World map with countries highlighted where there are at least 500 troops deployed, either permanently, operationally, or to counter 2022 Russian aggression.
According to the White House letter, U.S. military personnel are also conducting counterterrorism operations in several unspecified countries in the Lake Chad and Sahel region. No U.S. troops are currently based in Afghanistan, but troops in surrounding countries are still conducting counterterrorism operations there.