Sentinels of Afghan democracy : the Afghan national army

Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the international community has contributed much in terms of manpower, monetary aid, essential equipment and expertise in rehabilitaring this war-torn Central Asia country. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has arguably been one of the leading success stori...

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Main Author: Chan, Samuel
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Published: 2009
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-904612020-11-01T08:49:59Z Sentinels of Afghan democracy : the Afghan national army Chan, Samuel S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the international community has contributed much in terms of manpower, monetary aid, essential equipment and expertise in rehabilitaring this war-torn Central Asia country. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has arguably been one of the leading success stories. This paper explains the current state of the ANA with particular focus on its 'Military Balance', training, and performance in the field. It argues that the ANA in its contemporary ('present' is a better world) state is still not ready to take on responsibility for Afghanistan's security, nor will it be ready in the short-term notwithstanding the progress made thus far. For the ANA to be capable of being sentinels of Afghan democracy, both the Afghans and the international community (and not the Americans alone) must be commmited to work in partnership for many years to come. 2009-02-05T09:32:19Z 2019-12-06T17:48:09Z 2009-02-05T09:32:19Z 2019-12-06T17:48:09Z 2007 2007 Working Paper Chen, S. (2007). Sentinels of Afghan democracy : the Afghan national army. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 128). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90461 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4385 RSIS Working Papers ; 128/07 Nanyang Technological University 35 p. application/pdf
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Sentinels of Afghan democracy : the Afghan national army
description Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the international community has contributed much in terms of manpower, monetary aid, essential equipment and expertise in rehabilitaring this war-torn Central Asia country. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has arguably been one of the leading success stories. This paper explains the current state of the ANA with particular focus on its 'Military Balance', training, and performance in the field. It argues that the ANA in its contemporary ('present' is a better world) state is still not ready to take on responsibility for Afghanistan's security, nor will it be ready in the short-term notwithstanding the progress made thus far. For the ANA to be capable of being sentinels of Afghan democracy, both the Afghans and the international community (and not the Americans alone) must be commmited to work in partnership for many years to come.
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