EnhancingSecurityandStabilityinAfghanistanJune2019ReporttoCongressInAccordanceWithSection1225oftheCarlLevinandHowardP.“Buck”McKeonNationalDefenseAuthorizationActforFiscalYear2015(P.L.113-291),asamended.TheestimatedcostofthisreportfortheDepartmentofDefenseisapproximately$304,528fortheFiscalYear2019.Thisincludes$17,000inexpensesand$304,511inDoDlabor.GeneratedonJun27,2019RefID:E-247BED4ThisreportissubmittedinaccordancewithSections1225and1532oftheCarlLevinandHowardP."Buck"McKeonNationalDefenseAuthorizationAct(NDAA)forFiscalYear(FY)2015(P.L.113-291),asamendedbySections1213and1531oftheNDAAforFY2016(P.L.114-92),Sections1215and1521oftheNDAAforFY2017(P.L.114-328),andSections1215and1521oftheNDAAforFY2018(P.L.115-91);Section1223oftheNDAAforFY2019(P.L.115-232);Section1216oftheNDAAforFY2016(P.L.114-92);addressesp.348oftheFY2020HouseAppropriationsCommittee-DefenseReportonH.R.2968(Rpt.116-84.);andprovidesinformationsoughtasindicatedonp.264ofSenateReport116-48toaccompanyS.1790,NationalDefenseAuthorizationActforFY2020.ItincludesadescriptionofthestrategyoftheUnitedStatesforenhancingsecurityandstabilityinAfghanistan,acurrentandanticipatedthreatassessment,andadescriptionandassessmentofthesize,structure,strategy,budget,andfinancingoftheAfghanNationalDefenseandSecurityForces.ThisreportwaspreparedincoordinationwiththeSecretaryofStateandistheeighthinaseriesofreportsrequiredsemi-annuallythroughcalendaryear2020.ThisreportdescribeseffortstoenhancesecurityandstabilityinAfghanistanfromDecember1,2018,throughMay31,2019.ThisreportcomplementsotherreportsandinformationaboutAfghanistanprovidedtoCongressandisnotintendedtobethesinglesourceofallinformationaboutthecombinedeffortsorthefuturestrategyoftheUnitedStates,itscoalitionpartners,orAfghanistan.Aclassifiedannexaccompaniesthisreport.ThenextreportwillincludeananalysisofeffortstoenhancesecurityandstabilityinAfghanistanfromJune1throughNovember30,2019.ITABLEOFCONTENTSExecutiveSummary......................................................................
