Assessment of U.S. and Coalition Plans to Train, Equip, and Field the Afghan National Security Forces
Abstract
Congress provided approximately $18.25 billion to the Iraq Security Forces Fund (ISFF) and approximately $18.95 billion to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) through Public Laws 109-13, 109-234, 109-289, 110-28, 110-161, 110-252, and 111-32. These Public Laws define the train and equip mission performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The laws specify that the funds be used in support of the security forces of Iraq and Afghanistan. On April 2008, the Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG) assembled and deployed a team which conducted an assessment of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives accountability and control, security assistance, and logistics sustainment with respect to the Afghan National Security Forces. The results of that assessment were published on October 24, 2008 in DODIG report No. SPO-2009-001. The fieldwork for this latest assessment was conducted during March 2009. The team evaluated whether DOD, Coalition, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Ministry of Interior (MoI) goals, objectives, plans, guidance, operations, and resources to train, equip, field, and mentor the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) were prepared, issued, operative, and complete. The report is divided into four parts: (1) Notable Improvements; (2) Afghan National Security Forces; (3) Afghan National Army, and (4) Afghan National Police. The report makes 23 observations and 68 recommendations. The results are discussed therein.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA590525
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense