As we continue to send care packages to American troops in Afghanistan, below are some statistics giving an overview of 2013 U.S. and foreign military deployments in Afghanistan. The information is derived from a detailed report, the Afghanistan Index, by Ian S. Livingston and Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institute.
From official Afghanistan government reports, there were 180 military bases operating in Afghanistan at the start of 2013.
The Afghanistan Index reports, "As of April 2013 there were roughly 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan".
February 18, 2013 statistics show the troop levels from all countries in Afghanistan:
68,000 - U.S. troops
352,000 - Afghanistan troops
32,330 - Foreign troops (not from U.S. or Afghanistan)
Of these foreign troops (47 countries) working with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), those countries supplying more than 100 troops are listed below. Australia, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom all have over 1,000 troops deployed.
Albania - 221
Australia - 1,096
Belgium - 253
Bulgaria - 419
Canada - 950
Croatia - 245
Czech Republic - 415
Denmark - 568
Estonia - 162
Finland - 125
France - 550
Georgia - 1,561
Germany - 4,400
Hungary - 611
Italy - 3,067
Republic of Korea - 350
Lithuania - 240
Netherlands - 500
New Zealand - 155
Poland - 1,739
Portugal - 179
Romania - 1,595
Slovakia - 238
Spain - 1,305
Sweden - 453
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 158
Turkey - 1,093
United Kingdom - 9,000
Other countries deploying less than 100 troops as of February 18, 2013:
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, El Salvador, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Tonga, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates.
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