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Nineteen countries are providing troops to the
International Security Assistance Force to assist the new
Afghan Interim Authority with the provision of security and
stability in Kabul. Major General McColl handed over leadership
of the force to Turkey's Major General Zorlu on 20 June 2002.
During its first six months of operation, ISAF:
• mounted
2,185 joint patrols with Afghan security forces in and around
Kabul;
• disposed of nearly 3 million
munitions, 80% of which were anti-personnel landmines
• trained the 1st Battalion
of the new Afghan National Guard, which subsequently
played an important role in ensuring the security
of the Loya Jirga
• completed some 200 humanitarian
aid projects.
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