04043nam 2200637 a 450 991021998280332120230725053533.01-283-59736-597866139098170-8330-5171-7(CKB)2550000000057858(EBL)796096(SSID)ssj0000534689(PQKBManifestationID)11353390(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534689(PQKBWorkID)10518576(PQKB)10833080(MiAaPQ)EBC796096(Au-PeEL)EBL796096(CaPaEBR)ebr10506595(OCoLC)857364781(EXLCZ)99255000000005785820110810d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBuilding Afghanistan's security forces in wartime[electronic resource] the Soviet experience /Olga OlikerSanta Monica, Calif. RANDc20111 online resource (168 p.)"Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."0-8330-5168-7 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; The Limited Contingent; Purpose and Research Approach; Chapter Two: Historical Overview: 20th-Century Security Aid to Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion; 1920-1978; The Saur Revolution; Events Leading Up to the Soviet Invasion; Afghan Security Forces on the Eve of the Soviet Invasion; A Decision to Invade?; Chapter Three: The Soviet Advisory Mission in the 1980's: Senior Leadership and Reporting ChannelsChapter Four: MoI and KhAD Security Forces During the 1980's The Sarandoy; KhAD; Chapter Five: The Afghan Military; The Military Advisory Mission; Training of Afghan Military Personnel; Aviation; Border Forces; Chapter Six: Militias and Other Forces; Citizen Militias; Border and Tribal Militias; Chapter Seven: Afghan Security Forces Challenges and Responses; Force Size and Desertion; Efforts to Increase Numbers and Improve Morale; Equipment; Division of Labor Among Afghan Security Forces; Transferring ControlChapter Eight: The Soviet Decision to Withdraw and the Legacy of Soviet Efforts to Build Afghan Security Forces Dissenting Voices; Preparing to Leave; The Withdrawal and After; Evaluating Soviet Efforts in Hindsight; Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Parallels, Disconnects, and What the International Security Assistance Force Can Learn from the Soviet Experience; Overall Approaches; Recruiting and Retention; Policing; Counterinsurgency and Military Training; Interaction Between Afghan and Foreign Forces and the Challenges of Transferring Lead Responsibility; Afghan CapabilitiesWhat ISAF Can Learn from the Soviet Experience ReferencesSecurity force assistance is central to the counterinsurgency campaign of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The outcome will hinge on the effectiveness of the assistance provided to the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and other security forces. This report provides an overview of Soviet efforts to improve and facilitate the training and development of Afghan security forces.Military assistance, SovietAfghanistanInternal securityAfghanistanSoviet UnionHistory, MilitaryAfghanistanHistorySoviet occupation, 1979-1989AfghanistanHistory, Military20th centuryMilitary assistance, SovietInternal security958.104/5Oliker Olga905754United States.Army.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219982803321Building Afghanistan's security forces in wartime2025939UNINA