1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i The Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: Implications for U.S. Security Assistance and Cooperation August 23, 2021 The swift collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), whic
2、h had received tens of billions of dollars in U.S. training and equipment over two decades, has prompted questions about U.S. security assistance in Afghanistan and beyond. Background on U.S. Support to the ANDSF From FY2002 through June 20, 2021, the United States appropriated or otherwise made ava
3、ilable approximately $144.98 billion toward the reconstruction of Afghanistan. From that total, $88.61 billion was for security-specific activities, primarily through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF), which received $82.90 billion of the security funding. Another $5.71 billion was appropr
4、iated through other sources, including Foreign Military Financing, International Military Education and Training, Peacekeeping Operations, the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act, and Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities. In 2005, Congress established the ASFF (P.L. 108-375, 1202) to build, tra
