Building Afghanistan's security forces in wartime : the Soviet experience / Olga Oliker.

Abstract: "This monograph provides an overview of Soviet efforts to improve and facilitate the training and development of Afghan security forces. It covers the time period from 1920 to 1989, with specific focus on the period of the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989. To do so, it draws on Western, Soviet, and Russian sources, as well as interviews in Kabul and Moscow with individuals involved on both the Soviet and Afghan sides. It concludes with comparisons with and lessons for Contents: Historical overview : 20th-century security aid to Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion—The Soviet advisory mission in the 1980s : senior leadership and reporting channels—Mol and KhAD security forces during the 1980s—The Afghan military—Militias and other forces—Afghan security forces challenges and responses—The Soviet decision to withdraw and the legacy of Soviet efforts to build Afghan security forces—Conclusion : parallels, disconnects, and what the International Security Assistance Force can learn from the Soviet experience.

ongoing SFA in Afghanistan"—Pages xiii.

Includes bibliographical references.

English