Building special operations partnerships in Afghanistan and beyond challenges and best practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia

"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 bes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Long, Austin G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND [2015]©2015, 2015
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of 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
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100)