title:
Winning in Afghanistan creating effective Afghan security forces
title:
Winning in Afghanistan : creating an effective partner
creator:
Cordesman, Anthony H.
contributor:
Kasten, David.; Mausner, Adam.; Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
publisher:
Center for Strategic & International Studies
date:
Record modified: 2011-09-08
date:
Record created: 2009-01-29
date:
2008
description:
Extent: ix, 99 p. : col. ill., digital, PDF file
description:
Abstract: Any effective counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan must build up strong Afghan security forces, and the use them to both defeat the enemy and create the level of security that is a critical prerequisite for governance and development. So far, Afghan military forces are still reliant upon NATO forces for leadership, logistics, and air support in combat. The development of the ANA and ANP continues to be severely under-resourced both in terms of advisors and funds. While the ANA is more capable than the ANP, both must improve dramatically before they can take the lead in Afghan security and it is far from clear that such progress can be made in time to avoid a major further deterioration in the security situation.
description:
"Working draft: revised December 9, 2008"--P. [i].; "12/11/08."; Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 29, 2009); Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.; This analysis examines the progress Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) are making in the broader context of the ideological, civil, military and economic conflict affecting Afghanistan and Pakistan. It analyzes the historic consequences of missed opportunities in the early years of reconstruction, and how a lack of troops and of effective local training programs has made it possible for the Taliban, Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), and Haqqani networks to gain strength and expand their capabilities.
subject:
Afghanistan. Afghan National Army
subject:
National security--Afghanistan
subject:
Internal security--Afghanistan
subject:
Police--Afghanistan
subject:
Afghanistan--Armed Forces
relation:
OCLC No.: 297119210
relation:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
type:
application/pdf
type:
PDF-1.4
source:
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/081211_ansfreport.pdf
language:
eng
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identifier:
081211_ansfreport