Showing posts with label Partnering. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Re-engagement with Afghan Forces in South

It would appear that the Coalition in Regional Command South have re-thought the concept of letting the ANSF stand on their own - pulling back enablers such as fire support, MEDEVAC, intelligence assets, etc. The ANSF took a beating this past fighting season, suffered heavy casualties, lost soldiers to desertion, and gave up physical terrain that was hard-fought for in earlier years by ISAF. Now commanders are thinking we should re-engage with the ANSF so that they can reset their forces, fight a winter campaign and then be ready for the spring fighting season which will likely start one month earlier based on the Taliban trying to disrupt the April 2014 elections. Read more in "Eyeing election, US commanders re-engage with Afghan forces", Stars and Stripes, December 28, 2013.