04000nam 2200661 a 450 99632019850331620230725032213.01-283-26806-X97866132680680-8330-5224-1(CKB)2670000000114028(EBL)768126(OCoLC)749265006(SSID)ssj0000541134(PQKBManifestationID)11385844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541134(PQKBWorkID)10493476(PQKB)11526424(Au-PeEL)EBL768126(CaPaEBR)ebr10497677(MiAaPQ)EBC768126(EXLCZ)99267000000011402820110504d2011 uh 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSecurity force assistance in Afghanistan identifying lessons for future efforts /Terrence K. Kelly, Nora Bensahel, Olga OlikerSanta Monica, CA RAND20111 online resource (161 p.)Rand Corporation monograph seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-5211-X Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter one: Introduction; The Challenges of Security Force Assistancein Afghanistan; Afghanistan in Context; The Threat; Reasonable Expectations for the ANSF; Research Approach; Initial Research Approach; Data Availability; Revised Research Approach; Organization of This Monograph; Chapter two: Overview of Security Force Assistance During the Coalition Era, 2001-2009; The Bonn Agreement and the Establishment of the ANSF; Relative Security, 2002-2003; The Afghan National ArmyThe Afghan National Police Rapid Buildup, 2004-2005; The Afghan National Army; The Afghan National Police; Worsening Security, 2005-2007; The Afghan National Army; The Afghan National Police; Crisis, 2007-2009; The Afghan National Army; The Afghan National Police; Chapter three: Observations About Recent SFA Efforts in Afghanistan; SFA Scope and Context in Afghanistan; Assistance to Afghan Ministries and Generating Forces; Advisors and Partners in Afghanistan; The Afghan National Army; The Afghan National Police; Concluding ObservationsChapter four: A Framework for SFA and Assessing SFA During Conflict Conclusions; Chapter five: Implications of SFA in Afghanistan for the U.S. Army; U.S. Army Doctrine and Lessons from Afghanistan; U.S. Army Doctrine; Synthesis of Observations from Afghanistan; Implications for the U.S. Army; A Final Word on Assessments; Appendix A: Selected Literature and Documents Reviewed; Appendix B: Selected InterviewsSecurity force assistance (SFA) is a central pillar of the counterinsurgency campaign being waged by U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. This monograph analyzes SFA efforts in Afghanistan over time, documents U.S. and international approaches to building the Afghan force from 2001 to 2009, and provides observations and recommendations that emerged from extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan in 2009 and their implications for the U.S. Army.Military assistance, AmericanAfghanistanNational securityAfghanistanInternal securityAfghanistanUnited StatesArmed ForcesStability operationsMilitary assistance, AmericanNational securityInternal security355/.0325810973Kelly Terrence K879921Bensahel Nora1971-924075Oliker Olga905754Arroyo Center.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996320198503316Security force assistance in Afghanistan2192361UNISA