Title Afghanistan's local war : building local defense forces / Seth G. Jones, Arturo Muñoz.

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Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2010.

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Description	1 online resource (xv, 97 pages) : map.
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Series	Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1002-MCIA
	Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1002-MCIA.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-97).
Contents	Introduction -- The challenge : protecting the population -- Local dynamics and community policing -- An analysis of community policing -- Organizing local defense forces -- Mitigating risks.
Summary	Security in Afghanistan has historically required a combination of top-down efforts from the central government and bottom-up efforts from local communities. Since 2001, U.S. and broader international efforts have focused on establishing security solely from the top down through Afghan national security forces and other central government institutions. But local security forces are a critical complement to these efforts, especially in rural areas of the country. The Afghan government and NATO forces need to move quickly to establish a more-effective bottom-up strategy to complement top-down efforts by better leveraging local communities. The Afghan government can work with existing community structures that oppose insurgents to establish village-level policing entities, such as arbakai and chalweshtai, with support from NATO. Effectively leveraging local communities should significantly improve counterinsurgency prospects and can facilitate mobilization of the population against insurgents. This analysis documents lessons about the viability of establishing local security in Afghanistan and addresses concerns about the wisdom of such policies.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Internal security -- Afghanistan.
	Afghanistan -- Armed Forces.
	National security -- Afghanistan.
	Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-2021
	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
	Armed Forces. (OCoLC)fst00814586
	Internal security. (OCoLC)fst00976624
	National security. (OCoLC)fst01033711
	Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
	Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
Chronological Term	Since 2001
Added Author	Muñoz, Arturo.
	United States. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity.
	National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Other Form:	Print version: Jones, Seth G., 1972- Afghanistan's local war. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2010, ©2010 9780833049889 (DLC) 2010932125 (OCoLC)650215750
ISBN	9780833050809 (electronic bk.)
	083305080X (electronic bk.)
Report No.	RAND/MG-1002-MCIA

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