Army Gen. Dan McNeill, International Security Assistance
Army Gen. Dan McNeill, International Security Assistance Force commander, greets Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman, March 31. The general and the governor spoke discussed security, education and narcotics concern... More
A Turkish service member adjusts the Turkish flag prior
A Turkish service member adjusts the Turkish flag prior to raising it during a Republic Day of Turkey ceremony held at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters Oct. 29, 2013. Turkey will celebrate t... More
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, the defense minister of
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, the defense minister of Afghanistan, speaks from behind a podium during the International Security Assistance Forces and Afghan National Security Force memorial unveiling ceremony outs... More
The Netherlands' military and civilians celebrated
The Netherlands' military and civilians celebrated Queen's Day, at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters April 30, where hundreds of coalition forces military, civilians and contractor... More
Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global
Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shares a light moment with International Security Assistance Force service members and civilian gender advisors during a Veteran’s Day break... More
A group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International
A group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force medals are displayed on a table before being presented by senior ISAF officials to service members during a joint presentati... More
United States Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford
United States Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan, speaks to members of the U.S. Air Force foll... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, speaks to ISAF, Afghan National Security Force senior leaders and Government of ... More
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Senate
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, shares a light moment with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commander, NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan and ... More
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of NATO
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of NATO and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker are greeted by senior Afghan officers upon t... More
A Supreme dining facility employee prepares to serve
A Supreme dining facility employee prepares to serve Thanksgiving dinner to a soldier inside the dining facility at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2013. (U.... More
An Afghan National Army instructor speaks to a group
An Afghan National Army instructor speaks to a group of officer candidates as they prepare to conduct physical training exercises inside a gym at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy Oct. 23, 2013. The ANAO... More
Elements from the Afghan air force and Russian contractors
Elements from the Afghan air force and Russian contractors download an Mi-17 helicopter from Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy lift freighter on the flight line of the Kabul Air Wing at the Kabul International Airpor... More
Macedonian army troops stand behind tables covered
Macedonian army troops stand behind tables covered with North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force medals during a joint presentation ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters, Oct. 20,... More
Secretary of the Navy Raymond E. Mabus Jr. speaks with
Secretary of the Navy Raymond E. Mabus Jr. speaks with Marine Corps and Navy personnel, during an all-hands call held at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2013.... More
Ready for take off, US Air Force Photo
Loadmasters assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Wyoming Air National Guard based in Cheyenne, Wyo., relax on the ramp of a C-130 Hercules transport aircra... More
Gul Maqsood Sabit, right, the Afghanistan Deputy Finance
Gul Maqsood Sabit, right, the Afghanistan Deputy Finance Minister for Revenue and Customs addresses the International Security Assistance Force and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan representati... More
Members from various Afghan government ministries and
Members from various Afghan government ministries and departments listen as Wahidullah Halimyav, a legal advisor working with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, introduces the diff... More
Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff
Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force, speaks during the Italian Armed Forces Day ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters Nov. 4, 2013. The memorial w... More
New ANA officer academy will forge strong leaders
British army Lt. Gen. John Lorimer, left, deputy commander, International Security Assistance Force, speaks with Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Muhammad Sharif Sharifi, right, commandant of the Afghan National... More
Afghan children look out the window of the new Zalmai
Afghan children look out the window of the new Zalmai Shahid Secondary School, Mahmood Raqi District, Kapisa province, Jan 2. during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team opened t... More
One of 15 skilled Afghan workers, employed by Remote
One of 15 skilled Afghan workers, employed by Remote Hydrolight in Afghanistan, builds the crossflow for a turbine Jan. 4, 2007, at a workshop in the country's capital city of Kabul. Turbines similar to this o... More
ISAF PRTs Transfer Authority
Air Force Lt. Col. Brett Sharp, incoming commander for Provincial Reconstruction Team Gardez, prepares to receive his unit's guidon from the outgoing commander, Air Force Lt. Col. Randall Gilhart, during a chan... More
Bagram PRT reviews 33 proposed projects for Kapisa
Army Capt. Jordan Berry, Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team Civil Affairs team leader, speaks with Abubaker, Kapisa province governor, about 33 proposed project planned for the province in 2008. (U.S. Air Fo... More
Matin bridge to connect village to Pech Road
Kunar Province Governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi cuts the ribbon during the Matin Bridge ground breaking ceremony Jan. 6 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The new bridge will link the isolated village to the Pech River Road.
