Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment or 2 YORKS are currently deployed in Kabul Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support Mission
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How Many Troops Are Currently In Afghanistan?

We take a look at the numbers of troops from different nations currently in Afghanistan

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment or 2 YORKS are currently deployed in Kabul Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support Mission

Picture: Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, or 2 YORKS, deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support Mission.

As the UK Government is reportedly considering nearly doubling the number of British troops in Afghanistan, we have taken a look at who is stationed there at the moment.

They are part of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces and institutions.

The mission was launched on 1 January 2015, immediately following the standing down of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

The figures are from NATO and are indicative of troop numbers as of May 2018.

US: 8,475

Germany: 1,300

Italy: 895

Georgia: 872

Romania: 679

Turkey: 588

UK: 500

Australia: 300

Poland: 247

Czech Republic: 230

Bulgaria: 158

Denmark: 155

Armenia: 121

Azerbaijan: 120

Mongolia: 120

Croatia: 106

Netherlands: 100

Hungary: 93

Albania: 83

Belgium: 78

Bosnia-Herzegovina: 60

Norway: 54

Lithuania: 50

FYR Macedonia: 39

Latvia: 36

Slovakia: 34

Sweden: 29

Finland: 29

Montenegro: 20

Austria: 18

New Zealand: 13

Ukraine: 11

Portugal: 10

Slovenia: 8

Spain: 8

Greece: 6

Estonia: 5

Iceland: 2

Luxembourg: 1

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