Approximately $11.7 billion has been spent to provide the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) with the infrastructure required to meet their training and operational requirements. There are increasing indicators that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) does not have the technical capacity or resources to maintain and operate ANSF infrastructure. This study focuses specifically on ANSF infrastructure due to the importance of infrastructure to operational readiness and ANSF retention. The purpose of this study is to determine the requirements for funding and technical capacities for ANSF infrastructure operations and maintenance (O&M). After this is determined, this study focuses on identifying the projected capacities for O&M at the end of 2014 within GIRoA. The projected difference between the required and existing O&M capacity in Afghanistan are then compared. After determining the gap between the projected requirements and projected capacity, recommendations are provided to close the gap.

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