Task Force K-Bar
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Composed of the Special Forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...

 from eight nations, Task Force K-Bar (originally Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - South) represented one of the first ground assault teams in the US-led invasion of Afghanistan from October 2001 until April 2002.

Missions

Originally operating out of Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

, (note: possibly from Masirah Air Base
Masirah Air Base
Masirah Air Base is a military airport located on the island of Masirah in Oman.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 07/25 measuring and 17/35 measuring .-External links:...

) before deploying themselves directly in South-Eastern Afghanistan, K-Bar was under the command of Navy SEAL Capt. Robert Harward
Robert Harward
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, Jr. is a Navy SEAL and the current deputy commander of United States Central Command. He served as the deputy commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command and previously commanded Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435....

. Lt. Cmdr Mike Cura served with the joint planning group, before being put in charge of night operations at the teams' Tactical Operations Center.

In total, it ran 42 reconnaissance and surveillance missions, and an unreported number of combat missions that resulted in the capture of 107 Afghans and the deaths of at least 115.

Member nations

  • Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

    , ~70 Jegerkommando
    Hærens Jegerkommando
    Hærens Jegerkommando is a special forces unit of the Norwegian military. It is the armed forces competence center for commando, airborne and counter terrorist duty in the Norwegian Army. Its headquarters are located 30 km...

     and Marinejegerkommandoen
    Marinejegerkommandoen
    Marinejegerkommandoen is a Norwegian maritime special forces unit. It was formally established in 1951. It is located in Ramsund in the northern part of Norway and at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen...

  • New Zealand
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

    , ~40-65 New Zealand Special Air Service
  • Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

    , ~40 Joint Task Force 2
    Joint Task Force 2
    Joint Task Force 2 is an elite Special Operations Force of the Canadian Armed Forces primarily tasked with counter-terrorism operations...

  • Australia
    Australia
    Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

    , Australian Special Air Service Regiment
    Australian Special Air Service Regiment
    The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR but commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army...

  • Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    , ~40 (combat) + 100 (support) Kommando Spezialkräfte
    Kommando Spezialkräfte
    The KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte is an elite military unit composed of Special Operations soldiers from the ranks of Germany’s Bundeswehr and organized as such under the Division Spezielle Operationen . The unit has received many decorations and awards from both NATO and its affiliates...

  • Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

    's Jægerkorpset and Frømandskorpset
    Danish Frogman Corps
    The Danish Frogman Corps is an elite special forces frogman corps in the Royal Danish Navy.This corps was set up on June 17, 1957 based on the model of the British SBS...

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