ISAF Combat Mission Ends — Resolute Support Begins

NATO formally ends the ISAF combat mission in Afghanistan after 13 years, with a ceremony in Kabul. A new non-combat mission called Resolute Support begins on January 1, 2015, with approximately 13,000 troops focused on training, advising, and assisting Afghan security forces. The US also maintains a small counterterrorism force. At peak, ISAF had 130,000 troops from 50 nations.