Security and the training of the Afghanistan National Army.
The US Army is in Afghanistan primarily to establish stability in the country. In order for the US Army to leave, the US leadership needs to believe that the stability will endure post-withdrawal. As a result, an Afghan Army would need to take the place of the US Army maintaining security. As a result, recruiting said soldiers is a high priority.
To date, how many soldiers have received the Bronze Star Medal for their service in Afghanistan?
US Civil War 1861-1865. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) 2001 to present. But there is a difference! The US Civil War was fought against an illegal nation; the Confederate States of America. But this "illegal nation" had a Government (President Jefferson Davis); an army and a navy. The US is not at war with the nation of Afghanistan; the US is performing a "law enforcement" action in Afghanistan arresting or killing (destroying) terrorists. The US is NOT fighting an army, air force, or navy of another nation. And is not at war with the country of Afghanistan.
The Army are doing a number of things in Afghanistan. Some things they are doing include providing support to local governments, and conducting combative operations. The US army is protecting the opium crops and working on the logistics of the worldwide heroin trade.
Yes, they do have the National Army now.
US Army General David Petraeus is commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) )and US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) .
The US Army has suffered the most casualties in the Iraq and Afghanistan.
Simple answer, so that the Afghans are capable of defending their airspace.
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As far as the military goes, October of 2001. The CIA... that's uncertain, but they were certainly active during the 1979 - 1989 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and may possibly have been in-country since.