ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Handbook
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ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Handbook Edition 4 UNCLASSIFIED TABLE of CONTENTS TABLE of CONTENTS ....................................................................................................... iii LIST of TABLES ............................................................................................................... xiii LIST of FIGURES ............................................................................................................ xiii LIST of ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................... xv SECTION I - INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 Why a PRT Handbook? ................................................................................................. 1 Organization of the PRT Handbook ............................................................................. 1 The ISAF Mandate ....................................................................................................... 2 The PRT Mission .......................................................................................................... 2 SECTION II – The PRT CONCEPT AND INTENT ........................................................... 4 The PRT Concept .......................................................................................................... 4 PRT Guiding Principles ................................................................................................ 4 PRT Purpose ................................................................................................................. 6 Political Buy-In ............................................................................................................. 9 PRT Resources .............................................................................................................. 9 Conflict Transformation ............................................................................................. 10 Stability ...................................................................................................................... 10 The Stability Matrix ................................................................................................... 12 Four Lines of Operation ............................................................................................. 14 Increase Effectiveness and Legitimacy of Constituted Government .......................... 3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION III – IMPLEMENTING STRATEGY ................................................................. 5 Understanding the Strategic Framework .................................................................... 5 Introduction to the Planning Process ........................................................................... 6 The Planning Process ................................................................................................... 8 Multi-Year Provincial Support Plans ......................................................................... 12 Concept of Operations – Prioritization and Sequencing ............................................ 16 Common Elements of an Integrated Intervention ..................................................... 16 Increase the Capacity of the GIRoA. .......................................................................... 17 Counter Illegitimate Actors That Decrease the Capacity of the GIRoA. .... 17 Improve GIRoA Legitimacy and Increase IO Efforts: .................................. 17 Counter Factors Decreasing Legitimacy of GIRoA. ..................................... 18 UNCLASSIFIED ISAF PRT Handbook, Edition 4 page iii UNCLASSIFIED Strategic Considerations ............................................................................................ 18 SECTION IV – PRT MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE ............................................. 20 Key Components in the Chain of Command .............................................................. 20 Resources at HQ ISAF ................................................................................................ 21 PRT Management ....................................................................................................... 22 PRT Key Leaders and Responsibilities ...................................................................... 24 PRT Structure ............................................................................................................. 25 PRT Functional Areas ................................................................................................ 26 J1/J4 (Personnel and Logistics) Capability. ................................................. 27 J2 (Intelligence) Capability. ......................................................................... 28 J3/J5 (Operations and Planning) Capability ............................................... 28 J6 (Communications) Capability .................................................................. 29 J8 (Contracts/Financial) Capability ............................................................. 29 J9 (CIMIC/Civil Affairs) Capability. ............................................................ 29 Medical .......................................................................................................... 29 Further Integration ........................................................ 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Ensuring PRT Coherence ........................................................................................... 30 ANNEX A: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION (UNSCR) 1817 and PRIOR—ISAF and UNAMA MANDATES ................................................................ 34 ANNEX B: The UNITED NATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN .............................................. 58 Appendix 1 to Annex B - PRT External Engagement UN Country Team ................ 58 ADB – Asia Development Bank .......................................................................... 58 FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ..................... 58 UN-HABITAT - United Nations Human Settlements Program......................... 58 ILO - International Labour Organization ........................................................... 59 IOM - International Organization for Migration ................................................ 59 OHCHR – Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ........................ 59 UNAMA - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan .......................... 59 UNDP - United Nations Development Programme ............................................ 60 UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme ............................................ 60 UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 60 UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund ........................................................ 60 UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees ............................ 60 UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund ....................................................... 61 UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization ...................... 61 UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women ............................... 62 UNCLASSIFIED ISAF PRT Handbook, Edition 4 page iv UNCLASSIFIED IRIN – Integrated Regional Information Networks ........................................... 62 UNMACA - United Nations Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan ..................... 62 UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ....................................... 62 UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services ......................................... 63 WFP - World Food Programme ........................................................................... 63 WHO - World Health Organization ..................................................................... 63 WB - World Bank ................................................................................................. 64 UN Agencies and the ANDS ................................................................................ 64 Appendix 2 to Annex B: UNAMA Organizational Chart ......................................... 66 Appendix 3 to Annex B: UNAMA Recommended Best Practices ............................. 67 Decentralized Structure ...................................................................................... 67 Recommendations for Deconfliction, Coordination and Cooperation ................. 67 Handover ....................................................................................................... 67 Role of PRTs in Remote Provinces ............................................................... 68 Political ......................................................................................................... 68 Recommended PRT Best Practices on Promoting Human Rights ...................... 69 Training ........................................................................................................ 70 Land Disputes ............................................................................................... 70 Individual Complaints .................................................................................. 71 Development of HR-related infrastructure assistance projects................... 71 High Turnover .............................................................................................