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Preface iii
Figures ix
Tables xi
Summary xiii
Acknowledgments xxiii
Abbreviations xxv
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
The Challenges of Security Force Assistance in Afghanistan 1
Afghanistan in Context 2
The Threat 5
Reasonable Expectations for the ANSF 7
Research Approach 10
Initial Research Approach 10
Data Availability 12
Revised Research Approach 15
Organization of This Monograph 15
Chapter 2 Overview of Security Force Assistance During the Coalition Era, 2001-2009 17
The Bonn Agreement and the Establishment of the ANSF 17
Relative Security, 2002-2003 19
The Afghan National Army 20
The Afghan National Police 27
Rapid Buildup, 2004-2005 32
The Afghan National Army 32
The Afghan National Police 35
Worsening Security, 2005-2007 39
The Afghan National Army 40
The Afghan National Police 47
Crisis, 2007-2009 54
The Afghan National Army 56
The Afghan National Police 60
Chapter 3 Observations About Recent SFA Efforts in Afghanistan 67
SFA Scope and Context in Afghanistan 67
Assistance to Afghan Ministries and Generating Forces 74
Advisors and Partners in Afghanistan 79
The Afghan National Army 79
The Afghan National Police 84
Concluding Observations 86
Chapter 4 A Framework for SFA and Assessing SFA During Conflict 89
Conclusions 103
Chapter 5 Implications of SFA in Afghanistan for the U.S. Army 105
U.S. Army Doctrine and Lessons from Afghanistan 105
U.S. Army Doctrine 105
Synthesis of Observations from Afghanistan 107
Implications for the U.S. Army 113
A Final Word on Assessments 116
Appendixes
A Selected Literature and Documents Reviewed 119
B Selected Interviews 121
References 125
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Overview
Security 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.