Screen LibraryBuilding Afghanistan's security forces in wartime：the Soviet experience
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RAND,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Monica, C.A. |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1078-A |
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| Carrier Form: | xxv, 100 p.: col. ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Publication Frequency: | Also available online. |
| ISBN: |
9780833051684 (pbk.) 0833051687 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D737 |
| CLC: | D737.21 |
| Call Number: | D737.21/O46 |
| Contents: |
"Arroyo Center." Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-100). Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction -- The Limited Contingent -- Purpose and Research Approach -- ch. Two Historical Overview: 20th-century Security Aid to Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion -- 1920 -- 1978 -- The Saur Revolution -- Evencs Leading Up to the Soviet Invasion -- Afghan Security Forces on the Eve of the Soviet Invasion -- A Decision to Invade? -- ch. Three The Soviet Advisory Mission in the 1980s: Senior Leadership and Reporting Channels -- ch. Four Mol and KhAD Security Forces During the 1980s -- The Sarandoy -- KhAD -- ch. Five The Afghan Military -- The Military Advisory Mission -- Training of Afghan Military Personnel -- Aviation -- Border Forces -- ch. Six Militias and Other Forces -- Citizen Militias -- Border and Tribal Militias -- ch. Seven Afghan Security Forces Challenges and Responses -- Force Size and Desertion -- Efforts to Increase Numbers and Improve Morale -- Equipment -- Division of Labor Among Afghan Security Forces -- Transferring Control -- ch. Eight The Soviet Decision to Withdraw and the Legacy of Soviet Efforts to Build Afghan Security Forces -- Dissenting Voices -- Preparing to Leave -- The Withdrawal and After -- Evaluating Soviet Efforts in Hindsight -- ch. Nine 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. |