the ANDSF, specifically in the Ministries of Defense and the Interior (MOD and MOI). It is a flexible funding capability that allows CSTC-A to ensure that the MOD and MOI can succeed in the fight. Te NATO Trust Fund meets critical needs in many areas, including medi- cal, aviation support and human capital development.


Te CJ-8 also advises and assists the Afghans in programming. Tis program- ming process allowed the Afghans, for the first time, to establish a three-year budget plan, and to prioritize needs within the resources that it has from Afghan sources and donor nations. Te Afghans follow a 12-month solar calendar, the first month of which begins on the vernal or spring equinox. For the current solar year, the Afghans will run this process from begin- ning to end, marking a large step forward for the future.


REQUIREMENTS GENERATION Te CSTC-A Concept Development Directorate (CDD) was stood up in 2015 to develop a methodology to address the process of modifying the Tashkil (table of organization and equipment) to meet the emerging needs of the Afghan Army and police.


CDD established and assisted the Afghan- led command plan review whereby the ministries recommended changes to the Tashkil to meet future warfighting needs and fiscal realities. Tis is the first time that the Afghans led this event.


PROCUREMENT Establishing an efficient and transparent procurement capability in Afghanistan is a priority of Ashraf Ghani, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. After his election, Ghani established the National Procurement Authority to over- see the drafting and application (after


ADVISE AND ASSIST COL Stephen Lutsky, center right, guides Resolute Support personnel and Afghan government officials on a tour of Camp Arena in Herat during an event to strategize Afghan airfield economic development at Train Advise Assist Commands North, South and West. The three bases are among several facilities that will transition from strategic coalition hubs to centers for commercial economic development. (U.S. military photo by LT Charity A. Edgar, CSTC-A Public Affairs)


COLLECTIVE SUPPORT


Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks with NATO Framework Ambassadors during an April 2015 meeting at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Ghani established the National Procurement Authority to help bring much-needed transparency to Afghanistan’s corrupt procurement system. CSTC-A’s efforts are helping to build that capability. (Photo by SSG Richard D. Sherba, 8th Mili- tary Police Brigade)


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RESOLUTE SUPPORT


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