province, Farah Province, Badghis Province and Ghor Province, which have a population of about 3,156,000 people...

Commander: Brigadier General Luciano Portolano, Italy
Headquarters: Camp Arena, Herat
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...

.
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility
Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...

- Badghis
Badghis Province
Bādghīs is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Turkmen-Afghan boundary runs...

, Farah
Farah Province
Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Farah. Farah is a spacious and sparsely populated province that lies on the Iranian border...

, Ghor, and Herat
Herat Province
Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the South-western region of the country...

Provinces.

Combat units

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
Task Force Badghis (Spain)		Qala-e-Naw	Operating in Badghis Province.
66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment, Italy (Task Force Center)		Camp La Marmora, Shindand Shindand Shindand may refer to:Shindand, Herat, AfghanistanShindand Air Base, north of the cityShindand, Farah, Afghanistan*Shindand, Pakistan, village in FATA, Pakistan...	Operating in southern Herat Province Herat Province Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the South-western region of the country... .
5th Engineer (Sapper) Regiment, Italy (Task Force Genio)		Herat	Engineer support for western Afghanistan.
151st Infantry Regiment, Italy (Task Force North)		Bala Murghab	Operating in Badghis Province Badghis Province Bādghīs is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Turkmen-Afghan boundary runs... .
152nd Infantry Regiment, Italy (Task Force South)		Camp El Alamein, Farah Farah, Afghanistan Farah is a city in western Afghanistan, situated at 650 m altitude, and located on the Farah River. It is the capital of Farah Province, and has a population of approximately 109,409....	Operating in western Farah Province Farah Province Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Farah. Farah is a spacious and sparsely populated province that lies on the Iranian border... .
San Marco Regiment San Marco Regiment The San Marco Regiment , located in Brindisi, are the marines of the Italian Navy. Until the middle of the 1990s the unit was known as the “San Marco Battalion” , until it was expanded beyond battalion size because of the new geopolitical situation after the end of the Cold War and an increasing... , Italy (Task Force Southeast)		Camp Lavaredo, Bakwa District Bakwa District Bakwa is a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is entirely Pashtun, was estimated at 79,529 in November 2004. The district center is Sultani Bakwa. It is situated at 726 m altitude.-References:...	Operating in eastern Farah Province Farah Province Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Farah. Farah is a spacious and sparsely populated province that lies on the Iranian border... .
5th Aviation Regiment, Italy (Task Force Fenice)		Herat Airfield	Providing aviation support for western Afghanistan.
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment, Italy			Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team
3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment 16th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 16th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916-Distinctive Unit Insignia:*Description...		Camp Stone, Herat	Operating in western Afghanistan.
3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment (Task Force Spearhead)		Shindand Air Base	Aviation support for western Afghanistan.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Unit	Sub-units	Headquarters	Tasking
PRT Herat			Lead nation: Italy
PRT Farah			Lead nation: USA
PRT Qal'ah-ye Now			Lead nation: Spain
PRT Chagcharan			Lead nation: Lithuania

U.S.-led Coalition

The overall command of the U.S.-led coalition effort in Afghanistan—known as Operation Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan—is headquartered at Bagram Air Base

Bagram Air Base

Bagram Airfield, also referred to as Bagram Air Base, is a militarized airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parwan province of Afghanistan. The base is run by a US Army division headed by a major general. A large part of the base,...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

, which reports to United States Central Command

United States Central Command

The United States Central Command is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense...

. OEF-Afghanistan's two major commands are Combined Joint Task Force 101

Combined Joint Task Force 82

Combined Joint Task Force – 82 is a US led subordinate formation of the International Security Assistance Force . It originally served as both the National Command Element for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, reporting directly to the Commander, United States Central Command, and as ISAF's Regional...

, and the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan

Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan

The Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan is a multinational military formation. Its primary role is the training and development of Afghan security forces like the Afghan National Army. Its headquarters is at Camp Eggers, Kabul...

(CSTC-A). With the Stage IV transition of authority to ISAF, the status of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade/Task Force Falcon, which handles all the helicopter combat aviation duties in Afghanistan, is uncertain, along with the exact status of Combined Task Force Sword, the engineer task force, and the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. It is unclear exactly what units are assigned to OEF-Afghanistan, but the operation is in charge of counter-terrorist operations, including pursuing al Qaeda along Afghanistan’s inhospitable border region with Pakistan.

Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan

Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan

(CSTC-A)

This command is responsible for training the Afghan National Army
Afghan National Army
The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...

and the Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police
The Afghan National Police - ANP - is the primary national police force in Afghanistan. It serves as a single law enforcement agency all across the country. The Afghan police force was first created with the establishment of the Afghan nation in the early 18th century...

through its headquarters and Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Phoenix. CSTC-A is responsible for mentoring the ministries of defense and interior, while CJTF Phoenix is responsible for mentoring Afghan National Army corps and below and Afghan National Police districts and below. CJTF Phoenix is headquartered by the 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, which relieved the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard in late 2008, which relieved the 218th Brigade Combat Team, South Carolina Army National Guard in early 2008. The rest of the task force is made up of National Guard and Reserve personnel from 42 states, Marine Corps reservists, active duty representatives from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and soldiers assigned from France, Germany, Romania, Canada, New Zealand, Mongolia, and the United Kingdom.

External links

Afghanistan Order of Battle - Institute for the Study of War
Troop Levels in Afghanistan Since 2001 - interactive map by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan/Task Force Leatherneck

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International Security Assistance Force

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Regional Command EastRegional Command EastRegional Command is an international military formation, of roughly division size, which is one of the components of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The United States Army has usually provided the force headquarters...

Combat units

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Regional Command North

Combat units

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Combat units

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

U.S.-led Coalition

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Regional Command East
Regional Command East
Regional Command is an international military formation, of roughly division size, which is one of the components of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The United States Army has usually provided the force headquarters...