International Security Assistance Force in the context of "War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)"

⭐ In the context of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is considered a key component of which broader strategic objective?

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⭐ Core Definition: International Security Assistance Force

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1386 pursuant to the Bonn Agreement, which outlined the creation of a permanent Afghan government following the United States invasion in October 2001. ISAF's primary goal was to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions; it gradually took part in the broader war in Afghanistan against the Taliban insurgency.

ISAF's initial mandate was to secure the Afghan capital of Kabul and its surrounding area against opposition forces to facilitate the formation of the Afghan Transitional Administration headed by Hamid Karzai. In 2003, NATO took command of the mission at the request of the UN and Afghan government, marking its first deployment outside Europe and North America. Shortly thereafter, the UN Security Council expanded ISAF's mission to provide and maintain security beyond the capital region. ISAF incrementally broadened its operations in four stages, and by 2006 took responsibility for the entire country; ISAF subsequently engaged in more intensive combat in southern and eastern Afghanistan.

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πŸ‘‰ International Security Assistance Force in the context of War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11 attacks carried out by the Taliban-allied and Afghanistan-based al-Qaeda. The Taliban were expelled from major population centers by American-led forces supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, thus toppling the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate. Three years later, the American-sponsored Islamic Republic was established, but by then the Taliban, led by founder Mullah Omar, had reorganized and begun an insurgency against the Afghan government and coalition forces. The conflict ended almost twenty years later as the 2021 Taliban offensive reestablished the Islamic Emirate. It was the longest war in United States military history, surpassing the Vietnam War by six months.

Following the September 11 attacks, masterminded by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, American president George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban immediately extradite him to the United States and close down al-Qaeda's camps in Afghanistan; the Taliban refused and demanded evidence of bin Laden's guilt before offering to hand him over to a neutral country. The U.S. dismissed these offers and proceeded with the invasion. After expelling the Taliban and their allies, the American-led coalition remained in Afghanistan, forming the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)β€”sanctioned by the United Nationsβ€”with the goal of creating a new democratic authority in the country that would prevent the Taliban from returning to power. A new Afghan Interim Administration was established, and international rebuilding efforts were launched. By 2003, the Taliban had reorganized and launched a widespread insurgency against the new Afghan government and coalition forces. Insurgents from the Taliban and other Islamist groups waged asymmetric warfare, fighting with guerrilla warfare in the countryside, suicide attacks

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International Security Assistance Force in the context of NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO /ˈneΙͺtoʊ/ NAY-toh; French: Organisation du traitΓ© de l'Atlantique Nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member statesβ€”30 in Europe and 2 in North America. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The organization serves as a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any outside party. This is enshrined in Article 5 of the treaty, which states that an armed attack against one member shall be considered an attack against them all.

Throughout the Cold War, NATO's primary purpose was to deter and counter the threat posed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states, which formed the rival Warsaw Pact in 1955. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the alliance adapted, conducting its first major military interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1995) and Yugoslavia (1999). Article 5 was invoked for the first and only time after the September 11 attacks, leading to the deployment of NATO troops to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The alliance has since been involved in a range of roles, including training in Iraq, intervention in Libya in 2011, and countering piracy.

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International Security Assistance Force in the context of Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom

Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, several countries began military operations against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan. After the initial bombing operations, Operation Crescent Wind, OEF was the initial combat operations, and during 2002 and 2003.

This list covers United States and other states' forces and other forms of support for OEF from October 2001. Some nations' operations in Afghanistan continued as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). For example, United States troops were deployed both in the OEF and ISAF.

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International Security Assistance Force in the context of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: Ψ― افغانسΨͺΨ§Ω† Ψ§Ψ³Ω„Ψ§Ω…ΩŠ Ψ§Ω…Ψ§Ψ±Ψͺ, romanized:Β Da Afghānistān IslāmΔ« Imārāt), retroactively referred to as the First Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, was a totalitarian Islamic state led by the Taliban that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. At its peak, the Taliban government controlled approximately 90% of the country, while remaining regions in the northeast were held by the Northern Alliance, which maintained broad international recognition as a continuation of the Islamic State of Afghanistan. The Taliban referred to the government as interim throughout the entire period of its existence, despite the strong and permanent role of Mullah Omar in the government.

