INTERESTING STATS ABOUT AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan, by the numbers
Last Updated November 6, 2006
CBC News

Canadian troops in Afghanistan

There are currently three Canadian Forces operations in Afghanistan.
The largest is Operation Athena with 2,286 troops. This is Canada's contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force. According to the Canadian Forces, this operation includes:
* A battle group of 970 in Kandahar.
* 200 CF members with the Multi-National Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron in Kandahar.

* 300 CF members with the National Command Element in Kandahar.
* 300 CF members in the National Support Element in Kandahar.
* 250 CF members with the Theatre Support Element in southwest Asia.
* 70 Health Service Support personnel at the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar airfield.
* The Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar of approximately 220 military and civilian personnel.

The two other CF operations in Afghanistan are:

* Operation Archer, 35 soldiers involved in training and in the transition of security responsibilities to the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police as part of Canada's contribution to the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom.

* Operation Argus, 15 members of the CF called the Strategic Advisory Team, which works with the Afghan government to develop national strategies.
According to Esprit de Corps magazine, an estimated 200 members of the secretive Joint Task Force Two were expected to conduct special forces operations in Afghanistan in 2006.
The number of Canadian soldiers who have served in Afghanistan is approaching 10,000.
As of October 2006, 42 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan.

Cost of Canada's mission

The military costs for the mission in Afghanistan reached $1.8 billion in May 2006, or about $1.45 million per day of the mission. The costs are projected to exceed $3 billion by 2009.
Canada's spending for development in Afghanistan up to May 2006 was $466 million. By 2011, it is expected to reach $1 billion.

Tim Hortons in Afghanistan

Establishing a Tim Hortons location in Kandahar has cost about $1.1 million for the first 12 months, according to the Department of National Defence.
The Kandahar location serves more than 1,000 cups of coffee a day to more than 7,000 personnel from Canada and other countries.

Other countries involved in ISAF

According to the International Security Assistance Force, there are 31,000 troops from 37 nations involved in the mission.
The contributions of nations other than Canada to the ISAF:

Country & Troops

Albania 30
Australia 200
Austria 5
Azerbaijan 20
Belgium 300
Bulgaria 150
Croatia 120
Czech Republic 100
Denmark 320
Estonia 90
Finland 100
France 1,000
Macedonia 120
Germany 2,750
Greece 180
Hungary 200
Iceland 15
Ireland 10
Italy 1,800
Latvia 35
Lithuania 135
Luxembourg 10
Netherlands 2,100
New Zealand 100
Norway 350
Poland 10
Portugal 180
Romania 750
Slovakia 60
Slovenia 50
Spain 625
Sweden 350
Switzerland 5
Turkey 475
United Kingdom 5,200
United States 11,250

Troop numbers are based on broad contribution and do not reflect the exact numbers on the ground at any one time.

Local forces in Afghanistan

* Number of members of the Afghan National Police: 55,000.
* Number of members of the Afghan National Army: 30,000.
* Pay given to the ANA: $4 a day.
* Pay given to part-time fighters for the Taliban: between $12 and $14 a day.