ANSF | Afghan National Security Forces

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Afghan security forces controlling fewer districts, says SIGAR
Gabriel Dominguez - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
31 October 2017

The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) appear to continue to lose territory to insurgents, according to a 30 October report issued by the US Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

As of 24 August, 54 of the 407 districts of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces were under insurgent control (13) or influence (41), which is an increase of 9 districts over the past six months, SIGAR John Sopko quoted US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) as saying.

This means that 13.3% of the Central Asian country’s districts are now under insurgent control or influence, a more than 2% increase over the past six months, and a 5% increase compared with the same period in 2016.

http://www.janes.com/article/75341/afghan-security-forces-controlling-fewer-districts-says-sigar

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/afghan-special-forces-likely-to-receive-upgraded-m3e1-bazooka-systems-03760

The Afghan Special Operations Forces will likely received the upgraded version of the MSE1 Bazook system, lightweight shoulder-fired Multi-Role Anti-Armor, Anti-Personnel Weapons System (MAAWS).

The Army is fast-tracking acquisition of more than 1,000 upgraded, lightweight shoulder-fired weapons able to destroy enemy targets hidden behind rocks, trees and buildings, according to National Interest magazine.


According to the magazine, latest version, or M3E1, is not only lighter, but shorter than the existing M3 but also ergonomically designed with a longer handle and better grips. These features, as well as its ability to use multiple types of rounds for firing, has led the Army to approve a requirement for 1,111 M3E1 unit.

The Ministry of Defense deputy spokesman Mohammad Radmanish confirmed that the Afghan commando forces are expected to receive the light weaponry in the near future.

He said the weapon will help the Afghan security forces to target the enemies of the country from different angles and hit their positions, including the armored personnel carriers.

This comes as the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission said earlier this month that the Afghan National Army and Special Forces will receive new weapons and ammunition from their international partners amid ongoing efforts to further boost the capabilities of the national defense and security forces.

“The Afghan National Army and Afghan Commandos gain firepower! The Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan’s Security Assistance Office conducted a night mission to receive various weapons and ammunition in Kabul,” NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in short statement posted online.

NATO says providing weapons and ammo increases the Afghan Army’s fighting capability.

The Afghan government in cooperation from its international allies has stepped up efforts to increase the capabilities of the security forces to defend the country against the menace of terrorism.

 

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http://www.khaama.com/us-approves-3...contract-to-afghanistan-other-countries-03716

The United States Department of Defense has approved a new contract worth $34.2 million in foreign military sales to Afghanistan and other nations.

“Capco LLC,* Grand Junction, Colorado, has been awarded a $34,262,050 fired-price-with-economic-price-adjustment foreign military sales (Afghanistan, Canada, Iraq, Malaysia, Morocco, and Taiwan) contract for BSU-33 bomb fin assemblies” the Department of Defense said in a statement.

The statement further added that work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2022.

This comes as the Afghan government and the country’s international allies including US and NATO have stepped up efforts to bolster the capabilities of the Afghan force and Air Force.

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani earlier informed regarding the investment plans worth billions of dollars on the Afghan Air Force as he expressed optimisms that the announcement of the new US strategy for Afghanistan will pave the way for further expansion of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission’s activities to boost the capabilities of the Afghan forces.

Speaking during a gathering earlier in September, President Ghani further added that six billion dollars will be invested on the Air Force in the next four years.

 

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“Integrated Microwave Technology LLC,* Hackettstown, New Jersey, has been awarded a $12,583,035 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Afghanistan) contract for the purchase of hand-held intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance receiver devices,” Pentagon said in a statement.

 

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[BATMAN]

Report: Afghan security forces committed 75 rights abuses, including child sex assault

"the full extent of child sexual assault committed by Afghan security forces may never be known."

"This type of abuse, appallingly, is a common practice," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., for whom the Leahy Laws are named. "In fact, it is a virtual certainty that it is grossly underreported.

U.S. will have to rely on the Afghan government to document abuses going forward, said the SIGAR report.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/top-level-shuffle-in-afghan-army-causes-shockwaves-127174

Under a draft law approved by the Afghan parliament last November, as many as 2,000 high-ranking military officers

The modern Afghan army was formed in 2002, after the fall of the regime, and its current strength is around 200,000, according to the U.S. Defense Department, the main backer of the Afghan government.

Last year, the president upgraded the army’s Special Forces Unit and Special Operations Division to the military corps, and vowed to increase its strength from the current 13,000 to 30,000.

 

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Report: Afghan security forces committed 75 rights abuses, including child sex assault

"the full extent of child sexual assault committed by Afghan security forces may never be known."

"This type of abuse, appallingly, is a common practice," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., for whom the Leahy Laws are named. "In fact, it is a virtual certainty that it is grossly underreported.

U.S. will have to rely on the Afghan government to document abuses going forward, said the SIGAR report.

no wonder the army fought like shit

 

[Agha Sher]

A brief video of an ASF night operation against Taliban in Afghanistan. Video clearly captures the intensity of firefights, which soldiers in combat endure.

Bravery is definitely required if you put yourself in a situation like that!

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[Abu Zarrar]

In the last one month 513 ANA soldiers were killed, 718 wounded and 43 captured," according to the Afghan ministry of Defense. while IEA says they lost 58 fighters.
https://www.tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan/alarm-bells-ring over high ana casualty-rate

 

[Abu Zarrar]

Afghan National Army War Crimes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1085184197562486792

 

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Military Capabilities
US efforts in Afghanistan undermined by ‘disincentive to tell the truth’, says SIGAR
Gabriel Dominguez, London - Jane's Defence Weekly
20 January 2020



US efforts to reconstruct Afghanistan and bolster the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have been undermined by a "disincentive to tell the truth" about the progress being made in the Central Asian country, John Sopko, the US Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), said on 15 January.

Speaking before the US House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee about his 'US Lessons Learned in Afghanistan' reports, Sopko said that since he and his team first flew to Afghanistan, they began noticing a "disconnect" between what they saw on the ground and how the US Agency for International Development, the US Department of State, and the US Department of Defense (DoD) were depicting the level of progress being made in the country.

 

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