After the September 11 attacks and subsequent declaration of a "war on terror" by the United States, international opposition to the regime drastically increased, with diplomatic recognition from the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan being rescinded. The Islamic Emirate ceased to exist on 7 December 2001 after being overthrown by the Northern Alliance, which had been bolstered by the ISAF coalition established after a U.S.-led invasion of the country two months prior. The Taliban continued to refer to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in official communications when it was out of power from 2001 to 2021.

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International Security Assistance Force in the context of Taliban insurgency

The Taliban insurgency began after the group's fall from power during the 2001 war in Afghanistan. The Taliban forces fought against the Afghan government, led by President Hamid Karzai, and later by President Ashraf Ghani, and against a United States-led coalition of forces that has included all members of NATO; the 2021 Taliban offensive resulted in the collapse of the government of Ashraf Ghani. The private sector in Pakistan extends financial aid to the Taliban, contributing to their financial sustenance.

The insurgency had spread to some degree over the border to neighboring Pakistan, in particular Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Taliban conducted warfare against Afghan National Security Forces and their NATO allies, as well as against civilian targets. Regional countries, particularly Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia, were often accused of funding and supporting the insurgent groups.

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International Security Assistance Force in the context of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member statesβ€”30 in Europe and 2 in North America. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The organization serves as a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any outside party. This is enshrined in Article 5 of the treaty, which states that an armed attack against one member shall be considered an attack against them all.

Throughout the Cold War, NATO's primary purpose was to deter and counter the threat posed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states, which formed the rival Warsaw Pact in 1955. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the alliance adapted, conducting its first major military interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1995) and Yugoslavia (1999). Article 5 was invoked for the first and only time after the September 11 attacks, leading to the deployment of NATO troops to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The alliance has since been involved in a range of roles, including training in Iraq, intervention in Libya in 2011, and countering piracy.

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International Security Assistance Force in the context of Chaghcharan Airport

The Sultan Ghiyassuddin Ghori Airport (Dari: ΩΨ±ΩˆΨ―Ϊ―Ψ§Ω‡ Ψ³Ω„Ψ·Ψ§Ω† غیاث Ψ§Ω„Ψ―ΫŒΩ† غوری; Pashto: Ψ― Ψ³Ω„Ψ·Ψ§Ω† غیاث Ψ§Ω„Ψ―ΫŒΩ† غوري Ω‡ΩˆΨ§ΩŠΩŠ Ϊ‰Ϊ«Ψ±; IATA: CCN, ICAO: OACC), also known as Chaghcharan Airport (sometimes rendered Chakhcharan or Shahid General Mohaiden Ghory Airport), is located in the eastern section of Chaghcharan (Feroz Koh), the capital of Ghor Province in Afghanistan. Named after the Ghurid sultan Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad (also rendered Ghiyassuddin Ghori), who expanded Ghurid power across the region in the late 12th century, it is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.

Sitting at an elevation of 7,475Β ft (2,278Β m) above sea level, the airport has one asphalt runway (06/24) measuring 6,565Β ft Γ—Β 98Β ft (2,001Β m Γ—Β 30Β m) (approximately 2,001Β m Γ—Β 30Β m (6,565Β ft Γ—Β 98Β ft)). The Hari River runs south and east of the airport. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and later the NATO Resolute Support Mission used the facility during the international security mission until late 2014.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ← NATO ← Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom ← Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) ← Taliban insurgency ← North Atlantic Treaty Organization ← Chaghcharan Airport ← War in Afghanistan (2001–present) ← War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) ← Resolute Support Mission
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Afghanistan → United Nations Security Council → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386 → Bonn Agreement (Afghanistan) → United States invasion of Afghanistan → Afghan National Security Forces → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → Taliban insurgency → Kabul → Afghan Transitional Administration → Hamid Karzai → NATO →