 Estonia deployed about 150, and later a further 250, to Afghanistan.Over 4,000 personnel including the Marine Nationale (one CVBG, comprising the "Charles de Gaulle", frigates "La Motte-Picquet", "Jean de Vienne" and "Jean Bart", the nuclear attack submarine "Rubis", the tanker "Meuse" and the aviso "Commandant Ducuing") 3,200 ground troops and 350 from the Armée de l'Air (12 Mirage 2000, Mirage F1 and Mirage IV ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft).The first deployed French force was composed of soldiers from the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment deployed on 17 November 2001, to Mazar-e Sharif.