Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) was the official name used by the U.S. government for the mission succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in continuation of the War in Afghanistan as part of the larger Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. OFS had two components: counterterrorism and working with allies as part of Resolute Support.

Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Part of the War on terror, War in Afghanistan, Resolute Support Mission

A U.S. Army crew chief with 17th Cavalry Regiment surveys the area over Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Date1 January 2015 – 30 August 2021
(6 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Afghanistan
Result

Taliban victory

Belligerents

 NATO

 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

 United States
(Part of Resolute Support Mission)

  • DoD Contractor Personnel

Taliban
 al-Qaeda

 Islamic State

Commanders and leaders

CIC Joe R. Biden (2021)
CIC Donald J. Trump (2017–2021)
CIC Barack H. Obama (2014–2017)

United States Central Command:

Resolute Support Mission:

Coalition:

RS
(2015–2021)

Hibatullah Akhundzada
Akhtar Mansour †
Ayman al-Zawahiri

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
(2019–2021)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi †
(2014–19)
Hafiz Saeed Khan †
(2015–July 2016)
Abdul Haseeb Logari †
(2016–April 2017)
Abdul Rahman Ghaleb †
(April–July 2017)
Abu Saad Erhabi †
(July 2017–August 2018)
Zia ul-Haq
(August 2018–April 2019)
Abdullah Orokzai (POW)
(April 2019–April 2020)
Qari Hekmat †
Mufti Nemat 
Dawood Ahmad Sofi †
Mohamed Zahran †

Ishfaq Ahmed Sofi †
Strength

Peak strength:

Resolute Support Mission: 17,178 troops (on October 2019)

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: 307,947 (on January 28, 2021)

DoD Contractor Personnel: 39,609 (1st quarter of 2015)		 Taliban: 58,000-100,000
(As of February 2021)
Casualties and losses
See War in Afghanistan for full lists

There were 16,551 NATO and non-NATO troops in Afghanistan around February 2020. Around June 2020, that number dropped to 15,937. In February 2021, there were 9,592 NATO and non-NATO troops in Afghanistan.

The self-reported strength of the Afghan National Security Forces consisted of more than 300,000 personnel during 2020. These forces surrendered or fled to neighbouring countries during the August phase of the 2021 Taliban offensive, leaving nearly all of the country under Taliban control.

Operation Freedom Sentinel was expected to formally end on August 31, 2021, but was de-facto completed one day earlier on August 30, as the last remaining troops withdrew and was officially terminated by the DoD on October 1, 2021 as it officially initiated its successor, Operation Enduring Sentinel.

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