Building stability in Afghanistan

In: NATO Review, S. il(s), map(s)

Abstract

NATO's leadership of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has been a unique mission, and its success requires a focus on three priority areas: continued ISAF expansion; increased assistance to security sector reform, including the training of Afghan security forces; and improved coordination between NATO/ISAF and other international organizations and missions working in Afghanistan. ISAF has expanded its mission from Kabul to the north and the west and is poised to move to the south and eventually the east of Afghanistan, an area less stable requiring a more robust approach.