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UNCLASSIFIED Figure 17: AAF End Strength, Attrition, and Retention In addition to the previously discussed increase in independent operations, the ANA have also demonstrated an improved ability to conduct deliberate planning and use intelligence to drive operations. While the planning efforts may not be as thorough as ISAF’s, and desired effects may not always be achieved, the ANA’s ability to conduct hasty planning and act on intelligence continues to improve. ANA military intelligence also showed some improvements during the reporting period. Overall, intelligence results are mixed across the ANA. Improvements in analysis, targeting, signals intelligence utilization, and intelligence-driven operations were reported. However, there are still many units struggling with intelligence competencies: analysis, collection, and a lack of trust and unwillingness to share information remain problematic in some areas. Mobile Strike Force (MSF) units began fielding during the reporting period, representing a major improvement to the capabilities of the ANA. The MSF is a combined arms organization that uses its mobility and firepower to find, contain, close with, and destroy the enemy. MSF kandaks are more mobile and heavily armed than regular infantry kandaks employing Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFV), which are highly mobile light-armor vehicles. The MSF will act 63
UNCLASSIFIED as a regional quick reaction force to support ANA Corps commanders, civil authorities, or the ANP. The MSF kandak differs from an ordinary ANA kandak in that it is under the direct control of the MoD and can operate across corps boundaries, although corps commanders will retain tactical control of the MSF. MSF brigade HQs will be located in Kabul and Kandahar. Currently, two MSF brigade HQ and three MSF kandaks are fielded. As of the end of the reporting period, 168 of 180 authorized MSFVs had been fielded. In total, seven MSF kandaks will be fielded. In addition four Special Operations Force MSF Companies will be trained and fielded as a separate ANASOC capability. Under current plans, all 623 authorized MSFVs will be fielded by December 2014. Manning Overall, ISAF assesses recruitment within the ANA and ANP to be able to meet desired steadystate end-strength numbers, although more stringent vetting procedures designed to help mitigate the insider threat have slowed the recruiting process to some degree. Additionally, within the ANA, many of the units that remain to be fielded are now specialty units and critical enablers. This requires adjustment to recruiting and induction procedures, enabling the necessary training to be completed to achieve force requirements. Attrition within the ANA continues to be a significant challenge, as continued high attrition increases the overall cost of sustaining the force and creates a burden on recruiting and training structures. The ANA attrition rate remained well above the 1.4 percent monthly goal, reaching 4.1 percent in one month during this reporting period. Attrition fell to 2.5 percent in March. Since many of the underlying issues with attrition pertain to leadership, the MoD formed an evaluation commission to assess more than 500 commanders, and if need be, replace unsatisfactory leaders from battalion through corps levels. The evaluation commission has identified more than 30 poorly performing commanders; approximately 10 of these commanders have been re-assigned. ISAF continues to work with the MoD to identify root causes and develop initiatives to reduce overall attrition. Figure 18: ANA and AAF Attrition Rates Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 ANA 3.0% 3.5% 3.5% 2.6% 4.1% 2.9% 2.5% AAF 0.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 1.2% 1.1% Goal 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% The high ANA attrition rate is undermining attempts to develop a trained and experienced cadre of NCOs and soldiers. Currently, the ANA is focused on the backfilling of soldiers from fielded units as opposed to the development of more advanced skill sets. In addition, shortcomings in their personnel training system often result in specialist soldiers arriving at units and being mis- 64
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