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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the countries which now have troops stationed in Afghanistan; and how many troops are deployed in each case. [175150] Mr. Ingram: There are 32 nations contributing to the ISAF Multinational Brigade which operates within Kabul (although temporary deployments outside the city are authorised) and totals approximately 5,900 personnel. The nations are, Albania Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, The United Kingdom, The United States and Afghanistan. The UK commitment is approximately 360. ISAF also includes a German led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Konduz. The exact numbers deployed for each of these nations are a matter for the nations concerned. In addition to ISAF, the US led coalition operates across Afghanistan and includes the UK led PRT at Mazar-e-Sharif numbering approximately 100 personnel and a New Zealand PRT at Barman. While its area of operations covers the whole of Afghanistan it is focused mainly on the South. We do not hold details of all contributors to the coalition or the exact numbers available to the coalition forces commander. That information is a matter for the individual coalition contributors.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

175150; 422 c203W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Armed forces Deployment International cooperation Peacekeeping operations Military alliances Afghanistan ISAF

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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