This list covers coalition forces in Afghanistan in 2012. See the articleParticipants in Operation Enduring Freedom for coalition support for Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2001 to 2003. For coalition forces involved in NATO combat operations in the past, see the articlesCoalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006,Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007, andCoalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008.

Below is the disposition and structure of international military forces that were participating in theWar in Afghanistan in November 2012, listing deployed units under the command of theInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which controlled both combat and reconstruction operations (often led by theProvincial Reconstruction Teams). During its existence from 2001 to 2014, despite the photos in this article only showing American soldiers, marines and sailors, the ISAF comprised units from many countries, including: Albania, Armenia,Australia, Belgium,Canada, Croatia,Czech Republic,Estonia, Finland,France,Georgia,Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea,Spain, Sweden, Turkey,United Kingdom and others. In this article, units are assumed to be from the United States unless otherwise stated. This list is a rough and unofficial listing of units and formations.

The overall command of theNATO-ledInternational Security Assistance Force in 2012 started fromSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at Casteau, Belgium. The overall command was vested inJoint Force Command Brunssum at Brunssum in the Netherlands, then the Commander ISAF (COMISAF). The COMISAF in 2012 was USMC GeneralJohn R. Allen, at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul.

There were three subordinate commands under COMISAF: the Intermediate Joint Command, which controls the tactical battle along the lines of theMulti-National Corps Iraq; theNATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, which trains theAfghan National Army; and Special Operations Forces.

The Intermediate Joint Command in turn controlled the regional commands, roughly analogous to divisions. There were six regional commands: Capital (at Kabul), South, Southwest, North, East, and West. Each regional command had a headquarters to providecommand and control and logistics support for its area of responsibility, and comprised both combat units andProvincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs).

• Commander: Brigadier General Rafet Sevinc Sasmaz (Turkey)
• Headquarters:Kabul
• Area of responsibility:Kabul Province

Regional Command Capital has no Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

• Commander: Major General Robert Abrams (USA)
• Headquarters:Kandahar Airfield
• Area of responsibility:Kandahar,Orūzgān, andZabul Provinces.

• Commander: Major General Charles M. Gurganus (USMC)
• Headquarters:Camp Leatherneck,Helmand
• Area of Operations:Helmand andNimruz Provinces

Unit	Headquarters	Tasking
12th Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom) (Task Force Helmand)	MOB Lashkar Gah	Conducts ground operations in central Helmand Province.
Regimental Combat Team 6 (Task Force Leatherneck)	Camp Leatherneck	Responsible forNimruz Province and northern and southern Helmand Province.
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing	Camp Leatherneck	Aviation support in Helmand and Nimruz Provinces.
Joint Aviation Group (United Kingdom)	Camp Bastion	Headquarters for British aviation units.

• PRT Helmand (Lead nation: United Kingdom)

• Commander: Major General Bill Mayville, USA
• Headquarters:Bagram Airfield
• Area of responsibility:Ghazni,Kapisa,Khost,Kunar,Laghman,Logar,Nangarhar,Nuristan,Paktika,Paktia,Panjshir,Parwan andWardak Provinces andSurobi District ofKabul Province

Designation	Composition	Headquarters	Sponsors
PRT Logar	200 military personnel 10 civilians	FOB Shank	Lead nation: Czech Republic[1]
PRT Ghazni			Lead nation: Poland Supporting nation: U.S.
Provincial Reconstruction Team (New Zealand)		Bamiyan,Bamiyan Province	Lead nation: New Zealand
PRT Kapisa			Lead nation: U.S. Supporting nation: France
PRT Parwan			Lead nation: South Korea
PRT Wardak			Lead nation: Turkey
PRT Panjshir			Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Paktika			Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Mehtar Lam			Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Khost		FOB Salerno	Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Nangahar		Jalalabad	Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Patkia		Gardez	Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Kunar		Asadabad	Lead nation: U.S.
PRT Nuristan			Lead nation: U.S.

• Commander: Major General Erich Pfeffer, Germany
• Headquarters:Mazar-i-Sharif
• Area of responsibility –Badakhshan,Baghlan,Balkh,Faryab,Jowzjan,Kunduz,Samangan,Sar-e Pul andTakhar Provinces.

• Commander: Brigadier General Dario Mari Ranieri, Italy
• Headquarters: Camp Arena,Herat
• Area of responsibility:Badghis,Farah,Ghor, andHerat Provinces
• Airfields:Herat International Airport,Shindand Air Base

In 2012, the overall command of the U.S.-led coalition effort in Afghanistan—known as Operation Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan—was headquartered atBagram Air Base,Afghanistan, which reported toUnited States Central Command. OEF-Afghanistan's two major commands in 2012 wereCombined Joint Task Force 101, and theCombined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A).^[3] After the Stage IV transition of authority to ISAF, the status of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade/Task Force Falcon, which handles all the helicopter combat aviation duties in Afghanistan, was uncertain, along with the exact status of Combined Task Force Sword, the engineer task force, and the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. It was unclear exactly what units are assigned to OEF-Afghanistan, but the operation in 2012 was in charge of counter-terrorist operations, including pursuing al-Qaeda along Afghanistan's inhospitable border region with Pakistan.^[4]

Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A)

• In 2012, this command was responsible for training theAfghan National Army and theAfghan National Police through its headquarters and Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Phoenix.^[5] CSTC-A was responsible for mentoring the ministries of defense and interior, while CJTF Phoenix was responsible for mentoring Afghan National Army corps and below and Afghan National Police districts and below. CJTF Phoenix was headquartered by the 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, which relieved the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard in late 2008, which relieved the 218th Brigade Combat Team, South Carolina Army National Guard in early 2008. The rest of the task force was made up of National Guard and Reserve personnel from 42 states, U.S. Marine Corps reservists, active duty representatives from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps, and soldiers assigned from France, Germany, Romania, Canada, New Zealand, Mongolia, and the United Kingdom.

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