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[14 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) institutions, corruption, lack of economic opportunity and insufficient physical protection.
• Mission can succeed but requires a fundamentally new approach
– Operational culture of ISAF: focus Counter-insurgency (COIN) on winning support of the people.
– Stronger security partnership: accelerate Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and partner at all levels.
– Responsive and accountable governance: an equal priority with security.
– Internal ISAF organizational changes: Unity of Command, Unity of Effort.
• Time is critical. ISAF must be properly resourced to gain and maintain the initiative while ANSF capacity and capability is built.

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[13 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]

In accordance with all the relevant Security Council Resolutions, ISAF’s main role is to assist the Afghan government in the establishment of a secure and stable environment. To this end, ISAF forces are conducting security and stability operations throughout the country together with the Afghan National Security Forces and are directly involved in the development of the Afghan National Army through mentoring, training and equipping.

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[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]

HQ International Security Assistance Force Support Group Engineers Brief to the Joint Engineer Training Conference. May 20, 2009.

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[14 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]

Map of all ISAF RC and PRT Locations in Afghanistan as of October 22, 2009.

Afghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization »

[11 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]

Kabul International Airport belongs to the MoTCA, which operates KAIA. It is supported by the Troop Contributing Nations (TCNs). COM KAIA, under the command of COM ISAF, operates the military component of KAIA, assists the Afghan authorities in operating KAIA, and also assumes Air Traffic Control Authority in KABUL Control Zone (CTR).

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[2 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]

Map of ISAF Afghanistan PRT/FSB Locations as of October 2007.

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[7 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]

9P113
NICKNAME: LUNA-M
NATO NAME: FROG-7
CHASSIS: ZIL-135L4.
RANGE: 70000 m.

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[18 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]

Individuals and units must always take precautions against the special conditions caused by weather. This is especially true for winter conditions with low temperatures, snow, wind, darkness, humidity, mist and rain. Units need to survive and be capable to conduct operations in such environment. This can only be achieved by gaining experiences through training and exercising under such conditions.