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You have to be willing to engage with your enemies if you want to create a situation that ends the insurgency. - US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton (Inter Conf on AFG, 20 JAN 10) UNCLASSIFIED Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP) Slide 2 Afghan Government Led Program. Terminology: Reintegration: Is the Term Given to Taking the Fighter out of the Fight, with them Opting out of the Insurgency and Peacefully Rejoining their Communities. Reconciliation: The Process in Which an Insurgent Movement as a Whole Reaches a Political Accommodation with The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) to Bring their Part of the Insurgency to an End. The Vehicle for Reintegration is the Afghanistan Peace & Reintegration Program (APRP) Slide 3 What is APRP ? The Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP) is an Afghan peace program which aims to take insurgents out of the fight and return them to their communities with honor and dignity, so that they can live peaceful, healthy, productive lives. APRP includes 3 phases: 1) Social Outreach & Negotiation 2) Demobilization 3) Community Recovery and Consolidation of Peace Governed by the High Peace Council, and led by the Joint Secretariat, involving tribal, political, and religious leaders UNCLASSIFIED Slide 4 APRP Broad Characteristics Afghan Led Program that peacefully returns fighters to their communities Reintegration takes fighters out of the fight Supports COIN Whilst Being Enabled by COINOffensive Tool Can Cut the Traditional Afghan Cycle of Violence Absolutely No Dilution of the Kinetic or Offensive Strike Operations very important that ISAF and ANSF fully understand this Utilizes Traditional Cultural Methods - Elders, Shuras etc. Acknowledges Honor, Dignity and the Local Grievances that Drove Many Fighters into the Insurgency. Provides for Community Recovery / Benefits to communities. Starts at District or Provincial level with a Vetting List of potential Reintegrees - passed up to the Joint Secretariat (JS) in Kabul Each Reintegration Approach and Event Will be Unique. End state: Insurgents peacefully leaving the fight and returning to their communities with honor an accelerated peace process Slide 5 Drivers for Reintegration More than 85% of Insurgents are NOT ideologically driven Some type of GRIEVANCE pushed them into the insurgency Most insurgents fight reasonably close to their homes Insurgents, especially under pressure, will tire of fighting Reintegration candidates set simple condition: Security Freedom of Movement Ability to support their family Involvement in some level of governance A grievance resolution process executed through the local community is the foundation of APRP UNCLASSIFIED Slide 6 What Reintegration is NOT Surrender or Laying down of arms Providing jobs or money to insurgents to stop fighting Giving territory to insurgents Compromising on human rights UNCLASSIFIED Slide 7 APRP Structure GIRoA led & partnered at every level NDS MOD PoA High Peace Council Provincial Peace Committees (PPC) District Reintegration Committee Community = Main Effort MoF MAIL MoHRA MoBTA MRRD IDLG PoPW MoLSA MoEd MRRD GMIC MOI Service Delivery Ministries partnered by HQ ISAF (DCOS Stab) Security Ministries Partnered by NTM-A and HQ ISAF (DCOS Strategic Partnering) Sub-National APRP structure partnered by IJC (supported by PRTs) COMISAF, SCR KLE with PoA Ri Cell Policy Execution Joint Secretariat Joint Secretariat partnered by HQ ISAF (F-RIC) Supported by IJC Support provided top-down Initiative often bottom-up Slide 8 Your Role In the Three Phases OUTREACH Strategic communications Peace building capacity and development of government institutions Negotiation and grievance resolution Sub-national governance and outreach DEMOBILISATION Biometrics, vetting, registration, assessment and immediate support Weapons management and community security Detainee release CONSOLIDATION Community recovery Literacy, religious and vocational education Agriculture conservation corps Public works corps Integration to the ANSF Outreach - FIND and TRACK You are to - Assist with Identifying and Report Opportunities Where you Come Across Them. Demobilization & Consolidation / Development PROTECT, SUPPORT & SUSTAIN You Are To - Protect and Support the Security of Reintegration Opportunities, Communities Engaged in Reintegration and Reintergrees. APRP has Worried the Taliban and it is Attacking Reintergrees as a Means of Dissuading More from Joining APRP. You Are To - Engage With and Encourage your Afghan Partners (ANSF) to Discuss APRP and Encourage its Acceptance Amongst the Local Population. Slide 9 RPCs and Afghan Hands Regional Provincial Coordinators (RPCs) UNDP Employees The MOST influential player in APRP in your RC Action Officers of the JS Afghan Hands Work closely with the