A crowd makes its way to the middle of the Arghandab
A crowd makes its way to the middle of the Arghandab Causeway to cut a traditional ribbon in an inauguration ceremony held recently. "The construction of the causeway over the Arghandab River was a major proje... More
ISAF, Local Organizations Help Returnee Families
Chidren of a large returnee camp in Baghlan province receive bundles of blankets and clothes donated by the Baghlan Province Provincial Reconstruction Team along with the department for returnees, the ANP and s... More
An International Security Assistance Force soldier
An International Security Assistance Force soldier from Provincial Reconstruction Team Chaghcharan hands blankets to the students from Sultan Alamadin Ghori high school.
Italian PRT aids Herat juvenile correction center
General Executive Director of Herat, Asiluddin Jami, along with the Deputy of Shura Council Chief and Gen. Abdul Majia Sadeqi, Penitentiary Institutes commander in the west region, cut the ribbon on one of twen... More
Qala-e-Naw PRT creates, fortifies Afghan police posts
The Qala-e-Naw Provincial Reconstruction Team Civil-Military Cooperation unit delivers humanitarian items to villages where fortification and reinforcement gear was being delivered and installed for police stat... More
Army Capt. Jordan Berry, Kapisa Team Leader, Bagram
Army Capt. Jordan Berry, Kapisa Team Leader, Bagram Provisional Reconstruction Team, helps unload boxes of winter humanitarian aid from a cargo trailer. The items were donated from several U.S. non-profit organ... More
People of Badgah village gather to receive medical
People of Badgah village gather to receive medical treatment from Chaghcharan PRT medics and Dr. Nasim, local Chaghcharan hospital doctor.
Operation Winter Stand aids remote villagers in Paktika Province
Army Capt. Rich Rivaux, a civil affairs team chief from the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, directs Afghan soldiers giving out humanitarian aid at Rabat in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2008. (U.S. Arm... More
South transfers leadership, remains focused on continued mission
Maj. Gen. Marc Lessard, assumes authority of Regional Command South from Maj. Gen. Jacko Page during a ceremony presided by ISAF Commander Gen. Dan K. McNeill.
Herat FSB transfers leadership during ceremony
Col. D. Jose Manuel García-Fontecha Álvarez receives the North Atlantic Treaty Organization flag from Brig. Gen. Fausto Macor, Regional Command West commander, during a Herat Forward Support Base transfer of au... More
ISAF, locals team up to put out FOB Ghazni blaze
International Security Assistance Force service members are assisted by the Ghazni City Fire Brigade, who offered assistance to their coalition partners and were able to quickly contain the fire and preventing ... More
ISAF provides medical care, discovers rockets
Regional Command Capital's Italian Battlegroup responds to reports of a weapons cache in the Musahi Valley area south of Kabul during a medical assistance visit.
Afghan and International Security Assitance Force medical
Afghan and International Security Assitance Force medical personnel treat Afghan civilians wounded in an explosion that occurred north of Kandahar City, Feb. 17.
ISAF EOD team destroys Gulistan weapons cache
An International Security Assistance Force Soldier clears a weapons cache found recently in Gulistan Valley, Farah province, containing 39 mortar bombs.
ISAF provides winter relief for Kunduz locals
International Security Assistance Force soldiers from the Kunduz Provincial Reconstruction Team hand out food during a winter relief mission conducted in Lala Maydan recently.
Governor, generals applaud newest ANP graduates
Afghanistan national police graduates from Zabul pledge their allegiance to the ANP on the Holy Koran and their rifle at a graduation ceremony at the Regional Training Centre in Kandahar Feb. 21.
ANSF and ISAF troops distribute aid in Zabul Province
Gen. Harm de Jonge, Regional Command South deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Adrian Soci, Task Force Zabul commander, speak with a village elder in Tarn-wa-Jaldek District, Zabul province, during a visit to the ar... More
Ghulam Hadiar, Mayor of Kandahar helps Captain Tyler
Ghulam Hadiar, Mayor of Kandahar helps Captain Tyler Couture, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, officially open the Saddaqat Bridge in Kandahar City, March 2.
Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman speaks to the audience
Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman speaks to the audience at a change of command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Lagman in Qalat, Zabul province, March 13. Governor Arman wished Air Force Lt. Col. Bryce Brakman... More
ISAF PRT helps teach Afghans preventative healthcare
Senior Airman Felicita Torres-Perkins, an ISAF medic, passes out internal parasite treatment medication to children in Jarullah village.
ISAF PRT helps teach Afghans preventative healthcare
Senior Airman Felicita Torres-Perkins, an International Security Assistance Force medic, passes out internal parasite treatment medication to children in Jarullah village.
Newly-built FOB Goshta expands ISAF presence and brings hope to remote...
Cavalry Soldiers from Charlie Troop "Crazy Horse," 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), assemble bed frames at Forward Operating Base Goshta in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 2.
ISAF doctor, medics fight disease in Zabul
Captain (Dr.) James Arnold, Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team physician, administers antibiotics to a five-year-old girl, held by her father. The doctor and his staff visited Jarullah village Saturday to pro... More
International Security Assistance Force doctor, medics fight disease i...
Captain (Dr.) James Arnold, Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team physician, administers antibiotics to a five-year-old girl, held by her father. The doctor and his staff visited Jarullah village, March 29, to p... More
101st Airborne Assumes Authority of RC-East From 82nd Airborne
Ma. Gen. Jefferey Schloessler and Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Camacho of the 101st Airborne Division uncase the division colors during the Transfer of Authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on, April... More
Staff Sgt. Rober Williams and Sgt. Mathew May from
Staff Sgt. Rober Williams and Sgt. Mathew May from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade help soldiers from the Afghan national army connect a grenade launcher to his AK-47 before train... More
1st Lt. Leotta, Regional Command Capital, and his
1st Lt. Leotta, Regional Command Capital, and his interpreter supervise Afghan policemen during a practical exercise on improvised explosive device incident management training recently.
ISAF breaks ground for Panjwayi road project
Assadullah Khalid, the governor of Kandahar province, shovels gravel at the groundbreaking ceremony for a road construction project in Panjwayi Monday. The project will employ nearly 500 Afghan workers from Pan... More
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team train Afghan nati...
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team train Afghan national army soldiers how to medevac casualties April 28. (U.S. Army photo)
Haji Bahlol, the Panjshir provincial governor, officiates
Haji Bahlol, the Panjshir provincial governor, officiates the Molakhel Bridge-groundbreaking ceremony in the Rokha district, Panjshir province, Afghanistan, May 7. The Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team is... More
Spanish army Staff Sgt. Ivan Calzado, CH-47 Chinook
Spanish army Staff Sgt. Ivan Calzado, CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot, flies over western Afghanistan on an International Security Assistance Force mission, Sept. 27, 2008. ISAF is assisting the Afghan governmen... More
Lithuanian army 1st Lt. Ruta Gaizetute, public affairs
Lithuanian army 1st Lt. Ruta Gaizetute, public affairs officer for International Security Assistance Force Provincial Reconstruction Team Camp Whiskey, meets with local villagers during a Civilian Military Coop... More
A local village girl sits on a bag of rice during an
A local village girl sits on a bag of rice during an International Security Assistance Force humanitarian mission near Forward Operating Base Bala Murghab, Oct. 3, 2008. ISAF is assisting the Afghan government ... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt.Shawn Allen, left, International
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt.Shawn Allen, left, International Security Assistance Force physician's assistant, provides medical care to a local villager at Forward Operating Base Bala Murghab, Oct. 4, 2008. ISAF is as... More
An Italian air force AB-212 helicopter releases flares
An Italian air force AB-212 helicopter releases flares prior to landing during an International Security Assistance Force mission, Oct. 6, 2008. ISAF is assisting the Afghan government in extending and exercisi... More
Canadian army soldiers assigned to the 1st and 2nd
Canadian army soldiers assigned to the 1st and 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment from the International Security Assistance Force take a break from routine maintenance at Camp Tombstone, Oct. 17, 2008. The soldiers a... More
Canadian army soldiers assigned to the 1st and 2nd
Canadian army soldiers assigned to the 1st and 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment with the International Security Assistance Force perform operational checks of their vehicles and equipment during routine maintenance,... More
An Afghan English translator for the American forces
