| Description |
1 online resource (v, 30 pages) : color illustrations, charts (digital, PDF file) |
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Occasional paper (Royal United Services Institute) |
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Occasional paper (Royal United Services Institute)
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| Summary |
Given ISAF's inevitable draw-down in Afghanistan over the next three years, there is now an urgent requirement to consider what further measures will be needed in order to support the provision of security and stability in Afghanistan after 2014. The international community has contributed to building Afghan capabilities in a significant way, but much remains to be done. Political, ethnic and tribal divisions continue to militate against the achievement of peace, stability and security. Poor governance, weak administrative structures, poor enforcement of law, narcotics trafficking and a weak economy are weighing too heavily on the ANSF, adding to stakeholders' apprehensions about the viability of the Afghan state beyond 2014. There will be a continuing need for strengthening the ANSF, so that they can play a progressively more central role in maintaining security and containing the insurgency. The ANA will remain dependent on US and NATO intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and other military assets for some time to come. An international military/security commission to oversee the development of ANSF might be useful in overseeing the task of developing ANSF capabilities in a manner that is consistent with Afghan realities. Similarly, an international mechanism to oversee aid and capacity-building efforts should be developed. Regional countries also need to share more of the burden for stabilizing the Afghan state, by helping to diversify the country's trade links and ensure generation of sustainable revenues, with minimum corruption and waste. Shaping the future of Afghanistan will not be an easy task; nevertheless, there is now an opportunity for both the UK and India to take leading roles in the debate on providing the answers to these problems |
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"A report of the Joint Working Group of RUSI and the Vivekananda International Foundation." |
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January 2012 |
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Title from title screen (viewed on February 26, 2012) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Reader |
| Subject |
Nation-building -- Afghanistan
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Economic assistance -- Afghanistan
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Military assistance.
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National security -- Afghanistan
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Armed Forces.
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Economic assistance.
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Military assistance.
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Nation-building.
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National security.
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Armed Forces
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| Subject |
Afghanistan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.
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Vivekananda International Foundation (New Delhi, India)
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