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Line 10: − + − PRT's consist of about 60 to 100 soldiers and evidentially Afghan advisor's and representatives from civilian agencies of the United States.This group covers a province reconstruction and security efforts. PRT's ingrain civilians also in stabilization efforts.President Bush praised this part of PRT's when he stated in June 2007 that,“These teams bring together military and civilian experts to help local Iraqi communities pursue reconciliation, strengthen the moderates, and speed the transition to Iraqi self-reliance.” This is seen as one of the great achievements of the PRT structure.+ − + + +
Provincial Reconstruction Teams (view source)
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== Structure ==
== Structure ==
Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] stated in a press conference in 2007 that, “The logic behind PRTs is simple. Success in Iraq relies on more than military efforts; it requires robust political and economic progress."<ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=2656</ref>
Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] stated in a press conference in 2007 that, “The logic behind PRTs is simple. Success in Iraq relies on more than military efforts; it requires robust political and economic progress."<ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=2656</ref>
Afghanistan PRTs consist of approximately three representatives from civilian agencies of the United States, coordinating their activities with 60 to 100 soldiers. Each of the thirteen groups covers the reconstruction and security efforts of a single province. Afghan PRTs tend to concentrate their activities on rebuilding and reconstruction projects, due to the dilapidated state of the country's infrastructure.
A report by the United States Institute of Peace’s Afghanistan Experience Project found that, "Provincial Reconstruction Teams fare well in reasonably permissive environments, where even a small, lightly-armed military force can make a meaningful contribution to regional security."<ref>http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr152.html</ref> PRT's use in Afghanistan has shown that they are very cost effective structure.<ref>http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr152.html</ref>
In Iraq, PRTs are either paired or embedded. A paired PRT consists of a slightly larger complement of civilian agency representatives, who interface largely with province-level Iraqi government representatives. An embedded PRT is considerably smaller, and is co-located on a Brigade Combat Team's Forward Operating Base. Embedded PRTs work with sub-provincial and local levels of government. Both embedded and paired PRTs have focused their work on increasing the governance capacity of Iraq's leaders, rather than taking part in individual reconstruction projects.
President Bush praised this part of PRT's when he stated in June 2007 that, “These teams bring together military and civilian experts to help local Iraqi communities pursue reconciliation, strengthen the moderates, and speed the transition to Iraqi self-reliance.” This is seen as one of the great achievements of the PRT structure. A report by the United States Institute of Peace’s Afghanistan Experience Project found that, "Provincial Reconstruction Teams fare well in reasonably permissive environments, where even a small, lightly-armed military force can make a meaningful contribution to regional security."<ref>http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr152.html</ref> The use of PRTs in Afghanistan has shown that they are very cost effective structure.<ref>http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr152.html</ref>
==Afghanistan==
==Afghanistan==