Independent assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces / Jonathan Schroden, Catherine Norman, Jerry Meyerle, Patricio Asfura-Heim, Bill Rosenau, Del Gilmore, Mark Rosen, Daniella Mak, Nicholas Hutchinson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Schroden, Jonathan, author.

Norman, Catherine, author.

Meyerle, Gerald, author.

Asfura-Heim, Patricio, author.

Rosenau, William, author.

Gilmore, Delwyn L., author.

Rosen, Mark, author.

Mak, Daniella, author.

Hutchinson, Nicholas A., author.

Contributor:

Center for Naval Analyses, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan. National Security Forces--Evaluation.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan. National Security Forces.

Afghanistan--Armed Forces--Evaluation.

Evaluation.

Armed Forces--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 368 pages) : color illustration, color maps

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : CNA, 2014.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

The CNA report concludes that the security environment in Afghanistan will be more challenging after the draw-down of international forces in 2013; that the Taliban insurgency will become a greater threat to stability than now; and that a small group of al Qaeda members will remain active in remote valleys of northeastern Afghanistan. We also conclude that the ANSF will require a security force (Afghan National Army and Police) of 373,400 people, smaller than their present size but significantly larger than was envisaged at the 2012 NATO summit. A force of lesser size than this would increase the risk of instability. The ANSF we recommend is different in composition and in deployment than the existing ANSF. We conclude that the ANSF will be more successful if it has fewer infantry units and more support units, and if a portion of the ANSF were re-allocated from low threat to higher threat areas. We also conclude that continued advisory, material, and financial support from the United States and the international community is essential to the viability of the ANSF and the security of Afghanistan.

Contents:

Executive summary.

Summary of assessments.

NDAA mandated independent assessment of the ANSF.

Additional assessments.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Notes:

"January 24, 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-362).

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (CNA, viewed February 21, 2014).

"DRM-2014-U-006815-Final."

OCLC:

870903205