Military Officer - February 2007 - (Page 51) erators; and the crumbling schools (boys’ schools — there was no education for girls). And this was just in the provincial capital. Reinventing the wheel? The PRT concept is not new. According to McNerney, early in the Vietnam War CORDS (civil operations and rural development support) teams operated throughout South Vietnam. Civil-military operations centers were established in Haiti, Kosovo, and even northern Iraq. In this latest iteration of civil-military operations, the new PRTs were intended to have multiple components, such as security, civil affairs, engineering, and medical personnel. They would be interagency, with planned participation by the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of Agriculture. Another crucial team member would be a representative from the central government in Kabul. Ideally, the military would lead the stability component and civilians would facilitate reconstruction, though rarely is division of responsibility so clear-cut. Initially, PRT resourcing was a challenge for the U.S. civilian agenPHOTOS: LEFT, ADREES LATIF/REUTERS; TOP, RODRIGO ABD/ AP; ABOVE, MUSADEQ SADEQ/AP Rising from ruins: Afghan President Hamid Karzai lays the cornerstone to a U.S.-funded bridge that will connect the country to neighboring Tajikistan. PRTs help provide the stability to make such projects possible. A former hospital in Kabul (top) is in ruins, a monument to years of conflict. cies, leaving the military to bear the weight of the full mission alone. However, Afghanistan’s leadership was enthusiastic and active in the program. According to McNerney, when the proposed teams were termed “joint regional teams,” Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, “WarFEBRUARY 2007 MILITARY OFFICER 51
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