Soa Field Rep Useful Acronyms

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ADT

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Agribusiness Development Team, specialized Army unit focussing on ag issues

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ALP

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Afghan Local Police, part-time local force trained primarily by SOF as part of VSO to create security at the village level

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ANA

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Afghan National Army

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ANASF

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Afghan National Army Special Forces

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ANCOP

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Afghan National Civil Order Police, the QRF of the ANP. Pronounced "An-cop"

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ANP

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Afghan National Police, GIRoA agency in charge of police. Includes AUP, ANCOP, Border police, highway police, and CID. Does NOT include ALP

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ANSF

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Afghan National Security Forces

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AOB

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Advanced Operational Base, SOF company level-HQ (run by B-team)

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ASFF

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Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, US pot of money to fund ANSF (lots of restrictions)

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AUP

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Afghan Uniformed Police, element of ANP that is the primary civil policing organization (blue uniforms)

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CADG

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Central Asian Development Group, USAID implementing partner conducting development projects. Pronounced "See-ay-Dee-Gee," or "CAD-gee"

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CCI

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USAID OTI Community Cohesion Initiative, program focusing on grants for education and community development Program, cash for work program

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CERP

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Commander's Emergency Response Program, US military funds for Afghan projects

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CJSOTF-A

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Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, HQ for US SOF in Afghanistan (in charge of the SOTFs) Pronounced "See-juh-so-tuf-alpha"

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CMOC

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Civil-Military Operations Center

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CMRE

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CENTCOM Materiel Retrograde Element

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CST

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Cultural Support Team, female element partnered with SOF (generally 2-persons)

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CTU

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Combined Team Uruzgan, multi-national HQ in charge of mentoring ANSF in Uruzgan

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DAIL/MAIL

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Department/Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, GIRoA Department of Agriculture

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DAT/PAT

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District Augmentation Team/ Provincial Augmentation Team, US SOF advisors working with SOF elements and district/provincial governance elements. Run of the VSCC.

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DCOP

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District Chief of Police. "Dee-cop"

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DDA

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District Development Assemblies, groups of maliks and other leaders at the local level are tasked with identifying and helping implement development projects

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DG/PGov

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District Governor, Provincial Governor

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DOWA

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Director of Women's Affairs, part of GIRoA

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DST

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District Support Team, local US civilian advisors (State and USAID)

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EA

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Extension Agent, supports the DAIL at the district level

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FECC

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Fire and Effects Coordination Cell, US shop specializing in lethal and nonlethal effects

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FET

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Female Engagement Team, US GPF female personnel tasked with engaging Afghan Females

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GIRoA

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Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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GPF/CF

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General Purpose Forces/Conventional Forces

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IDLG

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Independent Directorate of Local Governance, GIRoA agency in charge of district governance (i.e. they choose DG and other local officials)

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LEP

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Law Enforcement Professional, US civilian ROL contractor

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MoI

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Ministry of the Interior, in charge of police

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MoPH

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Afghan Ministry of Public Health

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MOST

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Mobile Outreach Stability Team, US civilian governance and development team

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MRRD

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Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, GIRoA agency targeting most vulnerable areas for improvements in development and governance

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NDS

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National Directorate of Security, the Afghan domestic intelligence service

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OTI

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USAID Office of Transition Initiatives

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ROLFF-A

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Rule of Law Field Force-Afghanistan, US military and civilian RoL advisors

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SFAT/STT

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Security Force Assistance Team/Stabilization and Transition Team, US advisory units mentoring ANSF and GIRoA

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SOIC

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Stability Operations Information Center, intelligence analysis component of VSCC. "So-ick"

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SOJTF-A

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Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, the new 2-star unified command for US and coalition SOF. Replaces CFSOCC-A.

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SOTF

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Special Operations Task Force, battalion level SOF HQs throughout the country that report to CJSOTF-A. "So-Tuf"

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VSCC

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Village Stability Coordination Center, regional coordination cell for VSO and related civ-mil operations. Oversees DATs/PATs

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VSO

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Village Stability Operations, SOF bottom-up effort to create security and stability at the village level. One major focus is ALP recruitment and training.

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VSP

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Village Stability Platform, the SOF element conducting VSO