Sentence examples for isaf itself from inspiring English sources

To the surprise of sceptics, including some within ISAF itself, at least some parts of the strategy that has evolved since the dark days of 2009 appear to be working.The main military effort has been in the south and south-west, concentrated on the former Taliban strongholds of Helmand and Kandahar provinces.

Nato (Isaf) is increasingly positioning itself for the withdrawal of its combat forces by the end of 2014, accelerating the training of Afghan security forces in the hopes they will be robust enough to maintain a semblance of national security and keep al-Qaeda out.

Turning to lessons for the armed forces, it says: "The military parallels are equally striking; the 40th Army [of the Soviet Union] was unable decisively to defeat the mujahedin while facing no existential threat itself, a situation that precisely echoes the predicament of Isaf [the Nato-led security mission].

He said the Alliance needed to ask itself how it can better engage at the provincial and district level; how NATO and ISAF should facilitate better contact among Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India; and whether it should encourage nations to commit resources to help Pakistan deal with displaced people and repopulate the FATA post-conflict.

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12/31 First International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) troops arrive in Kabul.

Commander ISAF (NATO International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan U.S. Forces, Afghanistan).

ISAF officials in Kabul confirmed their involvement.

ISAF reported no casualties to coalition troops.

He has grown rich on ISAF patronage.

ISAF confirmed the death, but the exact circumstances were unclear.