§ 7556. Benchmarks to evaluate the progress being made toward the transition of security responsibilities for Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan
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(a)Options for expansion of capacity of Afghan National Security Forces The President shall, acting through the Secretary of Defense, establish and update as appropriate, and submit to Congress, options to accelerate the expansion of the capacity of Afghan National Security Forces with the goal of—
(1)enabling the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, consistent with the Framework for Inteqal, to assume lead responsibility for security in all areas of Afghanistan, to maintain security in those areas, and to sustain the Afghan National Security Forces;
(2)achieving United States national security objectives to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda and its extremist allies in Afghanistan, and preventing the establishment of safe havens for those entities; and
(3)enabling the United States to move to an enduring partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, fully consistent with the Declaration by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on an Enduring Partnership as issued at the Lisbon conference on November 20, 2010.
(b)Benchmarks The President shall establish, and may update from time to time, a comprehensive set of benchmarks to evaluate progress being made toward meeting the goals set forth in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection (a).
(c)Submittal to Congress The President shall include the most current set of benchmarks established pursuant to subsection
(b)with each report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan that is submitted to Congress under sections 1230 and 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 385, 390).
(Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title XII, § 1221, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1635.)
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- Public Law 110–181
- 122 Stat. 385
- Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title XII, § 1221
- 125 Stat. 1635
- 127 Stat. 917
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§ 7556
Benchmarks to evaluate the progress being made toward the transition of security responsibilities for Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan
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Pub. L.Public Law 110–181
Stat.122 Stat. 385
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title XII, § 1221
Stat.125 Stat. 1635
Stat.127 Stat. 917
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