Counterterrorism : U.S. agencies face challenges countering the use of improvised explosive devices in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region : testimony before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives / statement of Charles Michael Johnson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Charles Michael, Jr.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies

United States. Government Accountability Office

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-12-907 T.

Testimony ; GAO-12-907T

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smuggling--Afghanistan--Prevention.

Smuggling.

Smuggling--Pakistan--Prevention.

Improvised explosive devices--Afghanistan.

Improvised explosive devices.

Improvised explosive devices--Pakistan.

Improvised explosive devices--Detection--Afghanistan.

Improvised explosive devices--Detection--Pakistan.

Improvised explosive devices--Detection.

Smuggling--Prevention.

Afghanistan.

Pakistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages).

Other Title:

U.S. agencies face challenges countering the use of improvised explosive devices in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2012]

Summary:

This testimony discusses the collaborative efforts of U.S. agencies to detect and prevent the smuggling into Afghanistan of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertilizer produced in Pakistan. Approximately 80 percent of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan contain homemade explosives, primarily CAN smuggled from Pakistan. These IEDs have been a major source of fatalities among U.S. troops in Afghanistan and have been used by various insurgent groups in Pakistan to kill thousands of Pakistani civilians and members of Pakistani security forces. U.S. officials recognize the threat posed by the smuggling of CAN and other IED precursors from Pakistan into Afghanistan, and various U.S. departments, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are assisting Pakistan's government in countering this threat.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 12, 2012).

"For release ... July 12, 2012."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

799021827