Afgan Ulusal Ordusunun Kayıp ve Firarla İmtihanı: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

Barış Ateş

Afghan National Army Challenge with Attrition: A Comparative Analysis

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 19, 167 - 194, 01.08.2014

Öz

Bu makale, ABD liderliğindeki koalisyon kuvvetlerinin on yıldır devam eden etkili ve sürdürülebilir bir Afgan Ulusal Ordusu oluşturma çabalarını ve bu süreçte karşılaşılan en büyük sorun olan "kayıp ve firar"ın sebeplerini anlamaya çalışmaktadır. Askerlerin her yıl yaklaşık üçte birinin başta firar olmak üzere değişik nedenlerle ayrılması sonucunda tecrübeli ve sürdürülebilir bir ordu kurma hedefine ulaşılamamaktadır. Tarihsel kayıtlar benzer sorunun Sovyet dönemi Afgan Ordusunda ve 2003 sonrasında kurulan Irak Ordusu'nda da yaşandığını göstermektedir. Koalisyon kuvvetlerinin çekilmesine 15 ay gibi kısa bir süre kalmışken Afgan Ordusunun ülkede istikrarı sağlayabilme yeteneği konusundaki beklentiler "kayıp ve firar" oranlarının gölgesinde kalmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Afgan Ulusal Ordusu, Kayıp, Firar, Personel Mevcudunun Korunması, Sovyet Dönemi Afgan Ordusu, Irak Ordusu.

Kaynakça

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