International Security Assistance Force

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NATO-led security mission military alliance mission

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a NATO-led multinational military mission in Afghanistan tasked with stabilizing the country, supporting the Afghan government, and conducting security operations during the post-2001 conflict.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	As subject	As object
ISAF in Afghanistan	0	2
International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan	0	2
Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)	0	1
ISAF mission in Afghanistan	0	1
NATO-led ISAF mission	0	1
NATO-led missions in Afghanistan	0	1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NATO-led security mission → military alliance mission →
abbreviation	ISAF →
authorizedBy	United Nations Security Council →
commandStructure	Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum → surface form: NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
conflictType	counterinsurgency operation → stabilization mission →
endDate	2014-12-28 →
expandedTo	all of Afghanistan →
hasComponent	ISAF Joint Command → Regional Command Capital → Regional Command East → Regional Command North → Regional Command South → Regional Command West →
hasObjective	conduct of security operations → facilitation of reconstruction and development → stabilization of Afghanistan → support of Afghan government → training of Afghan National Security Forces →
headquartersLocation	Afghanistan → Kabul →
initialAreaOfOperations	Kabul → Kabul region →
leaderOrganization	NATO → NATO → surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
legalBasis	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386 →
memberState	Albania → Australia → Austria → Belgium → Bulgaria → Canada → Croatia → Czech Republic → Denmark → Estonia → Finland → France → Georgia → Germany → Greece → Hungary → Italy → Jordan → Latvia → Lithuania → North Macedonia → surface form: Macedonia Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Poland → Portugal → Romania → Singapore → Slovakia → Slovenia → South Korea → Spain → Sweden → Switzerland → Turkey → United Arab Emirates → United Kingdom → United States of America → surface form: United States
notableCommander	General David D. McKiernan → David Petraeus → surface form: General David H. Petraeus General John R. Allen → General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. → General Stanley A. McChrystal →
operatedInCountry	Afghanistan →
operationalTheater	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → surface form: Afghanistan War (2001–2021)
partOf	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
peakTroopStrength	over 130000 →
peakTroopStrengthDate	2011 →
precededBy	Operation Enduring Freedom → surface form: US-led Operation Enduring Freedom initial phase
primaryLanguage	English →
replacedBy	Resolute Support Mission →
startDate	2001-12-20 →
supportedOrganization	Afghan National Army → Afghan National Police → Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan →

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → belligerent → International Security Assistance Force →

Resolute Support Mission → follows → International Security Assistance Force →

Afghan conflicts → hasPart → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: NATO-led ISAF mission

NATO missions → includesExample → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan

Bundeswehr → notableOperation → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: ISAF mission in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → operation → International Security Assistance Force →

Operation Herrick → partOf → International Security Assistance Force →

Estonian Defence Forces → participatedIn → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: NATO-led missions in Afghanistan

Georgian Armed Forces → participatedIn → International Security Assistance Force →

Italian Armed Forces → participatedIn → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan

Swedish Army → participatedIn → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: ISAF in Afghanistan

Royal Netherlands Air Force → participatesIn → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: ISAF in Afghanistan

David Petraeus → positionHeld → International Security Assistance Force →

this entity surface form: Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

Resolute Support Mission → precededBy → International Security Assistance Force →

Resolute Support Mission → replaced → International Security Assistance Force →

War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) → underCommandOf → International Security Assistance Force →