Afghan forces’ readiness hindered by bureaucracy, ineffective command

U.S. and coalition efforts to develop an effective command and control system in Afghanistan have a long way to go before Afghan forces are ready to take the lead on security operations in 2014, according to a new report by the Inspector General for the Department of Defense.

“The ANA’s progress in developing its C2 capabilities may be hampered or even reversed if a number of resource-intensive, high risk challenges are not properly addressed and resolved,” the report said. (See the complete report in the embedded viewer below this story.)