Security force assistance in Afghanistan : identifying lessons for future efforts

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Security force assistance in Afghanistan : identifying lessons for future efforts

Terrence K. Kelly, Nora Bensahel, Olga Oliker

RAND, 2011

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"Prepared for the United States Army."

"Arroyo Center."

The research described in this report was sponsored by the U.S. Army under contract no. W74V8H-06-C-001

"This product is part of the Rand Corporation monograph series ..."--Back cover

"MG-1066-A"--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-131)

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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. This title analyzes security force assistance efforts in Afghanistan, focusing on lessons and themes that emerged from extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan in 2009 and their implications for the U.S. Army.

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