NATOForces
SaudiArabia: US Forces: 2,000 USAF and army personnel, F-15, F-16 attack aircraft UKForces: 300 RAF personnel, Tornado F3 Fighters
TheGulf: US Forces: US aircraft carrier Carl Vincent. US 5th Fleet. Two carrierbattle groups, including at least one guided missile cruiser, and destroyers.
Turkey:US Forces: 500 USAF and army personnel, F-15 and F-16attack aircraft UK Forces: 200 RAF personnel, Jaguar ground attack aircraft, VC10 airborne tankers
Qatar:US Forces: Around 500 US army personnel
DiegoGarcia: US Forces: Up to 1,000 personnel. Large number of USAF KC10 refuelingair tankers
Kuwait:US Forces: 20,000 US 3rd Army. UKForces: 430 RAF personnel, Tornadoattack aircraft
Cyprus:UK Forces: 4,000 army and airforce. Signals, Intelligence base at AyiosNikolaos, east coast. RAF Akrotiri on west coast
Oman:UK Forces: 20,000 troops taking part in exercise Saif Sareea II, includes navaltask force led by Illustrious, plus submarine Trafalgar equipped with TomahawkCruise missiles
Bahrain:UK Forces: 40 RAF personnel. Nimrodreconnaissance aircraft, VC 10 airborne tankers
FreshUS Deployment: Fleet deployed in Japan has already left for Indian Ocean. USSRoosevelt along with 14 other warships left US coast for the same purpose. Morethan 100 combat aircraft arrive in the area.
AfghanForces
ArmedMen : 45,000
CombatAircraft : 250
BattleTanks : 650
Talibanalso has support of 3,000-5,000 strong Al Qaeda militia made up of mainlyEgyptians, Algerians and Yemenis.
