The War for Helmand, 2006-11.

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The War for Helmand, 2006-11

Task Force Tour Size 16 bde Apr-Oct 06 3,150 (4,500) 3 cdo Oct 06-Apr 07 5,200 12 mech Apr-Oct 07 6,500 52 bde Oct 07-Apr 08 7,750 Apr-Oct 08 8,530 Oct 08-Apr 09 8,300

Helmand

First Cut From enemy-focused to population-centric

Focus on fighting, 2006-07 16 bde: ‘attrition of Taliban forces’ 3 Cdo: ‘keeping the Taliban at bay’ 12 Mech: taking the offensive

Brigade Troops in contact 16 Air Assault 537 3 Commando RM 821 12 Mechanised 1096

52 brigade: new approach Prize = the population Main effort = win their consent Approach = rebalance kinetic and non-kinetic activity

Explaining change New people, new ideas Switch in Taliban tactics Increased resources

Task Force Tour Size 16 bde Apr-Oct 06 3,150 (4,500) 3 cdo Oct 06-Apr 07 5,200 12 mech Apr-Oct 07 6,500 52 bde Oct 07-Apr 08 7,750 Apr-Oct 08 8,530 Oct 08-Apr 09 8,300

More please…

Second cut Evolution of British approach

Game changer

The War for Helmand, 2006-11 Top 5 takeaways

1. Boots on the ground

This is the main COIN platform

Small wars require big armies

Flooding the South

Afghans want these guys

ANSF numbers

The best counterinsurgents

2. Unity of command

The man and his plan

3. Bloody business

COIN requires MCO

No pain, no gain

Best avoid big battles in towns

4. The bad guys

…ain’t 10 feet tall

The other side of the Hill

5. The 80%

Developing COIN capability

Security first, governance foremost