Divided Responsibility Lessons From U S Security Sector Assistance Efforts In Afghanistan

Download or read book Divided Responsibility written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the patchwork of security sector assistance programs undertaken by dozens of U.S. entities and international partners to develop the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), Ministry of Defense (MOD), and Ministry of Interior (MOI) since 2001. The report uses the Afghan experience to identify lessons that can inform U.S. policies and actions through each phase of a security sector assistance engagement in a foreign country. The report also provides recommendations for improving the impact of such efforts. These lessons are relevant for ongoing efforts in Afghanistan, where the United States may remain engaged for years to come, and for future efforts to rebuild security forces in states emerging from protracted conflict. Our findings highlight the difficulty of conducting security sector assistance during active combat and the challenges of coordinating the efforts of an international coalition.