Peace studies & conflict resolution
Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces
Mission, Challenges, and Sustainability
by Ali A. Jalali
Description
This report examines the development of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), their current structure and capacity, and their challenges in securing long-term financial and operational sustainability. The report also explores how the ANDSF can more effectively operate on a nonconventional battlefield and deal with emerging new threats of violent extremism—both alone and as part of a larger regional and global coalition. The information is based on field research and interviews conducted by the author in Afghanistan in 2015.
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Author Biography
Ali A. Jalali is a distinguished professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at National Defense University and recently served as a senior expert on Afghanistan at the U.S. Institute of Peace. A former interior minister of Afghanistan (January 2003–October 2005), Jalali also worked for more than twenty years as a broadcast executive in the Pashto, Dari, and Persian languages at the Voice of America in Washington, DC.
United States Institute of Peace
The United States Insitute of Peace was created by the US congress as a federally funded press creating works to prevent and resolve global conflict by providing education and resources to work towards peace.
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Bibliographic Information
- Publisher United States Institute of Peace
- Publication Date May 2016
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781601276018
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Pages34
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- SeriesPeaceworks
- Series Part115
