The International Security Assistance Force was established Dec. 20, 2001, to secure Kabul; NATO assumed control of the ISAF two years later and the force jurisdiction would eventually extended beyond Kabul to other regions of Afghanistan. As of Oct. 1, 2009, the contributions to the ISAF are:
United States: 31,855
United Kingdom: 9,000
Germany: 4,245
France: 3,070
Canada: 2,830
Italy: 2,795
Netherlands: 2,160
Poland: 2,025
Australia: 1,200
Spain: 1,000
Romania: 990
Turkey: 820
Denmark: 700
Norway: 600
Belgium: 510
Bulgaria: 460
Sweden: 430
Czech Republic: 340
Hungary: 310
Crotia: 290
Lithuania: 250
Albania: 250
Slovakia: 240
New Zealand: 220
Macedonia: 185
Latvia: 165
Estonia: 150
Finland: 130
Greece: 125
Portugal: 105
Azerbaijan: 90
Slovenia: 80
United Arab Emirates: 25
Ukraine: 10
Iceland: 8
Luxembourg: 8
Ireland: 7
Jordan: 7
Austria: 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2
Singapore: 2
Georgia: 1
This is 42 nations contributing for approximately 67,700 troops, a number that can fluctuate from day to day. This also doesn't represent the number of coalition troops on the ground at a given time. The force is under the command of U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
The ISAF units have some regions of distinction. For example, the northern posts are heavily German, while Spanish and Italian troops are in the western part of the country near Herat. Canadian and British forces have a stronger presence in the south of the country around Kandahar.
(Figures provided by NATO)
