Afghanistan: Behind the frontline

My FT colleagues here in London, Kabul and in bureaux across the world have produced a detailed interactive graphic on Nato’s civil reconstruction in Afghanistan. The graphic shows the reconstruction efforts of the US, UK and other leading members of Afghanistan’s international assistance force, highlighting nation-building, security and counter-narcotics activities across the country.

The graphic looks at the work of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (the groups of soldiers and civilians working on development missions) run by the nine leading nations in the International Security Assistance Force, to assess their activities and establish indicators of success.

The big question: is any of this working? Click on the image to see the graphic. Leave your comments below.

Related reading:

US focuses on Taliban’s ‘post office’ at border

McChrystal outlines ‘maximalist’ Afghan option

Civilian Goals Largely Unmet in Afghanistan


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