The need for a political and economic transition strategy in Afghanistan : report from July 2011 trip to Kabul, Afghanistan / John Podesta, Brian Katulis, and Caroline Wadhams.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Center for American Progress, 2011.Description: 16 pages ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
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Contents: Executive summary—Remaining obstacles to a successful transition—Recommendations to U.S. Policymakers for crafting a political and economic transition strategy—Conclusion—Acknowledgements.
Summary: Summary: “President Barack Obama announced the start of a security transition in Afghanistan earlier this summer that will give lead responsibility to the Afghan government by 2014. But the United States still lacks a fully integrated plan for the political and economic transition to complement the security transition. U.S. efforts have been almost exclusively focused on building the size and capacity of the Afghanistan National Security Forces, or ANSF, weakening the insurgency through military strikes, and maintaining recent security gains achieved in parts of the south during the 2010-2011 surge of U.S. forces and the International Security Assistance Forces, or ISAF…”—(page 1).

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Contents: Executive summary—Remaining obstacles to a successful transition—Recommendations to U.S. Policymakers for crafting a political and economic transition strategy—Conclusion—Acknowledgements.

Summary: “President Barack Obama announced the start of a security transition in Afghanistan earlier this summer that will give lead responsibility to the Afghan government by 2014. But the United States still lacks a fully integrated plan for the political and economic transition to complement the security transition. U.S. efforts have been almost exclusively focused on building the size and capacity of the Afghanistan National Security Forces, or ANSF, weakening the insurgency through military strikes, and maintaining recent security gains achieved in parts of the south during the 2010-2011 surge of U.S. forces and the International Security Assistance Forces, or ISAF…”—(page 1).

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