Uruzgan PRT Briefing 2006

PRT briefingPRT briefing

You may not be interested in war,You may not be interested in war,

but war is certainly interested in you …but war is certainly interested in you …Leon TrotskiLeon Trotski

Tarin Kowt2006

Topics

• Mission PRT

• Environment

• PRT

• Priorities

• Projects and processes

Mission PRT

“To assist the Government of Afghanistan to extend its authority in order to facilitate the development of a stable and secure environment and enable security sector

reform and the reconstruction effort.”

Mission PRT

• Multiyear approach – looking beyond current commitment

• Take risks – have courage to attack more fundamental problems

• Weaving strands (Aus, USAID, CADG, CERP, USACE, PEP, CIMIC, SSR, etc.) into a carpet

ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

The challenge to coordinate effectsThe challenge to coordinate effects

NATO CF

ISAF

RC(S)

TF-U

ODA/B

CSTC-A

GOA

PRT

2IC

C2 Chains and Effects

ANA ANP NDSBG

1 2

3

4

AHP

UAE

SOCCE

Sf Elms

Effects ?

CENTCOM

CJSOTF

RTF

GOA

Ministers/Directors PSC

PCC

Tarin Kowt ?

Deh Rahwood Chora Gizab Cahar Cineh Khas Uruzgan

Actors within Uruzgan

AHP

CF

ANPANANDS

Regional Police Chief

PC

Gov

PDC

Uruzgan Tribal DistributionUruzgan Tribal Distribution

Kakar

TokhiHotak

Helmand River

Helmand River

Helm

and

Provin

ce

Kandahar Province

Zabul Province

Dai-Kundi Province

Ghazni Province

Both Ghilzai and Durrani branches of the Pashtuns are found in Uruzgan. The province’s strongest tribes are the Pashtun-Durrani tribes: the Populzai, Barakzai, and Achakzai.

Mullahs

Provincial contextProvincial context

• Poppy producing and narco-trafficking region

• External and internal Taliban, drugs criminality and tribal conflicts intermingled

• Mostly agrarian society with urgent need for power & irrigation systems to support development

• Nascent transportation infrastructure with need for primary & secondary roads to promote security and development

• Unstable/weak/corrupt governance with new Governor & fragile provincial & district government structures

• Absence of IOs, NGOs, and civil society organizations

PRTPRT

Organisation, levels of engagement, Organisation, levels of engagement, concept of operationsconcept of operations

PRT Structure

PRT

S2 S3 CIMIC Budfin

343+1 1

CERP

2 US

1 US

DOS DEVAD

1

USAID

1US

2+2+1

MP

Mission Team 3 4Mission Team 2 4Mission Team 1 4

4+interpreter

USACE

2 US

Aus Lo

2 Aus

DynCorps

7 US

Health

1

PEP

1

TribAD

1

Polad

GOA

Ministers/Directors

PCPDC

Gov

PSC

PCC

Tarin Kowt

Deh Rahwood

Chora

Gizab

Cahar Cineh

Khas Uruzgan

Levels of Engagement

ANP ANA NDS

AHP

POPULATION : MTs

DISTRICTS : Staff and MTs

PROVINCE : Staff

NATIONAL : Via HME Min meetingPDC (starting)PSCANPAHPNDSNGO’s

Chora: Tribal, ANPDRW: District’s chiefANPNDSChaher Chineh: ShuraKhaz Uruzgan: Shura

QIPs: Mosques, schools, equipment for agriculture

Central Ministries

PRIORITIESPRIORITIES

Governance, Security and Socio-Governance, Security and Socio-Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

Governance and Security Priorities

• Governmental grip– Ministerial / Directors meeting: improving; more ownership– Developing role for Provincial Council: infant stage; necessity?

• Governmental Command and Control– Developing chain of command with districts: fractional; no FOM– Provincial Security Committee (PSC): regular and starting joint

planning– Provincial Development Council (PDC): first beginnings;

secretariat and 4 sub groups

• Security– Police registering, training and certification: ANAP = promising!

Joint operation: PRT – Dyn corps– Provincial Coordination Centre (PCC): developing; quality issues– Starting joint operations; ‘ANSF as colleagues’

Uruzgan is not ready for Western model democracy

Socio-economic Priorities

• Irrigation: increasing amount of arable land to generate more income – first projects identified

• Agriculture: improvement of crops – fertilisation and improved seedscounter narcotics: (1) five year plan, (2) GOA officials first, (3) dealers / market next

• Infrastructure• Dept. of Rehabilitation and Rural Development• USAID• CERP• USACE (AED)

• Health: coaching local med personnel to increase Afghan capacity in conjunction with AHDS; also ANA medics

• Education: starting school project in Chora and supporting in TK / DR; bigger plans soon – Afghan funding available

Current: road to Deh Rawod and Oshay

Next: road to Chora and to Khaz Uruzgan

PROJECTSPROJECTS

Past and presentPast and present

Radio stationRadio station

Roads Roads Tree nurseryTree nursery

Women’s vocational trainingWomen’s vocational training

Uruzgan Tribal DistributionUruzgan Tribal Distribution

Kakar

TokhiHotak

Helmand River

Helmand River

Helm

and

Provin

ce

Kandahar Province

Zabul Province

Dai-Kundi Province

Ghazni Province

Both Ghilzai and Durrani branches of the Pashtuns are found in Uruzgan. The province’s strongest tribes are the Pashtun-Durrani tribes: the Populzai, Barakzai, and Achakzai.

Mullahs

GOA


PCC

Tarin Kowt ?



AHP

CF

ANPANANDS


PC

Gov

PDC

PRT Track 1 and 2

Governance and Justice

Security and Stability

Socio-Economic Development

Track 1

Track 1

‘Above board’: Track 1

‘Below board’: Track 2

Track 2

Track 2

Achakzai, Alizai, Barakzai

Ghilzai: Hotakhi, Tokhi, Kakar

Popolzai

Panjpai: Nurzai, Alizai, Isaqzai, Babozai

Hazara

GulBarakzai

FarouqPopolzai

Nabi KhanTokhi

Paj MohammedAcheckzai

Uncle TokhiKandahar

MatiullahPopolzai

ParliamentAcheckzai



Popolzai


Hazara

Tokhi

Durrani

GOA


PCC

Tarin Kowt ?



AHP

CF

ANPANANDS


PC

Gov

PDC


Ghilzai: Hotakhi, Tokhi, Kakar, Babozai

Popolzai

Panjpai: Nurzai, Alizai, Isaqzai,

Hazara

Tokhi

Durrani

AHPPopolzai

Matiullah?

ANP and ANAP


Ghilzai: Hotakhi, Tokhi, Kakar, Babozai

Popolzai

Panjpai: Nurzai, Alikozai, Isaqzai

Hazara

?

Babozai leader

Matiullah

Babozai leader

Popolzai leader

Alekozai leader

Barakzai leader

Nurzai leader

Anti TB Covenant

Layers of conflict



Popolzai


Hazara

Tokhi

Durrani

Layers of conflict

Hotak

80 KIA ?



Popolzai


Hazara

Tokhi

Durrani

Layers of conflict

Hotak

Jamiad Islami

Hisb Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Hadzrat Zabratullah

Prof Mudjadeddi

80 KIA ?

Layers of conflict

Wahdad Islami Harakat IslamiHadzrat Zabratullah

Jamiad IslamiHIG

Communists Mudjaheddin

Power Brokers

Questions?Questions?

Documents

Uruzgan PRT Briefing 2006