After 17 years of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and security-related U.S. appropriations totaling $83.3 billion (approximately 63 percent of the nearly $133 b
Security force assistance (SFA) is a central pillar of the counterinsurgency campaign being waged by U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. This monograph an
This publication is the second in a series of lessons learned reports which examine how the U.S. government and Departments of Defense, State, and Justice carri
"This book explores the political dilemmas around security forces in war-torn countries. Well-governed military and police forces are central to sustained peace