Afghanistan now under NATO

Coalition in Afghanistan transfers command to NATO

KABUL NATO assumed command of foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, taking over from a U.S.- led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago and completing its expansion across the country.
The transfer saw 12,000 troops, who had been operating in the east under the coalition, fall under the 37-nation International Security Assistance Force, increasing the force to about 31,000 soldiers nationwide.

excerpt from International Herald Tribune - Asia-Pacific published Oct 5, 2006, Agence France-Presse