Afghan War order of battle The Afghan War order of battle is the disposition and structure of military forces in the ongoing War in Afghanistan . This article lists deployed units under the command of the International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) , which controls both combat and reconstruction operations ( often led by the Provincial Reconstruction Team s ) . ISAF comprises units from many nations . In this article , units are assumed to be from the United States unless otherwise stated . This list is current as of November 2012 . " This list covers current coalition forces in Afghanistan . See the article for coalition support for Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2001 to 2003 . " " For coalition forces involved in NATO combat operations in the past , see the articles Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006 , Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007 , and Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008 . See also article International Security Assistance Force . " International Security Assistance Force . The overall command of the NATO - led International Security Assistance Force starts from Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at Casteau , Belgium . The overall command is vested in Joint Force Command Brunssum at Brunssum in the Netherlands , then the Commander ISAF ( COMISAF ) . The current COMISAF is General Joseph F . Dunford , Jr . ( USMC ) , at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul . There are three subordinate commands under COMISAF : the Intermediate Joint Command , which controls the tactical battle along the lines of on the lines of Multi - National Corps Iraq ; the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan / Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan , which trains the Afghan National Army ; and Special Operations Forces . The Intermediate Joint Command in turn controls the regional commands , roughly analogous to divisions . There are six regional commands : Capital ( at Kabul ) , South , Southwest , North , East , and West . Each regional command has a headquarters to provide command and control and logistics support for its area of responsibility , and comprises both combat units and Provincial Reconstruction Teams ( PRTs ) . Regional Command Capital . Provincial Reconstruction Teams . Regional Command Capital has no Provincial Reconstruction Teams . U . S . - led Coalition . The overall command of the U . S . - led coalition effort in Afghanistan — known as Operation Enduring Freedom — Afghanistan — is headquartered at Bagram Air Base , Afghanistan , which reports to United States Central Command . OEF - Afghanistan ' s two major commands are Combined Joint Task Force 101 , and the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan ( CSTC - A ) . With the Stage IV transition of authority to ISAF , the status of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade / Task Force Falcon , which handles all the helicopter combat aviation duties in Afghanistan , is uncertain , along with the exact status of Combined Task Force Sword , the engineer task force , and the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force . It is unclear exactly what units are assigned to OEF - Afghanistan , but the operation is in charge of counter - terrorist operations , including pursuing al Qaeda along Afghanistan ’ s inhospitable border region with Pakistan . Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan ( CSTC - A )