Foreword vii
Preface xi
Summary xv
Introduction 1
Four Key Factors for the Future of Afghanistan 1
Chapter 1
Recommendations for Reducing Cross-Border Taliban Support 5
Pakistani Support 5
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Border 9
Regional States 12
Recommendations 13
Endnotes 16
Chapter 2
Recommendations for Reducing the Opium Trade 19
Recommendations 23
Endnotes 26
Chapter 3
Recommendations for Improving the Afghan National Defense Security Forces 29
ANDSF Attrition 35
Security Architecture Realignment 37
Recommendations 46
Endnotes 49
Chapter 4. Recommendations for Moving Toward Reconciliation 55
A Brief History of Reconciliation Efforts 1978 to Present 56
Recommendations 68
Endnotes 71
Appendix I
The Soviet Construction of Afghanistan’s Security Forces 75
The Design 75
The Sarandoy 76
The KhAD 77
The Afghan Military 77
Aviation 79
Border Forces 79
Citizen Militias 80
Tribal and Border Militias 80
Takeaways 81
Endnotes – Appendix I 83
Appendix II. Afghan Reconciliation Historical Review 85
Annex: Pashtun Uprising and Hadda Mullah Case Study 92
Endnotes – Appendix II 95
Appendix III. Colombia’s Reconciliation With the FARC—Case Study 99
Colombia’s Military Strategy to Take the FARC to Negotiations 102
Demobilization Program Before Talks 107
The Contrast Between the Two Conflicts 110
Conclusions 112
Endnotes – Appendix III. 114
Appendix IV. Reconciliation Terms and Definitions 117
Endnotes – Appendix IV 118
List of Contributors 119
Project Editor 119
Contributing Authors 119
Product Details
- Crisafulli, John
- Afghanistan
- Army War College
