Building Afghanistan's security forces in wartime : the Soviet experience / Olga Oliker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliker, Olga.

Contributor:

United States. Army.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military assistance, Soviet--Afghanistan.

Military assistance, Soviet.

Internal security--Afghanistan.

Internal security.

Soviet Union--History, Military.

Soviet Union.

Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan--History, Military--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Security 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.

Contents:

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 Channels

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

What ISAF Can Learn from the Soviet Experience References

Notes:

"Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-59736-5

9786613909817

0-8330-5171-7

OCLC:

857364781

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access