An Afghan English translator for the American forces rests in the backseat of a HMMWV during the International Security Assistance Force mission, Operation Eagle, Oct. 18, 2008. The operation was conducted Oct.... More
Lt. Darren Thompson, British Territorial Army, 4th
Lt. Darren Thompson, British Territorial Army, 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, conducts an International Security Assistance Force patrol around Kabul, Oct. 24, 2008. ISAF is assisting the Afghan government ... More
Members of the British Territorial Army 4th Battalion,
Members of the British Territorial Army 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, prepare for an International Security Assistance Force patrol around Kabul, Oct. 24, 2008. ISAF is assisting the Afghan government in e... More
Afghan National Army Inspection
Soldiers with the 205th Afghan National Army Corps, 4th Brigade, march in formation during an inspection, Nov. 1, 2008. During the weekly inspection, Brig. Gen. Hamid, 4th Brigade Afghan National Army commandin... More
An Afghan national army commander talks on the radio
An Afghan national army commander talks on the radio during a foot patrol with the French Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, Nov. 4, 2008. The French are helping the International Security Assistance Force in... More
Afghan children gather around the camera during a patrol
Afghan children gather around the camera during a patrol with the French Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, Nov. 6, 2008. The French are helping the International Security Assistance Force in assisting the Af... More
Dutch Army, Afghanistan
A Dutch army soldier with Alpha Company, 11th Air Mobile Brigade, provides security in Deh Rawod, Nov. 7, 2008. The Dutch are helping ISAF in assisting the Afghan government in extending and exercising its auth... More
Panjsher Governor Haji Bahlol Bahij presents Rear Admiral
Panjsher Governor Haji Bahlol Bahij presents Rear Admiral Matthieu Borsboom with a token of appreciation at a luncheon after the opening ceremony for Afghanistan's first wind farm outside the governor's home No... More
International Security Assistance Force
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters take off from the Panjsher government compound field Nov. 13, 2008.
Afghan children greet members of the Volunteer Community
Afghan children greet members of the Volunteer Community Relations and Resources group, who arrived to distribute supplies to residents of a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 31. VCRR... More
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth Preston speaks at
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth Preston speaks at an all hands call in the gym of International Security Assistance Force Headquarters on Nov. 18. Preston was in Kabul for the Afghanistan Sergeant Major's conference.
A view from the inside of the Czech Field Hospital
A view from the inside of the Czech Field Hospital at Kabul International Airport, Nov. 18. The hosptial will close it's doors on Nov. 30 at which time the Czech team will return home, take leave, repair equip... More
Royal Netherlands Navy Rear Admiral Matthieu Borsboom
Royal Netherlands Navy Rear Admiral Matthieu Borsboom briefs his diverse military and civilian international stablity operations team on his expectations and the importance of putting the Afghan people "first, ... More
United States Navy Lt. Jessica Gandy gives a stuffed
United States Navy Lt. Jessica Gandy gives a stuffed kangaroo to cheer up an Afghan girl in the Indira Gandhi children's hospital burn ward while international service members also assigned to International Sec... More
Major General Michael Tucker, International Security
Major General Michael Tucker, International Security Assistance Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, meets with generals from the Afghan national army at the helo pad of the Ministry of Defense in Kabul ... More
Tri-Partite Meeting Held
Major General Michael Tucker, International Security Assistance Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, addresses members of the Tri-Partite Executive Steering Group at a quarterly conference held in the co... More
Ambassador Guilio Terzi, Italian representative to
Ambassador Guilio Terzi, Italian representative to the U.N. Security Council, signs a welcome book at the passenger terminal at Camp Arena, International Security Assistance Force Regional Command West Headquar... More
Secretary General's Visit to Kabul
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, far right, is greeted by a welcome committee as he arrives at Kaia International Airport in Kabul on Nov. 26. Secretary Scheffer's stop in Kabul was the first in a ... More
NATO Secretary General makes holiday trip to Afghanistan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary Gen., Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, Combined Joint Task Force - 101 commander, serve Thanksgiving dinner to Soldiers during a visit to nor... More
Service members from the Australian militaries deployed
Service members from the Australian militaries deployed to International Security Assistance Force Headquarters gather for a memorial service for Lt. Col. Michael Fussell at the main building of ISAF Headquarte... More
An Italian army soldier performs security during the
An Italian army soldier performs security during the inauguration of the new bridge over the Murghab river, Nov. 30.
