The Czech Afghanistan Contingent or Kontingent speciálních sil (KSS) was a joint military force of the Czech Armed Forces deployed mainly in the southern region of Afghanistan in Kandahar province, Nangarhar province and Helmand province. Czech combat forces were in Afghanistan several times - in 2004, 2006, 2008-2009 and in 2011-2012. The Czech fighting unit serving in Afghanistan was the 601st Special Forces Group (601. skupina speciálních sil). In addition to Czech combat units in Afghanistan to work as field hospitals, engineer units and police and military instructors to help train the Afghan police and army.The history of Czech foreign missions
Deployment Units 601. skupina speciálních sil (601st Special Forces Group) - special forces 6. polní nemocnice - field hospital 7. polní nemocnice - field hospital 11. polní nemocnice - field hospital 3. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit 5. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit 6. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit 7. vrtulníková jednotka - helicopter unit
Size Combat forces: Turn Time frame Commander Unit Number of Soldiers Enduring Freedom (I)Enduring Freedom (I) 24 March 2004 - August 2004 plukovník gšt. Ing. Ondrej Páleník 601. skupina speciálních sil 120 Enduring Freedom (II)Enduring Freedom (II) 2006 plukovník gšt. Ing. Ondrej Páleník 601. skupina speciálních sil 120 Enduring Freedom (III-V)Enduring Freedom (III-V) 2008 - 2009 ? 601. skupina speciálních sil 3x100 Enduring Freedom (VI) June 2011 - December 2011 plukovník Ing. Karel Řehka 601. skupina speciálních sil 100 Enduring Freedom (VII) December 2011 - June 2012 plukovník Ing. Pavel Kolář 601. skupina speciálních sil 100
Non-combat forces: Turn Time frame Commander Unit Number of Soldiers Field Hospitals (ISAF - Fingal)ISAF - Fingal 24 April 2002 - 28 January 2003 plukovník MUDr. Jindřich Sitta, podplukovník MUDr. Marek Obrtel 6. polní nemocnice, 11. polní nemocnice, Polní chirurgický tým 280 Kabul International Airport - Air traffic & Meteo (ISAF-KAIA)Air traffic & Meteo March 2004 - March 2007 plukovník Bohuslav Dvořák - 66 (350 in all turns) Hospital & chemical unit - Kabul International Airport (KAIA)Hospital & chemical unit April 2007 - December 2008 podplukovník MUDr. Martin Benda, major Ing. Karel Navrátil 7. polní nemocnice, 311. prapor radiační, chemické a biologické ochrany v Liberci 100 (658 in all turns) Guarding of Camp HadrianGuarding of Camp Hadrian 16 January 2009 - 20 March 2009 kapitán Jiří Líbal 41. mechanizovaný prapor z Žatce, 42. mechanizovaný prapor z Tábora 63 Heli Unit ISAF (Transport) 2009 - 2011 plukovník gšt. Ing. Jaromír Šebesta, plukovník Ing. Václav Valeš 3. vrtulníková jednotka, 5. vrtulníková jednotka, 6. vrtulníková jednotka, 7. vrtulníková jednotka 7x100, 3 Mi-171Š ISAF PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) 19 March 2008 - 31 January 2013 different engineer units (11 turns) peak 300, (3000 in all turns) Military Police Advisory TeamMilitary Police Advisory Team 2011 - 2013 military police instructors 4x12 OMLT - Operational Mentoring and Liaison TeamOMLT 2010 - 2013 military instructors 5x54 1. MAT Wardak ISAF (Military Advisory Team)1. MAT Wardak ISAF April 2013 - October 2013 podplukovník Ing. Jan Zezula, Ph.D. 71. mechanizovaný prapor 59 1. MAT Lógar ISAF (Military Advisory Team)1. MAT Lógar ISAF 20 March 2013 - October 2013 major Ing. Přemysl Tuček 44. lehký motorizovaný prapor 64
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