Sec. 1212. Report on United States strategy in Afghanistan
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Not later than February 15, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the United States strategy in Afghanistan. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A description of United States assumptions, security interests, and corresponding objectives in Afghanistan. A description of how current military efforts align to such objectives and, given current or projected progress, a realistic prognosis for a timeline necessary to achieve such objectives. An explanation of the conditions necessary for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to become self-sufficient. A description of the projected long-term and sustainable United States role in Afghanistan. A description of the threat of harm to United States forces in Afghanistan and a justification based on the threat to United States interests. A description of— support provided to the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani network, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and other terrorist organizations operating in Afghanistan by Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and other countries; and United States military and diplomatic efforts to disrupt such support. The projected casualties and costs associated with the deployment of members of the Armed Forces to Afghanistan. The objectives of deployment of members of the Armed Forces to Afghanistan, including a time line to achieve such objectives as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 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.