RPCs, PJSTs, PGs, MoI, NDS, MoD, PRTs and ISAF Located throughout Afghanistan Majority are working in reintegration Conduit between GIRoA and ISAF Slide 10 Demobilization Event Taking Fighters Out of the Fight ! UNCLASSIFIED Slide 11 REINTEGRATION STATUS: STRUCTURES 13 DEC 2011 Slide 12 REINTEGRATION STATUS: ENROLLMENT 07 JAN 2012 Slide 13 KANDAHAR ZABUL URUZGAN DAYKUNDI REINTEGRATION STATUS: ENROLLMENT 07 JAN 2012 +- 3220 BAMYAN WARDAK GHAZNI PAKTIKA PARWAN KHOST LOGAR PAKTIYA NANGARHAR PANJSHAYR NURISTAN KUNAR LAGHMAN KAPSIA FARYAB SAR-E PUL JOWZJANBALKH SAMANGAN KUNDUZ BAGHLAN TAKHAR BADAKHSHAN NIMROZ HELMAND HERAT FARAH BADGHIS GHOR Slide 14 Role of PRT Engage Provincial Peace Committees (PPCs) Work reintegration talking points into discussions Can facilitate access and influence to political contacts ISAF and PRTs should assist in coordination with security (ANSF), reintegration and development efforts with JS and line ministries Build capacity of PJSTs PJST capacity varies from province to province Encourage PJST reporting to Kabul Facilitate coordination with line ministries and shuras Mentor on monitoring of community recovery activities Advise media/communications opportunities and outreach Slide 15 Role of PRT Support Community Recovery Outreach: Help PPCs, PGs and communities Reintegrees not focus of community recovery programs Supporting the Peace Process Coordination: Support PJST coordination with stakeholders including GIRoA line departments Provincial and Community Development Councils District Development Advisors Afghan Social Outreach Program District Community Councils NGOs Participation: Provincial Grants Committee Slide 16 Role of PRT Leverage ARP/CERP to fill APRP gaps Authorized to support outreach, demobilization and community recovery programs Fills short and medium-term gaps in community recovery efforts Help identify problems early Easy to do with good PPC/PJST relationships Address them directly with PPC/PJST Escalate concerns Encourage Afghans to talk with Afghans Utilize your Afghan Hand(s) Slide 17 Role of PRT References and Resources: Unclass: https://ronna-afghan.harmonieweb.org/FRIC/https://ronna-afghan.harmonieweb.org/FRIC/ /APRP Documents/All Documents Reintegration Financing Options: describes all possible sources of funding for APRP and how to access them. APRP Provincial Budget Summary: summarizes the four provincial APRP accounts. SOPs for provincial float accounts, small grants and transition assistance accounts. PRT Fact Sheet on ARP Funding: summary guidance for field personnel on using ARP funds. Afghanistan Reintegration Program SOP: MAAWS-A May 2011: provides official operational guidance on using ARP funds. ISAF Guidance on Provincial Peace Committees: outline of roles and responsibilities for PPCs. APRP priority districts list of Joint Secretariat approved priority provinces and districts. PRT Reintegration Guidance 2010: previously issued 2010 NATO SCR reintegration guidance. ISAF-S: http://portal.hq.ms.isaf.nato.int/frichttp://portal.hq.ms.isaf.nato.int/fric IJC maintains a reintegration Wiki (ISAF-S) http://ijcportal.ijhq.ms.isaf.nato.int/sites/idccft/afganwiki/pages/reintegrat ion.aspxhttp://ijcportal.ijhq.ms.isaf.nato.int/sites/idccft/afganwiki/pages/reintegrat ion.aspx IJC FRAGO: HQ IJC//FRAGO//534-2011 Updated Reintegration Guidance Slide 18 5 Rs Enable our Afghan Partners with . Reporting... early and often Through GIRoA and ISAF chains Requesting... information, resources, support Through GIRoA and ISAF chains Resolving... grievances Help ensure APRP is as inclusive as possible Reinforcing... security of community / reintegrees Periodic assessment is key Relationships between GIRoA organizations Slide 19 Future Challenges & Opportunities Limited Ministerial Capacity, and even more limited sub- national structures Provincial/districts must embrace the existing guidance Balancing APRP across the nation, regions, populations Creating understanding and synchronize the APRP across the coalition GIRoA has come a long way; there is much more to do Slide 20 APRP Provincial Budgets Regional Coordinators UNDP OUTREACH DEMOBRECOVERY $1.0 M $3.8 M$1.8 M $10.0 M Float Account ($10K) Outreach and Peace gatherings Initiation of Grievance Resolution Immediate aid for potential reintegrees and their families Basic literacy or skills training No salaries Operating Account Salaries for local hires (drivers, cleaners, guards etc) PJST communication and services PPC hospitality and travel costs Office rent, maintenance etc Recurring items TA Account TA only for formally enrolled Paid from day one of formal enrollment $120/month, max 3 months Only insurgents are eligible, not foreign fighters and/or those with a criminal record Small Grants Account Requires reintegrees Local community and district level initiatives (infrastructure, irrigation, agriculture etc) Tier 1: Small (