NATO and Afghanistan

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the role NATO holds, as an element in the Afghanistan war, due to the wide range of its activities and the resources it has at its disposal for the mission of creating a safe, viable, and functional state in Afghanistan. It also gives a background of the mission, the main aims set for the International Security Assistance Force, the results in terms of both successes and failures, and future actions needed to reach the final outcome set in the mission's statement.

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Background
NATO , success and failure
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From the Paper:

"There is a confusing aspect related to the actual ISAF mission which is generally viewed as being a UN force. However, it must be pointed out the fact that although it has the agreement of the United Nations and it is in full cooperation with the UN mission on the ground, its methods and actions are different from the ones typically used in UN missions. From this point of view, in order to assess the success of the NATO presence in Afghanistan, it is important to consider the areas in which it is involved. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "The Afghanistan Compact". United Nations Website. London 31 January 2006. 7 December 2007 < http://www.unama-afg.org/news/_londonConf/_docs/06jan30-AfghanistanCompact-Final.pdf?
• Chesterman, Simon. "Tiptoeing Through Afghanistan: The Future of UN State-Building". International Peace Academy. 2002.
• Evans, Michael. "Britain sends 1,500 more troops to Afghanistan". Times online. 23 February 2007. 7 December 2007 <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1431548.ece/>
• Fiscus, James W. America's War in Afghanistan. New York: Rosen Publishing, 2004.
• Jalali, Ali A. "Afghanistan in 2002: The Struggle to Win the Peace". Asian Survey, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2003, pp. 174-185.

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