Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP)

ANSF APRP Awareness Briefing.

(ANA Senior Non Commissioned Officer [SNCO] and ANP SNCO and Patrolman Course)

V1 3 Nov 10

Unclassified

Unclassified

(ANA SNCO KMTC & ANP Patrolman to SNCO V 2 dated Sep 2011)

Brief Will Cover:• Terminology• APRP History• Outline of APRP (The Peace Programme)• APRP Relevance to Deployed ANA / ANSF and Thier Duty• Current Situation and Success• The ANA / ANP Reintegration Soldiers Card (An ANSF

Commanders Reminder of the Peace Programme information)• A Reminder of Your Duty as ANSF to Support The Peace

Programme• Questions and Discussion

The Vehicle for Reintegration is the Afghanistan Peace & Reintegration Program (APRP)

‘APRP is a Peace Program Led By the GIRoA and Supported by the International Community’

Reintegration: Means to Take the Fighter out of the Fight. It is a Programme where Fighters Choose to Leave the Insurgency and Peacefully Rejoin their Communities. But – Members of the Armed Opposition who choose not to join the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP) will be tracked and destroyed by ANSF and ISAF forces.

“Happiness comes from Peace.”

Terminology

APRP History

• Afghanistan has a Courageous Tradition of Forgiveness and Reconciliation.

• The President and the GIRoA issued a Decree on 29 June 2010 Ordering that all Support the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP)

• The Minister or the Interior and the Ministry of Defence have Directed that APRP Must be Supported at all Levels and That All ANSF Must be Trained and Understand APRP.

• The ANSF will continue to track, find and destroy any fighters who do not wish to accept the offered hand of Reintegration and join the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP)

End state: Insurgents peacefully leaving the fight and returning to

their communities with honor (an accelerated peace process)

An Outline of The Peace Programme (APRP) • APRP is Intended to Remove The Armed Opposition from the Battlefield Peacefully and

Return them to Their Communities.

• Remember that 85% of the Armed Opposition are NOT Ideologically Driven.

• Remember that Many of the Armed Opposition are Fighting Because of Old ‘Grievances’ and that they are being Exploited by Extremists and Foreign Fighters from Other Countries.

• APRP Acknowledges the Honor and Dignity of Fighters and the Grievances that Drove them into the Insurgency.

• The Increase in Successful ‘Strike Operations’ and the growth in Numbers and Professionalism of the ANA and ANP (ANSF) has led many Lower and Middle Level Groups of Armed Opposition to Think About Peace and Reintegration

• APRP Provides Reconstruction and Development Benefits to all Communities.

• There Will be no Reduction of Offensive ‘Strike’ Operations – ANSF and ISAF will Track and Destroy Fighters who Decide not to Join the Peace Programme (APRP)

End state: Armed Opposition peacefully leave the fight and return to their

communities with honor (an accelerated peace process)

Afghan Programme to “Remove Fighters From the Fight - Peacefully!”

Provincial Governors lead the Provincial level Peace Programme (APRP) and Have Provincial Peace Councils (PPC) . District Administrators are doing the Same at District Level.

ANSF Must Work Closely With Provincial and District Governors to ‘Support’ and ‘Protect’ APRP

Why is APRP Relevant to Deployed ANA and ANP

• Every War is Followed by Some form of ‘Reconciliation and Reintegration’. • Takes Insurgents Out off the Battlefield & Back to Communities.• APRP is an ‘Offensive Tool’ to Defeat of the Opposition and Bring Peace.• Most of the Armed Opposition are NOT Ideologically Driven and Fight Close

to their Homes – i.e. in Your Area of Deployment.• Many of The Armed Opposition are Under Pressure and Have Become

Tired of Fighting.• Reintegration Candidates Require Simple Conditions Including:

– Security and Confidence the GIROA and ANSF Will Not be ‘Predatory’• Reintegration is One of The GIRoA, The MOD, The MoI and ISAF’s Priorities.• It is a Leadership Responsibility to Ensure all Soldiers and Policemen

Understand Why Reintegration is Important - This is your duty.

“Happiness comes from Peace.”

ANSF Role – This is Your Duty

• ANSF Must Carry Out these Tasks as part of their Duty:

– ‘INFORM’ - Inform the population about the Peace Programme (Use the ANSF Commanders Cards)

– ‘FIND’ - Help Find Insurgent groups who are tired of fighting may wish to enter the Peace Programme (APRP)

– ‘PROTECT’ - Protect reintegration events, reintergrees and communities involved in the Peace Programme from

revenge attacks

– ‘SUPPORT’ - Support the Peace Programme (APRP) and those tasked to implement it.

Part of the Demobilization Phase Includes the Collecting Biometrics - This Will be Done in Private

Current Situation and Progress So Far:

• 2,418 Insurgents in the Programme in September 2011.

