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This order of battle includes only the ground combat forces of the U.S. and NATO commands in Afghanistan – the units, down to battalion level, that operate in the
field as ground-owning battle groups or, in some cases, advisory forces. Other formations, such as provincial reconstruction teams, most advisory units, and aviation,
engineering, artillery, and logistical units, are excluded. “White” special operations forces are described in general terms only, while “black” special operations forces are
excluded entirely, for obvious reasons.
1-501 Parachute Infantry (USA) – FOB Sharana; operating in western Paktika province 23
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3-509 Parachute Infantry (USA) – FOB Orgun-E; operating in eastern Paktika province24
Task Force La Fayette / 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France) – FOB Nijrab, Kapisa; responsible for Kapisa province and Surobi district25
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (France) – operating in Surobi district26
13th Alpine Chasseurs Battalion (France) – operating in Kapisa province27
Task Force White Eagle (Poland) – FOB Ghazni; responsible for Ghazni province28
Polish Battle Group – FOB Ghazni; operating in Ghazni province29
Regional Command – South / 6 Division (UK) – Kandahar Airfield30
Task Force Helmand / 11 Light Brigade (UK) – Camp Lashkar Gah; responsible for northeastern Helmand province31
Household Cavalry (UK) – Camp Musa Qala; operating in Musa Qala district32
1 Coldstream Guards (UK) – operating in Babaji area between Lashkar Gah and Gereshk33
1 Grenadier Guards (UK) – Camp Lashkar Gah; operating in Nad-e-Ali district34
2 Yorkshire Regiment (UK) – Camp Tombstone; advising Afghan Army forces35
3 Rifles (UK) – Camp Sangin; operating in upper Sangin valley36
Danish Battle Group 8 – FOB Price; operating in Gereshk area37
Task Force Kandahar (Canada) – Kandahar Airfield; responsible for central and western Kandahar province38
1-12 Infantry (USA) – FOB Wilson; operating in Zhari district39
1 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry – Kandahar Airfield; operating in Panjwayi district40
Task Force41 Leatherneck / 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (USMC) – Camp Leatherneck (Bastion); responsible for Farah and southern and western
Helmand
Regimental Combat Team 7 (USMC) – Camp Leatherneck; ground combat element of 2nd MEB42
4th LAR Battalion (USMC) – operating in Khan Neshin area, Reg district43
2/2 Marines (USMC) – FOB Delhi; operating in Garmsir district44
1/3 Marines (USMC) – operating in Nawa district45
3/4 Marines (USMC) – operating in Farah province and Now Zad district46
Task Force Uruzgan / 11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands) – Camp Holland, Tarin Kowt; responsible for Uruzgan province47
1 Royal Australian Regiment (Australia) – Camp Holland; operating around Tarin Kowt48
17th Armored Infantry Battalion (Netherlands) – Camp Holland; operating around Tarin Kowt49
Special Operations Task Group (Australia) – Camp Holland; operating around Tarin Kowt50
Task Force Stryker / 5th Stryker BCT, 2nd Infantry Division (USA) – Kandahar Airfield; operating in eastern and northern Kandahar and western
Zabul51
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4-23 Stryker Infantry – FOB Wolverine; operating in western Zabul54
Task Force Zabul / 280th Infantry Battalion (Romania) – FOB Lagman; operating around Qalat55
Forces under American command:
United States Forces – Afghanistan – Kabul56
Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command – Afghanistan (USA) – Kabul57
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan / 7th Special Forces Group (USA) – Bagram Airfield58
Special Operations Task Force 22 (USA) – operating in RC-East and RC-North59
Special Operations Task Force 73 (USA) – operating in RC-South and RC-West60
Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (USA) – Camp Eggers, Kabul61
Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix IX (USA) – Camp Phoenix, Kabul; advising Afghan forces in RC-East and RC-North62
Task Force Fury / 4th BCT, 82nd Airborne Division (USA) – Kandahar Airfield; advising Afghan forces in RC-South and RC-West63
4-73 Airborne Cavalry (USA) – Farah; advisor mission in RC-West64
1-508 Parachute Infantry (USA) – Zabul; advisor mission in RC-South65
2-508 Parachute Infantry (USA) – Kandahar Airfield; advisor mission in RC-South
48th BCT (USA) – Camp Phoenix, Kabul; advising Afghan forces in RC-East and RC-North66
1-108 Cavalry (USA) – Camp Blackhorse, Kabul; advisor mission east and west of Kabul67
1-121 Infantry (USA) – Camp Clark, Khost; advisor mission in southern RC-East68
2-121 Infantry (USA) – U/I location; advisor mission in RC-East69
Major changes from November: