Afghanistan : post-Taliban governance, security, and U.S. policy / Kenneth Katzman.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: [Washington, D.C.] : Congressional Research Service, 2013.Description: [4] unnumbered pages, 84 pages : color maps ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification: - Pamphlet DS357.6. K389 2013
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | Pamphlet DS357.6.K389 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3ACKU000543057 |
Cover title.
“October 23, 2013”.
“Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs”—title page.
“CRS, Prepared for members and Committees of Congress”—cover page.
“Congress Research Services ; informing the legislative debate since 1914”—at head of title.
“RL30588”—cover page.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Background—Security policy : transition, and beyond—Regional dimension—Aid and economic development—Residual issues from past conflicts—Figures—Tables—Appendixes—Contacts.
Summary: “The United States and its partner countries are reducing military involvement in Afghanistan as Afghan security forces assume lead security responsibility throughout the country. The current international security mission will terminate at the end of 2014 and likely transition to a far smaller mission consisting mostly of training and mentoring the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF). The number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, which peaked at about 100,000 in June 2011, was reduced to a “pre-surge” level of about 66,000 in September 2012, and is currently about 52,000. That number will fall to 34,000 by February 2014. The size of the “residual force” that will likely remain in Afghanistan after 2014…”—(summary page).
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