British Forces in Afghanistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Forces_in_Afghanistan

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces gptkb:Afghan_National_Army
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:Camp_Bastion gptkb:Kandahar_Airfield gptkb:Helmand_Province
gptkbp:casualties	457 killed
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:General_Sir_David_Richards gptkb:General_Sir_Nick_Carter gptkb:Brigadier_Ed_Butler
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate	2021
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Forces in Afghanistan
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:restoration training Afghan forces counter-insurgency
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Siege_of_Sangin gptkb:Battle_of_Lashkar_Gah gptkb:Battle_of_Musa_Qala Battle of Kajaki
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Herrick gptkb:Operation_Toral
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Household_Division gptkb:Mercian_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Anglian_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Army_Chaplains'_Department gptkb:Royal_Army_Dental_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Physical_Training_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Veterinary_Corps gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Gurkha_Rifles gptkb:Royal_Logistic_Corps gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment gptkb:Special_Air_Service gptkb:Welsh_Guards gptkb:Coldstream_Guards gptkb:Grenadier_Guards gptkb:Irish_Guards gptkb:Scots_Guards gptkb:Household_Cavalry_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Army_Educational_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps gptkb:Special_Boat_Service gptkb:The_Rifles gptkb:Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards gptkb:3_Commando_Brigade gptkb:Queen's_Royal_Hussars gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps Royal Army Pay Corps 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
gptkbp:numberOfTroops	9500
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Taliban Al-Qaeda
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:International_Security_Assistance_Force
gptkbp:startDate	2001
gptkbp:withdrawn	August 2021
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mark_Alexander_Popham_Carleton-Smith
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7