 Afghanistan
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| NATO’s International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) |
Afghanistan is NATO’s highest political and
operational priority. With its expansion into eastern Afghanistan
in October 2006, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
is now responsible for providing security assistance throughout
Afghanistan. ISAF's primary role is to support the Government of
Afghanistan (GOA) in providing and maintaining a secure environment
in order to facilitate reconstruction and development
Commanded by U.S. General Dan McNeill, ISAF
currently has more than 37,000 soldiers from 39 nations, working
closely with Afghan National Security Forces. Of the approximately
20,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, approximately 16,000 are under
ISAF command, mainly in Regional Command East, making the U.S. the
largest single contributor to ISAF.
 NATO
Pledges Long-Term Security Commitment to Afghanistan
The 26-nation NATO security alliance has pledged to provide a
shared, long-term commitment to the security and economic
prosperity of Afghanistan. "In helping the Afghan people build
security today, we are defending our basic values we all share,"
an alliance communiqué says.
Read more
Afghanistan Update Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense Legislative Affairs,
February 21, 2008 |
Fact Sheets
ISAF’s 25 Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)
are assisting Afghan provincial and local authorities in
reconstruction, governance, and security efforts. There are 5 PRTs
in the North (Kunduz, Meymana, Pol-e Khomri, Mazar-e-Sharif and
Feyzabad); 4 in the West (Herat, Farah, Qala-e-Naw and Chaghcharan);
4 in the South (Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Tarin Kowt and Qalat) and 12
in the East (Bagram, Bamyan, Sharan, Ghazni, Gardez, Asadabad,
Jalalabad, Panjshir, Mitharlam, Kowst Nurestan, and Wardak).
The U.S. currently leads 12 PRTs under ISAF: 10
in the East, 1 in the West and a joint PRT with Romania in the
South.
Securing and reconstructing Afghanistan is a
long-term endeavor that will require sustained investment. NATO is
working in partnership with the Government of Afghanistan, and
closely with the UN, EU, and other international organizations for
Afghanistan’s long-term development and stability.
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