Operation Toral

Operation Toral
Part of Resolute Support Mission
Date 1 January 2015 - present Location Afghanistan, Asia Result Training ongoing
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Insurgent groups: Taliban Al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Theresa May	Akhter Mansour † Ayman al-Zawahiri

Operation Toral is the codename for British presence within Afghanistan post 2014 as part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission.

It is expected that around 500 troops will be in-country for the training of Afghan National Army personnel.^[1]

Background

Assets

British Army

• Jan 15 - Feb 15 : 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
  • B Company, with a platoon from 7th Battalion, The Rifles
• Feb 15 - 19 Aug 15 : 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN)^[2]
  • A (Norfolk) Company
  • B (Suffolk) Company
• Jul 15 - Apr 16 :
  • Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)^[3] with Balaklava Company, 5 SCOTS, (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) with support from 6 SCOTS^[4]
    • A Company
    • B Company
    • C Company
• During February 2016
  • 133 Field Company, 103 Battalion REME
• Apr 16 - Dec 16^[5]
  • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR)
    • B Company from Apr - Aug 16
• Dec 16 - Jul 17^[6]
  • 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH)

Total of Trainers: 500

Royal Air Force

• Jan 15 - Mar 15: 3 x Boeing Chinook HC.2's of No. 1310 Flight RAF with 51 personnel.^[7]
• Apr 15 - present: 3 x Westland Puma HC.2's of Puma Force.^[7]

Total of Aircraft: 6

References

1. "Britain's war in Afghanistan comes to an end after 13 years as flag is lowered over Camp Bastion". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. "Royal Anglian Regiment to return to Afghanistan". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
3. "On Watch And On Guard: Kabul Protection Unit". Forces TV. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
4. "Afghanistan deployment for The SCOTS". British Army. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
5. "Gurkhas prepare for protection role in Kabul". British Army. 15 February 2016.
6. "Royal Irish preparing for Afghanistan support role". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
7. "Chinook Force to be replaced in Afghanistan by Puma 2". RAF Odiham. Retrieved 17 February 2015.