Aid During Conflicts Interaction Between Military and Civilian Assistance Providers in Afghanistan

by Oliker, Olga; Kauzlarich, Richard D.; Dobbins, James; Basseuner, Kurt W.; Sampler, Donald L.

• ISBN13: 9780833036407
• ISBN10: 0833036408
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-29
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

An Assessment of humantarian-assistance efforts by the interaction between civilian and military providers in the early phases of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
The Rand Corporation Quality Assurance Process	vii
Summary	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Glossary	xix
Introduction	1	(4)
Assistance in Times of Conflict: The Pre-September 11 Experience	5	(18)
Paradigms of Assistance: A Framework	5	(3)
Past Experience and Military Expectations	8	(5)
Resulting Military Doctrine	13	(2)
Past Experience and the Expectations of Civilian Actors	15	(5)
Summary of IO/NGO Paradigms	20	(1)
Implications for Operation Enduring Freedom	21	(2)
Afghanistan Before Operation Enduring Freedom	23	(15)
The Humanitarian Situation	23	(3)
U. S. Humanitarian Assistance	26	(2)
International Political and Strategic Involvement	28	(10)
Civil-Military Operations: Planning and Cooperation Between September 11 and October 31, 2001	38	(6)
Military Civil-Military Operations Planning	38	(2)
Civil-Military Coordination	40	(4)
Assistance Efforts Between October 7 and December 5, 2001	44	(22)
Military Humanitarian-Type Activities	44	(7)
IOs and NGOs	51	(6)
USAID	57	(2)
Civilian-Military Relations	59	(6)
Assessing CMOs During the Fight Against the Taliban	65	(1)
Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction Efforts Between December 5, 2001, and June 1, 2002	66	(31)
Military Humanitarian-Type Activities	66	(12)
USAID's Role	78	(1)
IO and NGO Activities	79	(3)
Civilian-Military Relations	82	(15)
Conclusion: Issues and Recommendations	97	(16)
Recommendations for USG Interagency Cooperation	98	(7)
Recommendations for Interaction with IOs and NGOs	105	(3)
Recommendations for Turning Lessons Learned into Lessons Applied	108	(5)
Appendix: International Involvement in Afghanistan	113	(12)
References	125