• Many More Groups Across All of Afghanistan are in ‘Discussions’ About Joining the Peace Process .

• Not all Insurgents are Allowed to Join the Peace Programme - Foreign Fighters Cannot Join and Will be Tracked and Destroyed.

• The Peace Programme Can Help Bring Peace to Afghanistan and End the War Between Afghan Brothers.

• The ANSF Are Continue to Track, Find and Destroy Fighters Who do not Wish to Accept the Offered Hand of Peace and Join the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP)

Many insurgents who are in ‘Dialogue’ are waiting to see how current reintegrees fare in the Afghan Peace and

Reintegration Programme (APRP)

Afghanistan Reintegration July 2011

Reintegration Itself Forces the Pace

Reintegration Activity

Provinces with Opportunities

Provinces with Events

Provinces with No Activity

Events 41

Reintegrees 2400

Opportunities 23

Provincial Established Emerging

Council 32 2

JS Team 23 2

BADAKHSHANTAKHAR

KUNDUZBALKH

JOWZJAN

FARYABSAR-E PUL

SAMANGAN

BAGHLAN

BADGHIS

HERAT GHOR

FARAH

NIMROZ

HELMANDKANDAHAR

ZABUL

DAYKUNDI

URUZGAN

PAKTIKA

GHAZNI

WARDAK

BAMYAN

NURISTAN

KUNAR

NANGARHAR

PANJS

HAYR

LAGHMAN

KAPSIA

PARWAN

KABUL

LOGAR

PAKTIYA

KHOST

August 2010

BADAKHSHANTAKHAR

KUNDUZBALKH

JOWZJAN

FARYABSAR-E PUL

SAMANGAN

BAGHLAN

BADGHIS

HERAT GHOR

FARAH

NIMROZ

HELMANDKANDAHAR

ZABUL

DAYKUNDI

URUZGAN

PAKTIKA

GHAZNI

WARDAK

BAMYAN

NURISTAN

KUNAR

NANGARHAR

PANJSHAYR

LAGHMAN

KAPSIAPARWAN

KABUL

LOGAR

PAKTIYA

KHOST

BADAKHSHANTAKHAR

KUNDUZBALKH

JOWZJAN

FARYABSAR-E PUL

SAMANGAN

BAGHLAN

BADGHIS

HERAT GHOR

FARAH

NIMROZ

HELMANDKANDAHAR

ZABUL

DAYKUNDI

URUZGAN

PAKTIKA

GHAZNI

WARDAK

BAMYAN

NURISTAN

KUNAR

NANGARHAR

PANJSHAYR

LAGHMAN

KAPSIAPARWAN

KABUL

LOGAR

PAKTIYA

KHOST

Kandahar is the one emerging PPC19 Jul 11

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The ANSF Reintegration Card:

1. An ‘Aide Memoire’ for ANSF.

2. Distributed Across all ANSF and ISAF in Provinces.

3. The ISAF Soldiers version is slightly different (it has less detail).

The ANSF Commanders Card (Dari and Pashtu) Covers:

1. General Outline of the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP)

2. What to do at Initial Meeting With Insurgent or an Insurgents ‘Messenger’ who Wishes to Join the Peace Process.

3. Follow Up Action – Report Information to Your Commanders.

4. Things to Remember About the Peace Process – For Example The Peace Programme acknowledges Honour and Dignity of Insurgents Who Wish To Join the Programme.

5. Things NOT to do – for Example Never Call Joining the Peace Process ‘Surrender’.

6. Insurgents Who Do NOT Want to Join the Peace Process Will be ‘Tracked, Targeted and Killed or Captured’ etc.

Remember the ANSF Role• ANSF Must Carry Out these Tasks and their Duty:

– ‘INFORM’ - Inform the population, your family and friends about the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP)

– ‘FIND’ - Help Find Insurgent groups who wish to enter APRP

– ‘PROTECT’ - Protect reintegration events and communities

– ‘SUPPORT’ - Support the APRP

• The ANSF Reintegration Card Reminds you of what the Peace Programme (APRP) is. Use it, Show it to the Population, your Family and Relatives and Elders.

A depiction of former fighters who are joining the Peace Process. We wish them success.

Useful Links / Websites There is an UNCLASSIFIED Website at:

https://ronna-afghan.harmonieweb.org/FRIC

The Website Contains the Following and all the Content Can be Downloaded by Everyone:

• ANSF CARD and translations (version 6) (English, Pashtu and Dari)

• ANSF CARD and translations (version 6) (English, Pashtu and Dari) - printable version

• Reintegration Handbook (Coy Comd / Bn Staff +) - in Dari.

• Training Briefs in English, Dari and Pashto

• All the Supporting Documents

“Happiness comes from Peace.”

Questions / Discussion