The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is a NATO led mission which was created by the UN Security Council on 20 December 2001. It states as it’s mission; supporting the Government of the Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan, conduct operations in Afghanistan to reduce the capability and will of the insurgency, support the growth of in capability and capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and facilitate improvement in governance and socio-economic development, in order to provide s secure environment for sustainable stability that is observable to the population. The ISAF is made up approximately 102,554 troops from over 42 countries. The US is the largest contributor of troops with over 62,415 US troops in the ISAF. This accounts for over 61% of troops in the ISAF other major contributors include; United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Poland, Netherland, Turkey and Australia.
There is also a surge of 34,000 US troops from Spring 2010 onwards.
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