International Security Assistance Force

ISAF REGIONAL COMMANDS & PRT LOCATIONS RC(N)

Feyzabad RC(W) MeS Konduz Meymana RC(C) Pol-e-Khomri Panjshir Nuristan Qala-e-Naw Bagram Herat Asadabad Mether Lam Chaghcharan Wardak Jalalabad Gardez Ghazni Khowst

Tarin Kowt RC(E) Farah Sharana Qalat ISAF PRT Lashkar Gah PRT Lead Nation Regional Command

RC(S) KABUL

Mission: Conduct military operations in the assigned area of operations to assist the Government of in the establishment and maintenance of a safe and secure environment with full engagement of Afghan National Security Forces, in order to extend government authority and influence, thereby facilitating Afghanistan’s reconstruction and contributing to regional stability.

Key Facts: • Commander: General (US) Dan K. MCNEILL • Current HQ: HQ ISAF X (US lead) from 4 FEB 2007 • 37 Troop Contributing Nations • ISAF Total Strength: Approx 41,000 (Includes National Support Elements) • Remaining US Contingent: Approx 8,000 (Operation Enduring Freedom) • ISAF AOR (Afghanistan land mass) 650,000 km(sq) • 25 Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT)

Regional Command Capital: (Approx Strength 5,000) Regional Command North: (Approx Strength 3,200) ƒ HQ ISAF in Kabul (Composite) • HQ RC(N) in MAZAR-E-SHARIF (GE) ƒ HQ RC(C) in Kabul (TU) • Forward Support Base MAZAR-E-SHARIF (GE) ƒ KAIA (BU) • PRT MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SWE) • PRT FEYZABAD (GE) • PRT KONDUZ (GE) Regional Command South: (Approx Strength 10,000) • PRT POL-E KHOMRI (HU) • HQ RC(S) in KANDAHAR (UK) •PRT MEYMANA (NO) • Forward Support Base KAF ƒ PRT KANDAHAR (CA) ƒ PRT LASHKAR-GAH (UK, DA, ES) Regional Command East: (Approx Strength 13,900) ƒ PRT TARIN KOWT (NL,AUS) • HQ RC(E) in BAGRAM (US) ƒ PRT QALAT (US,RO) • Forward Support Base BAGRAM (US) • PRT SHARANA (US) • PRT GHAZNI (US) • PRT KHOST (US) • PRT ASADABAD (US) Regional Command West: (Approx Strength 2,500) • PRT METHER LAM (US) • PRT BAGRAM (US) • HQ RC(W) in HERAT (IT) • PRT BAMYAN (NZL) • Forward Support Base HERAT (SP) • PRT NURISTAN (US) • PRT PANJSHIR (US) • PRT HERAT (IT) • PRT WARDAK (TU) • PRT JALALABAD (US) • PRT FARAH (US) • PRT GARDEZ (US) • PRT QALA-E-NAW (SP) • PRT CHAGHCHARAN (LI) National Support Elements (Approx Strength 6,400)

Current as of 10 Sep 2007 International Security Assistance Force

ISAF EXPANSION

STAGE 1 (NORTH) 2004

STAGE 2 (WEST) 2005

STAGE 4 (EAST) 5 October 06

STAGE 3 (SOUTH) 31 Jul 06

NATO Mission In Afghanistan: On the 9th August 2003 NATO assumed authority for the ISAF mission. The NATO mission consists of 5 phases; • Phase 1 Assessment and Preparation, including operations in Kabul (completed) • Phase 2 Geographic expansion • Phase 3 Stabilization • Phase 4/5 Transition / Redeployment

Expansion: In October 2003 The UN Security Council authorized the expansion of the NATO mission beyond Kabul. In October 2004 Stage 1 of the expansion to the north was completed with Stage 2 in the West following in September 2005. Stage 3 of the expansion to include the South was completed on 31 July 2006 and Stage 4 to include the East occurred on the 5th October 2006, at which stage the geographic expansion phase was completed.

Troop Contributing Nations (TCN): The ISAF mission consists of the following 37 Nations. (The troop numbers are based on broad contribution and do not reflect the exact numbers on the ground at any one time)

Albania 142 Estonia 128 Lithuania 198 Slovenia 65

Australia 883 Finland 101 Luxemburg 9 Spain 705

Austria 3 France 978 Netherlands 1,341 Sweden 356 Azerbaijan The former Yugoslav 22 Republic of Macedonia* 133 New Zealand 152 Switzerland 2 Belgium 305 Germany 2,908 Iceland 9 Turkey 1,215

Bulgaria 390 Greece 143 Norway 441 United Kingdom 6,678

Canada 3,079 Hungary 314 Poland 943 United States 15,154

Croatia 113 Ireland 7 Portugal 182 Czech Republic 231 Italy 2,573 Romania 544 ISAF 34,743 Denmark Slovakia National Support 516 Latvia 84 72 6,454 Elements

* Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name

Current as of 10 Sep 2007