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

Security force assistance, specifically the development of Afghanistan's security forces, is a central pillar of the counterinsurgency campaign being waged by U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The outcome of the campaign hinges, in large measure, on the effectiveness of the assistance p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oliker, Olga
Autores Corporativos: Arroyo Center, Rand Corporation
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1: Introduction
  • ch. 2: Historical overview: 20th-century security aid to Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion
  • ch. 3: The Soviet advisory mission in the 1980s: senior leadership and reporting channels
  • ch. 4: MoI and KhAD security forces during the 1980s
  • ch. 5: The Afghan military
  • ch. 6: Militias and other forces
  • ch. 7: Afghan security forces challenges and responses
  • ch. 8: The Soviet decision to withdraw and the legacy of Soviet efforts to build afghan security forces
  • ch. 9: 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.