The Estonian Afghanistan Contingent or (simply Afghanistan Contingent) is a joint military force of the Estonian Defence Forces deployed mainly in the southern region of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

, Helmand province

Helmand Province

Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation....

 in Now Zad area.

Current deployments

This the order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 of the known units that are operating within the Estonian Afghanistan Contingent:

• ESTCOY-9
  Maavägi
  The Estonian Ground Force is the name of the unified ground forces among the Estonian Defence Forces where it has an offensive military formation role...
  
   infantry company
• NSE-7
  National Support Element
  National Support Elements were part of the IFOR, and later the SFOR NATO forces, which was deployed in former Yugoslavia in 1996 and later...
  
   logistical unit
• CPT diplomatic unit
• CST
  Logistics
  Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
  
   air-field unit
• Artillery battalion
  Suurtükiväegrupp
  The Suurtükiväepataljon, is the name of the Estonian Defence Forces artillery force which has a supportive military formation role among the Estonian Ground Forces...
  
   mortar unit

History

Estonia has participated in Afghanistan since March 2003 under the NATO mission International Security Assistance Force

International Security Assistance Force

The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...

 (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The first Estonian to rotate in the country was an anti-landmine team in Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

. In 2005 most of the Estonian units where relocated into northern Afghanistan in Mazar-e-Sharif province

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 and in 2006 into the Helmand province

Helmand Province

Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation....

 in south Afghanistan.

Former deployments

This the order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 of the known units that have operated within the Estonian Afghanistan Contingent:

• EODT-12
  Maavägi
  The Estonian Ground Force is the name of the unified ground forces among the Estonian Defence Forces where it has an offensive military formation role...
  
   pioner platoon
• EODT-11 pioner platoon
• EODT-10 pioner platoon
• EODT-9 pioner platoon
• EODT-8 pioner platoon
• EODT-7 pioner platoon
• EODT-6 pioner platoon
• EODT-5 pioner platoon
• EODT-4 pioner platoon
• EODT-3 pioner platoon
• EODT-2 pioner platoon
• EODT-1 pioner platoon

• ESTCOY-E
  Maavägi
  The Estonian Ground Force is the name of the unified ground forces among the Estonian Defence Forces where it has an offensive military formation role...
  
   infantry company: 2009
• ESTCOY-8 infantry company: 2009
• ESTCOY-7 infantry company: 2009
• ESTCOY-6 infantry company: 2008
• ESTCOY-5 infantry company: 2008
• ESTCOY-4 infantry company: 2007
• ESTCOY-3 infantry company: 2007
• ESTCOY-2 infantry company: 2006
• ESTCOY-1 infantry company: 2006

• NSE-6
  National Support Element
  National Support Elements were part of the IFOR, and later the SFOR NATO forces, which was deployed in former Yugoslavia in 1996 and later...
  
  
• NSE-5
• NSE-4
• NSE-3
• NSE-2
• NSE-1

See also

• Estonian Iraqi Contingent
  Estonian Iraqi Contingent
  The Estonian Iraqi Contingent or was a joint military force of the Estonian Defence Forces deployed mainly in the Baghdad Governorate in Sab-al-Bori area.- History :...
  
  
• Estonian Kosovo Contingent
  Estonian Kosovo Contingent
  The Estonian Kosovo Contingent or is a joint military force of the Estonian Defence Forces deployed in northern Kosovo, in the area of Kosovska Mitrovica.- History :...
  
  
• International Security Assistance Force
  International Security Assistance Force
  The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
  
  
• List of Estonian peacekeeping missions