International Security Assistance Force

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ISAF
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈsɪstəns fɔrs/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. One is Italy's contribution to Afghanistan's International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) ( ISAF ).
  2. In the next stage, the International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) mission will focus on providing assistance to Afghan security forces to take over security work step by step in Afghanistan.
  3. Yet, as hopes rise in Western military bases in Afghanistan, the capitals of the nations supporting ISAF ( the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) ) descend into ever deeper gloom.
  4. NATO's International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) said it was aware of the explosion and was looking into reports of casualties.
  5. The suicide blast came a day after a soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) was killed when a patrol struck a roadside bomb.

Other meanings of ISAF