I 2021 afslutter Forsvaret næsten 20 års militær indsats i Afghanistan, når Danmark sammen med USA, Storbritannien og de øvrige NATO-lande trækker sine soldater hjem.
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Goodbye to Afghanistan
In 2021, the Armed Forces will end almost 20 years of military action in Afghanistan, when Denmark, together with the United States, Great Britain and the other NATO countries, withdraws its soldiers.
The effort in Afghanistan has been one of the Armed Forces' largest and by far the most demanding international mission to date. About 12,000 Danish soldiers had more than 21,000 deployments.
The tasks in Afghanistan have ranged widely: from leading projects for the benefit of the civilian population, over advising and training security forces over and to participating in fierce fighting. Over the 20 years, the Armed Forces has solved tasks under difficult circumstances and changing conditions.
The efforts in Afghanistan have helped to develop the Armed Forces to the professional level we have today, and the almost 20 years of efforts in Afghanistan fill much of the Armed Forces 'identity, culture, education and in the veterans' area.
The efforts in Afghanistan have also had major human consequences. 44 Danish soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan and many returned home with physical or mental injuries after the operation. The fallen, the wounded and their relatives will forever be part of the history of the Armed Forces.
On this page, we look back at the Danish efforts in Afghanistan. Click on the pages about the Danish contributions to the various missions in Afghanistan. Here are, among other things, pages about the individual teams from the time in Helmand province. You can also see a series in three sections that looks back at the entire Danish effort in Afghanistan.
Facts
- The first Danish soldiers were deployed in Afghanistan in January 2001.
- About 12,000 Danish soldiers have had approx. 21,000 broadcasts to Afghanistan.
- Danish soldiers have been deployed in Kabul, Helmand, Kandahar, Feyzabad, Chagcharan and Mazar-e-Sharif. The Air Force's contribution in the first phase of the operation was located in Manas, Kyrgyzstan.
- 44 Danish soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan. 37 have fallen, while 7 have died as a result of illness, accidents or other cause.
Denmark's contribution to Afghanistan (I doubt anyone remembers the current President Esref was resident of Denmark before being asked to go back and govern the country (He used to be a general as I recall it)).
Siden Sovjetunionens invasion af Afghanistan i 1979 har det centralasiatiske land været præget af borgerkrige. Danske soldater har været indsat på flere forskellige missioner for at få landet på fode igen og forhindre, at det kan blive et fristed for terrorister.
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