ISAF in Afghanistan

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ISAF in Afghanistan was a NATO-led multinational security and stabilization mission deployed after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to support the Afghan government and combat insurgent groups.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO operation
military mission
multinational force
abbreviation ISAF NERFINISHED
authorizedBy United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
commandStructure NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum NERFINISHED
componentOf Global War on Terrorism NERFINISHED
endDate 2014-12-31
endedCombatRole 2014
establishedByResolution UN Security Council Resolution 1386 NERFINISHED
expandedBeyond Kabul NERFINISHED
expandedMandate 2003
fullName International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED
hasRole counterinsurgency support
security assistance
stabilization
supporting Afghan government
training Afghan security forces
headquartersLocation Kabul NERFINISHED
initialLeadNation United Kingdom NERFINISHED
laterLeadNation Germany NERFINISHED
NATO joint command
Netherlands NERFINISHED
Turkey NERFINISHED
ledBy NATO NERFINISHED
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED
mainOpponents Haqqani network NERFINISHED
Taliban NERFINISHED
other insurgent groups in Afghanistan
mandatedBy United Nations NERFINISHED
missionType Chapter VII UN-mandated operation
notableCommander General David Petraeus NERFINISHED
General John R. Allen NERFINISHED
General Joseph Dunford NERFINISHED
General Stanley McChrystal NERFINISHED
operatedDuringConflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED
operatedInCountry Afghanistan NERFINISHED
organizedInto Regional Command Capital NERFINISHED
Regional Command East NERFINISHED
Regional Command North NERFINISHED
Regional Command South NERFINISHED
Regional Command West NERFINISHED
participatingStates Albania NERFINISHED
Australia NERFINISHED
Belgium NERFINISHED
Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Croatia NERFINISHED
Czech Republic NERFINISHED
Denmark NERFINISHED
Estonia NERFINISHED
Finland NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Jordan NERFINISHED
Latvia NERFINISHED
Lithuania NERFINISHED
Macedonia NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Poland NERFINISHED
Portugal NERFINISHED
Romania NERFINISHED
Singapore NERFINISHED
Slovakia NERFINISHED
Slovenia NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
Turkey NERFINISHED
United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
predecessor U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage English
primaryObjective assist Afghan government in maintaining security
enable reconstruction and development
train and mentor Afghan security forces
replacedBy NATO Resolute Support Mission NERFINISHED
startDate 2001-12-20
successor NATO Resolute Support Mission NERFINISHED
supportedForces Afghan National Army NERFINISHED
Afghan National Police NERFINISHED
supportedOrganization Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Afghanistan NERFINISHED

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Armed Forces of North Macedonia participatedIn ISAF in Afghanistan
this entity surface form: ISAF mission in Afghanistan
German military participatedIn ISAF in Afghanistan
Telemark Battalion participatedIn ISAF in Afghanistan
this entity surface form: ISAF mission in Afghanistan