LEADER 04043nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910219982803321 005 20230725053533.0 010 $a1-283-59736-5 010 $a9786613909817 010 $a0-8330-5171-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000057858 035 $a(EBL)796096 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534689 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11353390 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534689 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10518576 035 $a(PQKB)10833080 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC796096 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL796096 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10506595 035 $a(OCoLC)857364781 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000057858 100 $a20110810d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuilding Afghanistan's security forces in wartime$b[electronic resource] $ethe Soviet experience /$fOlga Oliker 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (168 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." 311 $a0-8330-5168-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 Channels 327 $aChapter 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 Control 327 $aChapter 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 Capabilities 327 $aWhat ISAF Can Learn from the Soviet Experience References 330 $aSecurity 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. 606 $aMilitary assistance, Soviet$zAfghanistan 606 $aInternal security$zAfghanistan 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory, Military 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory, Military$y20th century 615 0$aMilitary assistance, Soviet 615 0$aInternal security 676 $a958.104/5 700 $aOliker$b Olga$0905754 712 02$aUnited States.$bArmy. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219982803321 996 $aBuilding Afghanistan's security forces in wartime$92025939 997 $aUNINA