The document outlines several key areas of focus for improving internal security factors in Afghanistan. These include greater political unity among central and provincial leaders, concentrating clearance efforts in major hot spot provinces, exploiting splits between the Taliban and the emergence of Daesh, focusing on security of the Kabul-Kandahar highway, and improving support from the Resolute Support mission including intelligence, air support, and operational planning. It also recommends focusing on fighting strength of Afghan security forces units, extending service terms and incentivizing re-enlistment, improving coordination between disparate security forces, disbanding unofficial militias, and improving border security on the Afghan-Pakistan border.

1. Key Areas of Focus Internal Factors

2.  Greater political unity – central and provincial
leaders.
 Concentrate on clearance of major provinces –
Nangarhar, Kunar, Helmand, Badakshan, Ghazni,
Zabul and others which emerge as hot spots in 2016.
 Exploit split in Taliban, emergence of Daesh.
 Focus on security of Kabul – Kandahar Highway.
 Improve quality of support being provided by
Resolute Support Mission – particularly intelligence
assessment, fire including air support and operational
planning.
 Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces –
Focus on fighting strength of units, do not accept
deficiencies

3.  Extend terms of service of Afghan National
Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP)
personnel and incentivise re-enlistment.
 Improve coordination of disparate forces,
ANA, ANP, Afghan Local Police, local militias
where approved by the government
particularly at the grass roots.
 Disband militias which are not approved by
the central government in Kabul.
 Improve border security on Afghan Pakistan
border.

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