Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces : an assessment of the factors that led to its demise / Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan. National Security Forces--Training--Evaluation.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan. National Security Forces--Operational readiness--Evaluation.

Afghanistan. National Security Forces.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Military assistance, American--Afghanistan--Evaluation.

Military assistance, American.

Technical assistance, American--Afghanistan--Evaluation.

Technical assistance, American.

Military assistance, American--Evaluation.

Operational readiness (Military science)--Evaluation.

Technical assistance, American--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 62 pages) : color illustration

Other Title:

SIGAR 22-22-IP/Collapse of the ANDSF

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Virginia : Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 2022.

Summary:

Since 2002, the United States has allocated nearly $90 billion in security sector assistance to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), with the goal of developing an independent, self-sustaining force capable of combating both internal and external threats. Yet, in August 2021, the ANDSF collapsed, paving the way for the Taliban to re-establish control of Afghanistan. The objectives of this interim evaluation were to (1) determine the factors that contributed to the ANDSF's collapse in August 2021; (2) assess any underlying factors over the 20-year security assistance mission that contributed to the underdevelopment of ANDSF capabilities and readiness; and (3) account for all U.S.- provided ANDSF equipment and U.S.-trained ANDSF personnel, where possible.

Contents:

Background

The decision by two U.S. presidents to withdraw the U.S. military and contractors from Afghanistan sets the scene for the collapse of the ANDSF

A number of factors contributed to the underdevelopment of the ANDSF

Status of U.S.-provided ANDSF equipment and U.S.-trained ANDSF personnel mostly remains unknown

Conclusion

Agency comments

Appendices.

Notes:

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (SIGAR, viewed December 5, 2022).

"May 2022."

"Interim report."

"SIGAR 22-22-IP Evaluation Report."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-61).

OCLC:

1319037201