Train Advise Assist Command – Capital
| Train Advise Assist Command – Capital (TAAC – Capital) | |
|---|---|
| Role | Training |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp KAIA |
| Website | TAAC - Capital |
Train Advise Assist Command – Capital (TAAC – Capital) was a multinational military
formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. The headquarters was in Kabul. Prior to 2014 it was designated Regional Command Capital of the International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF). Regional Command Capital was in turn a redesignation of the former Kabul Multinational Brigade, the change taking place on 6 August 2006. The KMNB usually had about three battlegroups, each responsible for a sector of Kabul.
History
As part of ISAF the command of this region rotated among Turkey, France and Italy. French
Brigadier General Michel Stollsteiner served as the commander from August 2008 to July 2009. From about November 2009 Turkey was the leading nation in this region.[citation needed] On 31 October 2009 the Turkish Brigadier General Levent ÇOLAK took over command from France Brigadier General. Strength in 2010 appx. 6,150. Nearly all of the more than forty contributors had troops deployed to Kabul. The ISAF presence at Kabul International Airport
(KAIA) (provided by Hungary, previously Belgium) was also part of RC-Capital.
Turkish Army's 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
served as Kabul Multinational Brigade for a period, and during the same period, the Turkish Armed Forces ran the Kabul International Airport.
The French forces in Afghanistan used to have a battle group under RC Capital's command, but it was later shifted to Regional Command East.
References
- ^ "News.mod.uk - Latest News". Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/sede050508germanfrenchbrigade_/SEDE050508GermanFrenchbrigade_EN.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ SE Europe Brigade marks 10th anniversary, 14 Oct 2009, www.pims.org/news/.../se-europe-brigade-marks-10th-anniversary