@inbook{10.7249/mg1066a.9,
 ISBN = {9780833052117},
 URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg1066a.9},
 abstract = {Security force assistance (SFA) is a central pillar of the counterinsurgency campaign being waged by U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The outcome of the campaign hinges, in large measure, on the effectiveness of the assistance provided to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), which includes the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police (ANP), as well as some smaller security forces, and the extent to which the armed elements of tribes, sub-tribes, and clans can be brought under government control. This chapter starts with a brief overview of the security, political, and socioeconomic context in Afghanistan and},
 bookauthor = {Terrence K. Kelly and Nora Bensahel and Olga Oliker},
 booktitle = {Security Force Assistance in Afghanistan: Identifying Lessons for Future Efforts},
 pages = {1--16},
 publisher = {RAND Corporation},
 title = {Introduction},
 year = {2011}
}