Sec. 1214. Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan under Operation Resolute Support

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Not later than April 1, 2015, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s

(NATO)Operation Resolute Support. The report required under subsection

(a)shall include a description of the mission and a comprehensive strategy of the United States for security and stability in Afghanistan during Operation Resolute Support, including any changes to the mission and strategy over time. The description of such strategy shall consist of a general overview and a separate detailed section for each of the following: The status of the train, advise, and assist mission under NATO’s Operation Resolute Support. A description of the following: The strategy and budget, with defined objectives, for activities relating to strengthening and sustaining the resources, capabilities, and effectiveness of the Afghanistan National Army

(ANA)and the Afghanistan National Police

(ANP)of the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), with the goal of ensuring that a strong and fully-capable ANSF is able to independently and effectively conduct operations and maintain security and stability in Afghanistan by the end of Operation Resolute Support. Any actions of the United States and the Government of Afghanistan to achieve the following goals relating to sustaining the capacity of the ANSF and the results of such actions: Improve and sustain ANSF recruitment and retention, including through vetting and salaries for the ANSF. Improve and sustain ANSF training and mentoring. Strengthen the partnership between the Government of the United States and the Government of Afghanistan. Ensure international commitments to support the ANSF. A description of the following: The access arrangements, the specific locations, and the force protection requirements for bases that the United States has access to in Afghanistan. A summary of attacks against NATO bases or facilities and any challenges to force protection, such as green-on-blue attacks. A description of any actions, and the results of such actions, by the United States, NATO, and the Government of Afghanistan to fight public corruption and strengthen governance and the rule of law at the local, provincial, and national levels. A description of any actions by the Government of Afghanistan to increase cooperation with countries geographically located around Afghanistan’s border, with a particular focus on improving security and stability in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas, and the status of such actions. The report required under subsection

(a)shall set forth a comprehensive set of performance indicators, measures of progress, and any unfulfilled requirements toward sustainable long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, as specified in paragraph (2), and shall include performance standards and goals, together with a notional timetable for achieving such goals. The performance indicators, measures of progress, and any unfulfilled requirements specified in this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, the following: An assessment of NATO train, advise, and assist mission requirements. Such assessments shall include— indicators of the efficacy of the train, advise, and assist mission, such as number of engagements with the ANSF per day, a description of the engagements with the ANSF, and trends in the marginal improvements in the functional areas of the ANSF support structure from the tactical to the ministerial level; contractor support requirements for the train, advise, and assist mission and for the ANSF; and any unfulfilled requirements. For the ANA, and separately for the ANP, an assessment and any changes over time for the following: Recruitment and retention numbers, rates of absenteeism, rates and overall number of any desertions, ANSF vetting procedures, and salary scale. Numbers ANSF being trained and the type of training and mentoring. Operational readiness status of ANSF units, including any changes to the type, number, size, and organizational structure of ANA and ANP units. A description of any gaps in ANSF capacity and capability. Effectiveness of ANA and ANP senior officers and the ANA and ANP chain of command. An assessment of the extent to which insurgents have infiltrated the ANA and ANP. An assessment of the ANSF’s ability to hold terrain in Afghanistan and any posture changes in the ANSF such that they no longer are providing coverage of certain areas in Afghanistan that the ANSF was providing coverage of prior to the reporting period. An assessment of the relative strength of the insurgency in Afghanistan and the extent to which it is utilizing weapons or weapons-related materials from countries other than Afghanistan. A description of all terrorist and insurgent groups operating in Afghanistan, including the number, size, equipment strength, military effectiveness, and sources of support. An assessment of security and stability, including terrorist and insurgent activity, in Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas and in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas from groups, including, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani Network, and the Quetta Shura Taliban, and any attacks on NATO supply lines. A description of the counterterrorism mission and an assessment of the counterterrorism campaign within Operation Resolute Support, including— the ability of NATO and the ANSF to detain individuals for intelligence purposes and to prevent high-value detainees from returning to the battlefield; and an assessment of whether the Government of Afghanistan is partnering effectively and conducting operations based on NATO intelligence information. An assessment of United States military requirements for the NATO train, advise, and assist mission, counterterrorism, and force protection requirements under Operation Resolute Support, including planned personnel rotations and the associated time period of deployment for the 1-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the report required under subsection (a). The report required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary. The Secretary of Defense shall supplement the report required under subsection

(a)with regular briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the subject matter of the report. Section 1230(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 122 Stat. 385), as most recently amended by section 1218(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1632), is further amended by striking the end of fiscal year 2014 and inserting December 31, 2014 . In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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Pub. L. 110-181
122 Stat. 385
Pub. L. 112-81
125 Stat. 1632

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Sec. 1214

Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan under Operation Resolute Support

Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-181

Stat.122 Stat. 385

Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-81

Stat.125 Stat. 1632

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