Den 1. januar 2015 begyndte den NATO-ledede [[Operation Resolute Support]] (fritt oversat: operation resolut støtte).
PåI sluttenslutningen af 2016 [reduserede]reducerede USA [sitt]sin antal soldaterstyrke til rundtca. 8.400 400soldater; de var stasjonert påstationeret fire steder: [[Kandahar]], [[Bagram]], [[Jalalabad]] og [[Kabul]].<ref name="20160706TheGuardian">{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Dan|title=Obama delays US troop withdrawal from ‘precarious’ Afghanistan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/06/obama-delays-us-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan-al-qaida|accessdate=6. juli 2016|work=The Guardian|publisher=The Guardian|date=6. juli 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Gregory Korte and Tom Vanden Brook|title=Obama: 8,400 troops to remain in Afghanistan|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/06/obama-afghanistan/86746010/|accessdate=6. juli 2016|work=USA Today|publisher=USA Today|date=6. juli 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Stephen Collinson and Tal Kopan|title=Obama to leave more troops than planned in Afghanistan|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/06/politics/obama-to-speak-on-afghanistan-wednesday-morning/|accessdate=July 6, 2016|work=CNN|publisher=CNN|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=E. Lee|first1=Carol|title=Obama to Slow Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-to-slow-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-1467817803|accessdate=6. juli 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=6. juli 2016}}</ref> (Tidligere forventet man at styrken af NATO-soldater skulle være rundt 13 000 includert [rundt] 9 800 soldater fra USA, samt 26 000 underleverandører til militærvæsenet.)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Recknagel|first1=Charles|title=Explainer: Key Points In U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/explainer-bsa-afghan-us-security-agreement-bsa/26613884.html|accessdate=26. oktober 2014|work=Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty|publisher=Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty|date=30. september 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21700456-barack-obama-faces-unpleasant-decision-generals-words|title=The general’s words|newspaper=The Economist|issn=0013-0613|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/06/01/how-obamas-afghanistan-plan-is-forcing-the-army-to-replace-soldiers-with-contractors/|title=How Obama’s Afghanistan plan is forcing the Army to replace soldiers with contractors|website=Washington Post|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref>
=== Operationens lån af danske soldater og politifolk ===
