Building special operations partnerships in Afghanistan and beyond : challenges and best practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia / Austin Long, Todd C. Helmus, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Christopher M. Schnaubelt, Peter Chalk.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100).
Contents
Preface -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The Ministry of Interior's National Mission Units -- Chapter Three: SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The Ministry of Interior's Provincial Response Companies -- Chapter Four: SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The ANASOF Special Operations Kandaks -- Chapter Five: SOF Partnership in Iraq -- Chapter Six: SOF Partnership in Colombia -- Chapter Seven: Best Practices and Recommendations for SOF Partnering -- Chapter Eight: Conclusion: SOF Partnership Beyond Afghanistan -- Appendix: Interview Protocol -- References.
Summary
"Building the capacity of Afghan Special Operations Forces (SOF) is a key goal of the United States and its coalition partners. This report summarizes key partnering practices and presents findings from SOF partnership case studies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia. The goal is to identify best practices to benefit the development of Afghan SOF, as well as for special operations partnerships beyond Afghanistan"--Publisher's description
Note
Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed August 18, 2015).
