CIAO DATE: 07/2014
June 2014
United States Institute of Peace
The May 27 White House announcement on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan raises serious questions about the staying power of international security funding to support the size of the future Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), as agreed two years ago in Chicago. Concerns also exist about Afghanistan fulfilling its own commitment to fund its security forces. With the ANSF largely a U.S. creation, it would be irresponsible now to turn around and undermine it.
Resource link: Revisiting Chicago: The Critical Need To Maintain Support For Afghanistan's National Security Forces Post-2014 [PDF] - 440K