[20080715]RS22633_驻阿富汗美军.pdf

Order Code RS22633Updated July 15, 2008U.S. Forces in AfghanistanJoAnne OBryant and Michael WaterhouseInformation Research SpecialistsKnowledge Services GroupSummaryAs interest in troop level deployments continues, there remains an increase of U.S.forces in Afghanistan. President Bush announced in a February 15, 2007 speech, theAdministrations plans for an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan, including a plannedgradual increase of 3,200 U.S. troops on the ground. Since the Presidentsannouncement, there were higher troop deployment levels reported in Afghanistan in2007 and 2008. This report provides official Department of Defense (DOD) statisticalinformation on U.S. forces now serving in Afghanistan with comparisons to earlier forcelevels. It also provides brief official information on the military units extended orscheduled for the next rotation of duty into Afghanistan. As of June 1, 2008, accordingto DOD, the United States had 48,250 troops stationed in Afghanistan 37,700 activecomponent and 10,550 National Guard or Reserves. They are serving in two missions a NATO-led peacekeeping mission and a separate U.S.-led combat effort calledOperation Enduring Freedom (OEF). For securi