Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan Report to Congress

December 2015 marks nearly one year into U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led Resolute Support (RS) mission focused on developing institutional capacity to enhance security and stability across Afghanistan. During the June 1 through November 30, 2015, reporting period, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) endured a tough fight against a determined insurgency, and have proven their willingness to fight and to learn from mistakes. Contents of this report: (1) Strategy and Objectives in Afghanistan; (2) Threat Assessment: Importance of Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations; Current and Anticipated Security Conditions; (3) Overview of ANDSF; (4) Ministry of Defense and Afghan National Army; (5) Ministry of Interior and Afghan National Police; (6) Financing ANDSF; Annex A: RS Indicators of Effectiveness for the Ministries of Defense and Interior. Figures. This is a print on demand report.