Raspal Khosa, 'Making It Count: Australia's Involvement In Afghanistan', Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 15 May 2008
EXCERPT: "The Australian Government faces a policy conundrum over its involvement in Afghanistan as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It remains committed to the state‑building project and wants to increase assistance in reconstruction and capacity building. However, the government is concerned at the deepening conflict and what it perceives as lack of progress in Afghanistan. It argues the strategy in Afghanistan lacks coherence and questions whether otherwise capable NATO alliance members are really committed to the ISAF mission—although the government has itself ruled out deploying more military forces to the region, claiming the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is overstretched. This paper examines Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan and advances three recommendations on how to increase the effectiveness of our commitment."
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