Boost numbers of US / ally civilians on the ground
A civilian surge to lift the number of international civilian workers in Afghanistan from around 300 at the start of 2009 to around 1,000 by the end of 2009.
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Amanpour CNN »Amanpour CNN
Afghanistan »Afghanistan
What's the endgame in Afghanistan? »What's the endgame in Afghanistan?
Strategic options for Afghanistan? »Strategic options for Afghanistan?
Fully-committed pursuit of stated objectives in Afghanistan »Fully-committed pursuit of stated objectives in Afghanistan
Determined pursuit of nation building in Afghanistan »Determined pursuit of nation building in Afghanistan
Surge in civilian spending and support to Afghanistan »Surge in civilian spending and support to Afghanistan
Boost numbers of US / ally civilians on the ground
Could some soldiers switch to civilian-type projects? »Could some soldiers switch to civilian-type projects?
Agricultural specialists »Agricultural specialists
Educators »Educators
Engineers »Engineers
Lawyers »Lawyers
Can act as honest brokers at the local level »Can act as honest brokers at the local level
Development of indigenous security force key to counter-insurgency »Development of indigenous security force key to counter-insurgency
Drop in bucket vs tens of thousands of military personnel »Drop in bucket vs tens of thousands of military personnel
Takes a long time to mobilize civilian effort »Takes a long time to mobilize civilian effort
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