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Task Force 45, about 200 operators, composed of Rangers of the 4th Alpini Paracadutisti Regiment, frogmen of the COMSUBIN, raiders of the 9° "Col Moschin" and operators from the 185° RRAO "Folgore" and special force from Air Force and Carabinieri operated with Delta Force and SAS in Farah
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In May 2005 the ISAF Stage 2 expansion took place, doubling the size of the territory ISAF was responsible for. The new area was the former US Regional Command West consisting of Badghis, Farah, Ghor, and Herat Provinces.
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of the Rapid Reaction Corps composed of Italian and Spanish forces, took part in 'Wyconda Pincer' operation in the districts of Bala Buluk and Pusht-i-Rod, in Farah province. Italian forces killed at least 70 Taliban.
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Additional manoeuvre elements: In 2008, the Italian Army's contribution to ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom peaked at 2,850 personnel. The Italian mission centered around the
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generals prior to the start of the Regional Command-West (RC-W) Transfer of Authority (TOA) ceremony in Herat province, Sept. 29, 2011.
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On September 18, 2006 Italian special forces, of Task Force 45 and the airborne troopers of the
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and the forward support base for the formation (Slovenian PRT is part of Italian PRT)
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Resolute Support Mission units and formations (Afghanistan)
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took over command from his compatriot Brigade-General
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Index

Regional Command West

John R. Allen
NATO
International Security Assistance Force
Curtis Scaparrotti
Biagio Abrate
Italian Army
TAAC - West
formation
NATO
Resolute Support Mission
Afghanistan
International Security Assistance Force
Herat Province
Farah Province
Badghis Province
Ghor Province
Italy
Brigadier General
Paolo Serra
Francesco Arena
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Herat
Herat Province
Italy
command and control
headquarters
Chaghcharan
Ghor

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