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Operation Freedom's Sentinel

War in Afghanistan
Part of the War in Afghanistan (1978–present) and the Global War on Terrorism
Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan (2015–present).svg
Military situation in Afghanistan on 22 May 2016
  Under control of the Afghan Government, NATO, and allies
  Under control of the Taliban, al-Qaeda and Islamic Jihad Union
  Under control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(For a more detailed map of the current military situation, see .)
Date 1 January 2015 – present
(2 years, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location Afghanistan
Status

Ongoing

  • Security and control of Afghanistan taken over by Afghan security forces
  • NATO implements a support mission
  • Continued counter-terror operations being conducted by NATO forces
  • ISIL establishes presence in eastern and southern Afghanistan and begins to recruit fighters
  • Failed 2015 Taliban resurgence attempt in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan
  • U.S. withdrawal postponed until 2017 and enlarged presence in Afghanistan with 8,400 troops remaining indefinitely
  • The Taliban controls or contests over 70 districts in Afghanistan.
  • The Taliban splits into two rival groups in late 2015
  • ISIL retreats to Kunar Province by the end of March 2016
  • Afghan government and Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin sign peace agreement in September 2016
Territorial
changes		 Based on U.S data, by the end of August 2016: Afghan government controlled or influenced 63.4% of the country, down from 65.6% on May 2016, the Taliban controlled or influenced about a third of the country, while ISIL controlled 3–4 districts, down from 10 the previous year
Belligerents

Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Allied groups

Coalition:

Non-combat advisory support:
 India

Afghanistan Taliban

Allied groups

Afghanistan Taliban splinter faction
(High Council of the Islamic Emirate)
(from late 2015)
Allied groups

 ISIL

Allied groups
Commanders and leaders

Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani
(President of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah
(CEO of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum
(Vice-President of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Mohammad Mohaqiq
(Deputy CEO of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Atta Muhammad Nur
(Governor of Balkh Province)
Afghanistan Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
(Defense Minister of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Sher Mohammad Karimi
(Chief of Army Staff)
Afghanistan General Muhayuddin Ghori
(Commander of the 207th Zafar Corps) †
Coalition:

Afghanistan Haibatullah Akhundzada
(Supreme Commander)
Afghanistan Sirajuddin Haqqani
(Deputy of the Taliban)
Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob
(Deputy of the Taliban)
Afghanistan Anwar ul Haq Mujahid
(Commander of Tora Bora Military Front)
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
(2015–2016)
Flag of Jihad.svg Ayman al-Zawahiri
(Emir of al-Qaeda)

Afghanistan Muhammad Rasul
(Emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Mansoor Dadullah
(Deputy of Military Affairs)

Afghanistan Haji Najibullah
(Commander of Fidai Mahaz)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Hafiz Saeed Khan † (ISIL Emir of Wilayat Khorasan)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Mullah Abdul Rauf †
(Deputy Emir)

Usman Ghazi †
Strength

Afghanistan ANSF: 352,000
RS: 13,000+

  • United States 9,800
  • Germany 1,000
  • Italy 760
  • Turkey 500
  • United Kingdom 500 (2016)

Afghanistan Taliban: 30,000–60,000

HIG: 1,500–2,000+
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda: 50–300

Afghanistan Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 		 ISIL: 1,000–3,000
ISIL supporters: ≈10,000 (Russian presidential envoy estimates)
Casualties and losses

Afghanistan 12,723+ killed, 21,577+ wounded
United States 33 killed, 145 wounded
United Kingdom 2 killed, 11 wounded
Romania 2 killed, 1 wounded
Georgia (country) 1 killed

Other NATO 2 killed		 34,462–49,505 killed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 672 killed (March, Aug., Oct. 2015)
100 killed

Civilians killed: 6,545
Displaced: 789,761

* Number includes ISIL fighters, whose deaths are also listed in their separate column.

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