Afghan War order of battle

The Afghan War order of battle is the disposition and structure of military forces in the ongoing War in Afghanistan. This article lists deployed units under the command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which controls both combat and reconstruction operations (often led by the Provincial Reconstruction Teams). ISAF comprises units from many nations. In this article, units are assumed to be from the United States unless otherwise stated. This list is current as of April 2012.

''This list covers current coalition forces in Afghanistan. See the article Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan: Allies 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 articles Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006, Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007, and Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008. See also article International Security Assistance Force.''

International Security Assistance Force
The overall command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force starts from Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at Casteau, Belgium. The overall command is vested in Joint Force Command Brunssum at Brunssum in the Netherlands, then the Commander ISAF (COMISAF). The current COMISAF is General John R. Allen (USMC), at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul.

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

The Intermediate Joint Command in turn controls the regional commands, roughly analogous to divisions. There are six regional commands: Capital (at Kabul), South, Southwest, North, East, and West. Each regional command has a headquarters to provide command and control and logistics support for its area of responsibility, and comprises both combat units and Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs).



Regional Command Capital

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

Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Regional Command Capital has no Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

Regional Command South

 * Commander: Major General James L. Huggins (USA)
 * Headquarters: Kandahar Airfield
 * Area of responsibility: Kandahar, Orūzgān, and Zabul Provinces.

Regional Command Southwest

 * Commander: Major General Charles M. Gurganus, USMC
 * Headquarters: Camp Leatherneck, Helmand
 * Area of Operations: Helmand and Nimruz Provinces

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

 * PRT Helmand (Lead nation: United Kingdom)

Regional Command East

 * Commander: Major General Daniel B. Allyn, USA
 * Headquarters: Bagram Airfield
 * Area of responsibility: Ghazni, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktia, Panjshir, Parwan and Wardak Provinces and Surobi District of Kabul Province

Combat units
{| class="wikitable" ! Unit || Sub-units || Headquarters || Tasking
 * - bgcolor="#ececec"
 * 172nd Infantry Brigade SSI.svg 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Blackhawk) || 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment 3rd Squadron, 66th Armor Regiment 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Engineer Battalion || FOB Sharana || Responsible for Paktika Province.
 * 4 Infantry Division SSI.svg 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Warrior) || 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment || Jalalabad Airfield || Responsible for Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan, and Kunar Provinces.
 * 504 PIRDUI.PNG 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (Task Force Devil) || 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment || FOB Warrior, Gelan District || Responsible for southern Ghazni Province.
 * 1st US Armored Division SSI.svg 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (Task Force Bulldog) || 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment Task Force 222 (Jordan) || FOB Shank, Logar || Responsible for Logar and Wardak Provinces.
 * 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (Task Force Poseidon) || 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Task Force ODIN-A III || Bagram Airfield || Provides aviation support for eastern Afghanistan.
 * 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division || 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment || FOB Salerno, Khost || Responsible for Khost and Paktia Provinces.
 * 1st Mechanized Brigade (Task Force La Fayette, France) || Task Force Mousquetaire 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion || FOB Nijrab, Kapisa || Responsible for Kapisa Province and Surobi District of Kabul Province.
 * 45th Infantry insignia (thunderbird).svg 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Thunderbird) || 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment (United States)|| Bagram Airfield || Responsible for Laghman, Panjshir, Parwan, and western Nuristan Provinces.
 * 17th Mechanized Brigade (Task Force White Eagle, Poland) || Battle Group Alpha (Poland) Battle Group Bravo (Poland) 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment || FOB Andar || Responsible for Ghazni Province.
 * ISAF SOF || TF-49 JW Grom soldiers TF-50 JW Komandosów soldiers||  FOB Warrior, FOB Ghazni, FOB Rushmore || Responsible for Ghazni Province  Responsible for Ghazni Province, Paktika Province.
 * -}
 * 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division || 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment || FOB Salerno, Khost || Responsible for Khost and Paktia Provinces.
 * 1st Mechanized Brigade (Task Force La Fayette, France) || Task Force Mousquetaire 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion || FOB Nijrab, Kapisa || Responsible for Kapisa Province and Surobi District of Kabul Province.
 * 45th Infantry insignia (thunderbird).svg 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Thunderbird) || 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment (United States)|| Bagram Airfield || Responsible for Laghman, Panjshir, Parwan, and western Nuristan Provinces.
 * 17th Mechanized Brigade (Task Force White Eagle, Poland) || Battle Group Alpha (Poland) Battle Group Bravo (Poland) 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment || FOB Andar || Responsible for Ghazni Province.
 * ISAF SOF || TF-49 JW Grom soldiers TF-50 JW Komandosów soldiers||  FOB Warrior, FOB Ghazni, FOB Rushmore || Responsible for Ghazni Province  Responsible for Ghazni Province, Paktika Province.
 * -}
 * 17th Mechanized Brigade (Task Force White Eagle, Poland) || Battle Group Alpha (Poland) Battle Group Bravo (Poland) 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment || FOB Andar || Responsible for Ghazni Province.
 * ISAF SOF || TF-49 JW Grom soldiers TF-50 JW Komandosów soldiers||  FOB Warrior, FOB Ghazni, FOB Rushmore || Responsible for Ghazni Province  Responsible for Ghazni Province, Paktika Province.
 * -}
 * -}

Regional Command North

 * Commander: Major General Marcus Kneip, Germany
 * Headquarters: Mazar-i-Sharif
 * Area of responsibility - Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Kunduz, Samangan, Sar-e Pul and Takhar Provinces.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams
===Regional Command West ===
 * Commander: Brigadier General Luigi Chiapperini, Italy
 * Headquarters: Camp Arena, Herat
 * Area of responsibility: Badghis, Farah, Ghor, and Herat Provinces
 * Airfields: Herat International Airport, Shindand Air Base

U.S.-led Coalition
The overall command of the U.S.-led coalition effort in Afghanistan—known as Operation Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan—is headquartered at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, which reports to United States Central Command. OEF-Afghanistan's two major commands are Combined Joint Task Force 101, and the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A). With 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, is uncertain, along with the exact status of Combined Task Force Sword, the engineer task force, and the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. It is unclear exactly what units are assigned to OEF-Afghanistan, but the operation is in charge of counter-terrorist operations, including pursuing al Qaeda along Afghanistan’s inhospitable border region with Pakistan.

Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A)
 * This command is responsible for training the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police through its headquarters and Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Phoenix. CSTC-A is responsible for mentoring the ministries of defense and interior, while CJTF Phoenix is responsible for mentoring Afghan National Army corps and below and Afghan National Police districts and below. CJTF Phoenix is 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 is made up of National Guard and Reserve personnel from 42 states, Marine Corps reservists, active duty representatives from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and soldiers assigned from France, Germany, Romania, Canada, New Zealand, Mongolia, and the United Kingdom.