Two Romanian soldiers lay a wreath in front of the
Two Romanian soldiers lay a wreath in front of the International Security Assisatnce Force Headquarters main building marking the celebration of the 90th National Day of Romania on Dec. 1, 2008. At the ceremony... More
The Directorate for Afghan national army Training and
The Directorate for Afghan national army Training and Equipment Support at ISAF and CSTC-A worked with the Czech republic to donate 3 MI-17 attack helicopters to the Afghan National Army's Air Corp on Dec. 1 Th... More
Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn., meets with Col. Daniel
Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn., meets with Col. Daniel Kern, who is the senior mentor for the Strategic Service College at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in the main ISAF dining facility on D... More
Children gathered around a distribution truck that
Children gathered around a distribution truck that brought 550-kilograms of rice to a refugee camp in the outskirts of Kabul on Dec. 6. The rice was purchased using money that was donated by several members of ... More
Italian army Sgt. Paola Lenardon of San Martino Al
Italian army Sgt. Paola Lenardon of San Martino Al Tagliamento, performs maintenance on a Mangusta Attack Helicopter at Camp Arena, Dec. 7. The Mangusta squadron is part of the International Security Assistanc... More
NATO - International Security Assistance Force
Italian army Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class Alberto Poddi of Oristano, performs maintenance on a Mangusta Attack Helicopter at Camp Arena, Dec. 7. The Mangusta squadron is part of the International Security A... More
Country-rock singer Kid Rock performs at the USO Holiday
Country-rock singer Kid Rock performs at the USO Holiday show in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation multi-purpose tent of Kandahar Air Field on Dec. 17, 2008. The singer was part of a variety entertainment show... More
Country-rock singer Kid Rock performs at the USO Holiday
Country-rock singer Kid Rock performs at the USO Holiday show in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation multi-purpose tent of Kandahar Air Field on Dec. 17, 2008. The singer was part of a variety entertainment show... More
Afghan border police members provide security during
Afghan border police members provide security during the processing of illegal narcotics which were seized during an ambush on Dec. 14. This was the largest seizure to date by the 4th Brigade of the ABP.
Children line up each anxiously awaiting their bags
Children line up each anxiously awaiting their bags of toys and school supplies International Security Assistance Force troops are handing out on Dec 26. 300 children ranging from ages 1-18, live at the Alauddi... More
An Afghan national army soldier practices assembling
An Afghan national army soldier practices assembling his M-162A rifle during a familiarization course taught by RC-S. The Operational Mentor and Liason Team in charge of this training instructs ANA officers and... More
Staff Sgt. Zaira Barba raises her hand while being
Staff Sgt. Zaira Barba raises her hand while being charged with the non-commissioned officer creed, Jan 1. Barba is currently deployed to Heaquarters International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanista... More
Vice President-elect Joe Biden visited Headquarters
Vice President-elect Joe Biden visited Headquarters International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan on Jan 10. Biden had a brief with Gen David McKiernan, COMISAF, and then thanked the troops for ... More
Members of the Camp Eggars Force Protection team assess
Members of the Camp Eggars Force Protection team assess the damage of an explosion near the gate, on Jan. 17. A vehicle born improvised explosive devide exploded near the German Embassy and a US base. The VBIED... More
British Secretary of State for Defense John Hutton
British Secretary of State for Defense John Hutton meets with Sgt. Richard Hayden, Lance Cpl. Matt Humphreys and Marine Stuart Bushell of the Maneuver Support Group for the 42 Commandos of the Royal Marines at ... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, the
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, the senior enlisted adviser for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and other soldiers render their salute as the national anthem plays over loud s... More
U.S. troops and Coalition Forces stand at attention
U.S. troops and Coalition Forces stand at attention during a 9/11 memorial held at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2013. The ceremony was to remember th... More