Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
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Operation Freedom’s Sentinel was a U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan that succeeded Operation Enduring Freedom, focusing on counterterrorism operations and training Afghan security forces.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ war on terror operation ⓘ |
| coalitionInvolvement |
NATO member states
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| commandedBy |
U.S. Forces–Afghanistan
ⓘ
U.S. Central Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Central Command
|
| conclusionReason | withdrawal of most U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 ⓘ |
| conflictType |
counterinsurgency
ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime |
2021-08
ⓘ
August 2021 ⓘ |
| follows | Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Resolute Support Mission
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Resolute Support Mission
|
| hasMainPurpose |
advising Afghan security forces
ⓘ
assisting Afghan security forces ⓘ counterterrorism operations ⓘ training Afghan security forces ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 ⓘ |
| location |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ Special Operations Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Forces
|
| objective |
prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists
ⓘ
support Afghan government security institutions ⓘ |
| opponent |
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
ⓘ
Taliban ⓘ al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ |
| primaryActor |
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Taliban offensive of 2021
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
|
| replaces | Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ |
| startTime |
2015-01-01
ⓘ
January 2015 ⓘ |
| status | concluded ⓘ |
| successor | no direct named follow-on operation in Afghanistan after August 2021 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Afghanistan ⓘ |
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