Maps: Where U.S. Troops And Allies Are Fighting — And Who
There are now 68,000 U.S. troops and 35,000 NATO forces in Afghanistan facing an array of threats. They're battling a shadowy enemy — a collection of groups aligned with the Taliban and al-Qaida that operate from both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Military Deployments
Roll over the dots on the map to learn more about each unit.
![[Interactive:Military Deployments]](http://media.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/11/afghanistan/afghan-deployments_alt.gif)
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This map plots generally where U.S. forces under NATO command, other U.S. forces and non-U.S. NATO forces are deployed in Afghanistan.
Notes
This map reflects disclosed locations of allied troops and does not include "black" special operations forces.Major Enemy Groups
Roll over the pointer boxes to learn more about each organization.
![[Interactive:Major Enemy Groups]](http://media.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/11/afghanistan/afghan-terrorism_alt.gif)
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This map plots out the areas of operation of the main enemy groups in Afghanistan.
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