U.S. Supports Afghanistan’s Sub-National Governance Plan
![Afghan men look on as elder speaks during a shura, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2009.[AP]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_02_17_afghan_subnational_government_m.jpg)
About the Author: Dereck Hogan serves in the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP). He previously served on Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Uruzgan and Kunar, Afghanistan.
As Ambassador Holbrooke's Senior Advisor for Governance and Civilian-Military Coordination, I make it a point to travel frequently to Afghanistan to meet with senior Afghan and international officials in Kabul and the field to discuss the implementation of our sub-national governance assistance strategy. I just returned from a very productive and encouraging one-week trip in Afghanistan.
Key security and service delivery ministries are working on a plan with U.S. Embassy Kabul and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters to dramatically improve security, restore government control and improve service delivery in… more »
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