Strategy - Afghanistan 2006

Question	Answer
When did ISAF become responsible for the whole country?	January 2006
What caused the insurgency to grow by 2006? PECCARR	Pakistan (safe havens), Economy (expectations not realised), Corruption (lots everywhere), CIVCAS, Absence (of security forces in countryside), Reticence (of NATO countries to commit), Re-infiltration (failure to hold cleared areas)
What were the EWMs in 2006?	E: Rebuild Afghanistan to stop TB coming back. W: COIN. M: Under resourced ground force
What defined the UK deployment to Helmand in 2006?	Dispersion of forces into isolated FOBs, and recurrent and indecisive offensive operations
What does Ledwidge say about the troops ratio?	3500 overall, only 600 of which were infantry
What does Farrell and Gordon say characterised the 2006 deployment?	A lack of understanding
What was the name of the region where the UK planned to operate?	The Afghan Development Zone
Helmand is challenging to operate in. What does it have more of than other districts?	Criminality and narcotics
Helmand is challenging to operate in. What does it have a paucity of compared to other districts?	Education, Human Capacity, Government
What was the plan for the ADZ?	Develop a small area
WHO put pressure on WHO to do WHAT in 2006?	Daoud put pressure on Butler to spread out forces across Helmand
Why did Daud pressure Butler to spread out forces in 2006?	Fearful Helmand may fall to TB

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