CH-47 Chinook helicopters also deployed. Troops from 34 Squadron RAF Regiment assisted with the protection of Kandahar Airfield. United States In 2006, the US 10th Mountain Division supported NATO during Operation Mountain Fury. US special forces and air assets supported both NATO and non-NATO US missions. US air assets included B-1 Lancer bombers of the 9th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing One operating from the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). In March, 2006, Towr Kham Fire Base was established in the northwest by a platoon-sized force a few minutes from the Towr Kham checkpoint on the Pakistan border, on the route into the Khyber Pass. See also Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Britain's role in the 2001-present Afghan war Canada's role in the invasion of Afghanistan Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007 Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008 Operation Enduring Freedom Protests against the invasion of Afghanistan Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom Provincial reconstruction team War in Afghanistan (2001–present) References External links Canadian army website (in English) NATO in Afghanistan page Netherlands Ministry of Defence operations page UK Ministry of Defence operations in Afghanistan page 'Tacklin' the Taliban', AirForces Monthly, December 2006 Footage of Dutch commandos in Afghanistan (2006) 1 Footage of Dutch commandos in Afghanistan (2006) 2 Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Conflicts in 2006 2006 in Afghanistan NATO operations in Afghanistan