Estonian Afghanistan Contingent | |
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Active | 2003- |
Country | Estonia |
Allegiance | International Security Assistance Force |
Branch | Estonian Defence Forces |
Type | battlegroup |
Size | 150 |
Garrison/HQ | (Helmand province) Now Zad |
Engagements | War in Afghanistan: Helmand province campaign Operation Hammer Operation Panther's Claw |
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Commanders | |
Major | Janno Märk[1] |
The Estonian Afghanistan Contingent or (simply Afghanistan Contingent) is a joint military force of the Estonian Defence Forces deployed mainly in the southern region of Afghanistan, Helmand province in Now Zad area.[2]
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This the order of battle of the known units that are operating within the Estonian Afghanistan Contingent[3]:
Estonia has participated in Afghanistan since March 2003 under the NATO mission International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The first Estonian to rotate in the country was an anti-landmine team in Kabul. In 2005 most of the Estonian units where relocated into northern Afghanistan in Mazar-e-Sharif province and in 2006 into the Helmand province in south Afghanistan.
This the order of battle of the known units that have operated within the Estonian Afghanistan Contingent[4]:
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