Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, 2009-22

by John Parkinson

An illustrated study of the development and operations of coalition and Afghan Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan from 2009 until the problematic withdrawal in 2022.

At the end of 2008, the clearly inadequate strength of the coalition's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan prompted the US and NATO to deploy troops in numbers that could not be sustained long-term. This shortfall was overcome in 2009,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147286493X
• ISBN13: 9781472864932
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.8"