NATO took command of the 5,000-strong international peacekeeping force in the Afghan capital on Monday, ... known as ISAF, since Feb. 10.

The majority of foreign troops in Afghanistan are under the command of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). Established by the UN Security Council in December 2001, its stated ...

NATO is girding up for what some believe is a new Cold War with Russia, ... NATO formally assumed command of ISAF in 2003, marking its first operational commitment beyond Europe.

German ISAF soldiers; Kasdorf is also Germany's highest-ranking military official in Afghanistan (file) (AFP) BRUSSELS, October 15, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- One of NATO's highest-ranking officers in ...

The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Nations, Impacts and Contributions (NIC) program highlights the contributions of 50 nations that provided support to Afghanistan from ...

NATO military leaders addressed the . ISAF, NATO employ tactics against 'insider threats' By Denver Beaulieu-Hains, JMTC Public Affairs January 29, 2013. Share on Twitter; ...

Eventually, NATO sees reaching a level of almost 100 percent NCI Agency members, including contractors and locally hired NATO civilians —not Afghan nationals—resourced by the agency, along with ...

It is at the very least suspect that the U.S. troop commitment was ultimately 9,800 rather than the 10,000 then-ISAF commander General Joseph Dunford requested last January. The fact is, low troop ...

RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan spoke to Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, the spokesman for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, about the new U.S. security strategy and Afghan concerns about the ...

February 24, 2011: Of the many things that hurt morale among U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the half-hearted efforts of troops sent by other NATO nations hurts the worst. The multi-national force is ...

What is NATO? Ukraine invasion raises profile of this political and military alliance. The United States is part of a group of 30 nations that agree to defend one another in the event of an attack.