# Czech Afghanistan Contingent

The Czech Afghanistan Contingent or Kontingent speciálních sil (KSS) was a joint military force of the Czech Armed Forces deployed mainly in the southern region of Afghanistan in Kandahar province, Nangarhar province and Helmand province. Czech combat forces were in Afghanistan several times - in 2004, 2006, 2008-2009 and in 2011-2012. The Czech fighting unit serving in Afghanistan was the 601st Special Forces Group (601. skupina speciálních sil). In addition to Czech combat units in Afghanistan to work as field hospitals, engineer units and police and military instructors to help train the Afghan police and army.

## Deployment Units

* 601. skupina speciálních sil (601st Special Forces Group) - special forces
* 6. polní nemocnice - field hospital
* 7. polní nemocnice - field hospital
* 11. polní nemocnice - field hospital
* 3. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit
* 5. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit
* 6. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit
* 7. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit

## Size

Combat forces:
| Turn | Time frame | Commander | Unit | Number of Soldiers |
| Enduring Freedom (I) | 24 March 2004 - August 2004 | plukovník gšt. Ing. Ondrej Páleník | 601. skupina speciálních sil | 120 |
| Enduring Freedom (II) | 2006 | plukovník gšt. Ing. Ondrej Páleník | 601. skupina speciálních sil | 120 |
| Enduring Freedom (III-V) | 2008 - 2009 | ? | 601. skupina speciálních sil | 3x100 |
| Enduring Freedom (VI) | June 2011 - December 2011 | plukovník Ing. Karel Řehka | 601. skupina speciálních sil | 100 |
| Enduring Freedom (VII) | December 2011 - June 2012 | plukovník Ing. Pavel Kolář | 601. skupina speciálních sil | 100 |
Non-combat forces:
| Turn | Time frame | Commander | Unit | Number of Soldiers |
| Field Hospitals (ISAF - Fingal) | 24 April 2002 - 28 January 2003 | plukovník MUDr. Jindřich Sitta, podplukovník MUDr. Marek Obrtel | 6. polní nemocnice, 11. polní nemocnice, Polní chirurgický tým | 280 |
| Kabul International Airport - Air traffic & Meteo (ISAF-KAIA) | March 2004 - March 2007 | plukovník Bohuslav Dvořák | - | 66 (350 in all turns) |
| Hospital & chemical unit - Kabul International Airport (KAIA) | April 2007 - December 2008 | podplukovník MUDr. Martin Benda, major Ing. Karel Navrátil | 7. polní nemocnice, 311. prapor radiační, chemické a biologické ochrany v Liberci | 100 (658 in all turns) |
| Guarding of Camp Hadrian | 16 January 2009 - 20 March 2009 | kapitán Jiří Líbal | 41. mechanizovaný prapor z Žatce, 42. mechanizovaný prapor z Tábora | 63 |
| Heli Unit ISAF (Transport) | 2009 - 2011 | plukovník gšt. Ing. Jaromír Šebesta, plukovník Ing. Václav Valeš | 3. vrtulníková jednotka, 5. vrtulníková jednotka, 6. vrtulníková jednotka, 7. vrtulníková jednotka | 7x100, 3 Mi-171Š |
| ISAF PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) | 19 March 2008 - 31 January 2013 | | different engineer units (11 turns) | peak 300, (3000 in all turns) |
| Military Police Advisory Team | 2011 - 2013 | | military police instructors | 4x12 |
| OMLT - Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team | 2010 - 2013 | | military instructors | 5x54 |
| 1. MAT Wardak ISAF (Military Advisory Team) | April 2013 - October 2013 | podplukovník Ing. Jan Zezula, Ph.D. | 71. mechanizovaný prapor | 59 |
| 1. MAT Lógar ISAF (Military Advisory Team) | 20 March 2013 - October 2013 | major Ing. Přemysl Tuček | 44. lehký motorizovaný prapor | 64 |