page_title: Military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: TFU Task Force Uruzgan: De HALO, ingehuurde transporthelikopter die vliegt voor de Nderlanders stijgt op vanaf de vliegstrip te Tarin Kowt.
context_page_description: The Australian contribution to the war in Afghanistan has been known as Operation Slipper and Operation Highroad.
  Australian Defence Force operations and the size of the forces deployed have varied and ADF involvement has included two major areas of activity: Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. These activities have seen the deployment of naval, air and land forces that have taken part in combat and combat support operations as part of the International Security Assistance Force.
  In mid-2014, the naval and logistic support operations in the Persian Gulf were re-designated as Operation Manitou and Operation Accordion respectively.
caption: From March 2011, the ADF in Afghanistan has exclusive rights to a leased Mi-26 Halo heavy lift helicopter provided by PME International-Vertical T, enabling deployed forces to be less reliant on road transport.[34]
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