Czech Afghanistan Contingent


The Czech Afghanistan Contingent or Kontingent speciálních sil 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. 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.

Deployment Units

  • 601. skupina speciálních sil - 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:
TurnTime frameCommanderUnitNumber of Soldiers
Enduring Freedom 24 March 2004 - August 2004plukovník gšt. Ing. Ondrej Páleník601. skupina speciálních sil120
Enduring Freedom 2006plukovník gšt. Ing. Ondrej Páleník601. skupina speciálních sil120
Enduring Freedom 2008 - 2009?601. skupina speciálních sil3x100
Enduring Freedom June 2011 - December 2011plukovník Ing. Karel Řehka601. skupina speciálních sil100
Enduring Freedom December 2011 - June 2012plukovník Ing. Pavel Kolář601. skupina speciálních sil100

Non-combat forces:
TurnTime frameCommanderUnitNumber of Soldiers
Field Hospitals 24 April 2002 - 28 January 2003plukovník MUDr. Jindřich Sitta, podplukovník MUDr. Marek Obrtel6. polní nemocnice, 11. polní nemocnice, Polní chirurgický tým280
Kabul International Airport - Air traffic & Meteo March 2004 - March 2007plukovník Bohuslav Dvořák-66
Hospital & chemical unit - Kabul International Airport April 2007 - December 2008podplukovník MUDr. Martin Benda, major Ing. Karel Navrátil7. polní nemocnice, 311. prapor radiační, chemické a biologické ochrany v Liberci100
Guarding of Camp Hadrian16 January 2009 - 20 March 2009kapitán Jiří Líbal41. mechanizovaný prapor z Žatce, 42. mechanizovaný prapor z Tábora63
Heli Unit ISAF 2009 - 2011plukovník gšt. Ing. Jaromír Šebesta, plukovník Ing. Václav Valeš3. vrtulníková jednotka, 5. vrtulníková jednotka, 6. vrtulníková jednotka, 7. vrtulníková jednotka7x100, 3 Mi-171Š
ISAF PRT 19 March 2008 - 31 January 2013different engineer units peak 300,
Military Police Advisory Team2011 - 2013military police instructors4x12
OMLT - Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team2010 - 2013military instructors5x54
1. MAT Wardak ISAF April 2013 - October 2013podplukovník Ing. Jan Zezula, Ph.D.71. mechanizovaný prapor59
1. MAT Lógar ISAF 20 March 2013 - October 2013major Ing. Přemysl Tuček44. lehký motorizovaný prapor64