The Estonian Afghanistan Contingent or (simply Afghanistan Contingent) was a joint military force of the
Estonian Defence Forces deployed mainly in the southern region of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
,
Helmand province in
Now Zad area.
Current deployments
This the
order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle of an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed ...
of the known units that are operating within the Estonian Afghanistan Contingent:
*
ESTCOY-14 infantry company
*
NSE-13 logistical unit
* CPT diplomatic unit
*
CST air-field unit
*
Artillery battalion mortar unit
History
Estonia has participated in Afghanistan since March 2003 under the NATO mission
International Security Assistance Force
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(ISAF) in Afghanistan. The first Estonians to rotate in the country were an anti-landmine team in
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
. In 2005 most of the Estonian units were relocated into northern Afghanistan in
Mazar-e-Sharif province and in 2006 into the
Helmand province in south Afghanistan.
Former deployments
This the
order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle of an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed ...
of the known units that have operated within the Estonian Afghanistan Contingent:
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* EODT-12 pioneer platoon
* EODT-11 pioneer platoon
* EODT-10 pioneer platoon
* EODT-9 pioneer platoon
* EODT-8 pioneer platoon
* EODT-7 pioneer platoon
* EODT-6 pioneer platoon
* EODT-5 pioneer platoon
* EODT-4 pioneer platoon
* EODT-3 pioneer platoon
* EODT-2 pioneer platoon
* EODT-1 pioneer platoon
* ESTCOY-17 infantry company: 11/2013-05/2014
* ESTCOY-16 infantry company: 05-11/2013
* ESTCOY-15 infantry company: 11/2012-05/2013
* ESTCOY-14 infantry company: May-Nov/2012
* ESTCOY-13 infantry company: 11/2011-5/2012
* ESTCOY-12 infantry company: 5-11/2011
* ESTCOY-11 infantry company: 11/2010-5/2011
* ESTCOY-10 infantry company: 5-11/2010
* ESTCOY-9 infantry company: 11/2009-5/2010
* ESTCOY-E infantry company: 7-11/2009
* ESTCOY-8 infantry company: 5-11/2009
* ESTCOY-7 infantry company: 11/2008-5/2009
* ESTCOY-6 infantry company: 5-11/2008
* ESTCOY-5 infantry company: 11/2007-5/2008
* ESTCOY-4 infantry company: 5-11/2007
* ESTCOY-3 infantry company: 11/2006-5/2007
* ESTCOY-2 infantry platoon: 6-11/2006
* NSE-6
* NSE-5
* NSE-4
* NSE-3
* NSE-2
* NSE-1
See also
* Estonian Iraqi Contingent
* Estonian Kosovo Contingent
*International Security Assistance Force
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, opponents = Taliban Al-Qaeda
, commander1 =
, commander1_label = Commander
, commander2 =
, commander2_label =
, commander3 =
, comman ...
* List of Estonian Contingencies
References
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Military units and formations of Estonia
International Security Assistance Force