The United States was supported by several nations during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan in 2001â2003 and in subsequent coalition operations directly or indirectly in support of OEF. See the article Afghanistan War order of battle for the current disposition of coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Definition of para-. 1  1 : beside : alongside of : beyond : aside from parathyroid parenteral. 2  2a : closely related to paraldehydeb : involving substitution at or characterized by two opposite positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms paradichlorobenzene.
Gravida and para are medical terms that relate to pregnancy and birth. Gravida describes the total number of confirmed pregnancies that a woman has had, regardless of the outcome. Parity is defined as the number of births that a woman has had after 20 weeks gestation. If a woman gives birth to more than one baby from a pregnancy, the pregnancy and birth are only counted once.