The Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan is a campaign medal previously awarded by the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom for service by British Armed Forces personnel in support of the post-2001 Afghan War.

There are four variants of the 'Afghanistan' clasps to date: The medal was also awarded to UK civilians employed on Ministry of Defence contracts in support of the British Forces in Afghanistan.

are engraved on the edge of the medal, whereas the military recipients have their rank, name and service number.

Personnel already holding the Afghanistan OSM would receive the clasp to add to their existing medals.

[2] The criteria for the award of the medal and the clasps are complex and depend on length and area of service:[5] There is no minimum qualifying period for those killed, wounded or disabled during operations, nor where a recipient has been decorated for operational service (including a mention in dispatches or a King’s Commendation).