NATO / ISAF UNCLASSIFIED 0500: Conducting CIMIC Missions 0501: Tactical CIMIC Support to Operations 0502: How CIMIC Missions Support the ANSF Operation 0503: Conducting Humanitarian Assistance 0504: Conducting Civil Liaison in Support of Missions 0505: Conducting Support to Civil Actors as Part of Military Missions 0505a : Supporting Local Leaders and Populace 0505b : Coordinating with Civil Ministries 0506: Integrating CIMIC into ANA Routine Operations 0506a : Making Civil Information a Regular Part of Military Planning 0506b : Making CIMIC Tasks a Regular Part of Operations
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NATO / ISAF UNCLASSIFIED
0500: Conducting CIMIC Missions
0501: Tactical CIMIC Support to Operations0502: How CIMIC Missions Support the ANSF Operation0503: Conducting Humanitarian Assistance0504: Conducting Civil Liaison in Support of Missions0505: Conducting Support to Civil Actors as Part of Military Missions 0505a: Supporting Local Leaders and Populace 0505b: Coordinating with Civil Ministries0506: Integrating CIMIC into ANA Routine Operations 0506a: Making Civil Information a Regular Part of Military Planning 0506b: Making CIMIC Tasks a Regular Part of Operations
CIMIC support to tactical operations is a critical part of ANA CIMIC. It requires deliberate and planned interaction by the ANA with civil actors, local governance, and the populace.
This includes, in cooperation with other military functions: Civil Situation Awareness Gain local support for the ANSF Influencing the civil society in the AOR Small-scale CIMIC programs Facilitate access to civilian resources, when needed
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Application of CIMICCommanders, depending on the circumstances, will require significant support from within their AOR as well as coordination of effort to minimize disruption to military operations. For that reason, CIMIC is proactive by contributing to operations planning and participating in operations.
CIMIC staffs are fully integrated into their respective HQ, have full vision of and are authorized to coordinate CIMIC activities and projects in the AO
CIMIC activities form an integral part of the ANA commander’s plan, contributes to his mission and is related to implementing the overall strategy and achieving a stable and sustainable end state
ANA will seek to accommodate and support the activities of civil actors in achieving the agreed, shared end state
CIMIC activities, as projects or other development activities are conducted with the purpose of transitioning responsibilities to the appropriate civil organizations or local authorities in a timely manner.
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The Aim and Purpose of CIMIC 1/2
The aim and purpose of CIMIC is the interaction between military and civil actors within a comprehensive environment to support the military commander’s plan.
Ideally, all actors will work to a common objective, but where this is not possible; this interaction will ensure that activities to support each plan are harmonized as far as possible.
This will minimize interference or unintended conflict between all actors. This interaction might consist of, but is not limited to, coordination, cooperation, mutual support, coherent joint planning and information exchange, and covering the political mandate.
It includes ANA, sub-national and national governance, and civil actors.
CIMIC is applicable to all types of ANSF operations. In all conceivable scenarios, commanders are increasingly required to take into account political, social, economic, cultural, religious, environmental, and humanitarian factors when planning and conducting their operations (See Figure 2-1).
Furthermore, commanders recognize that operational areas contain the presence of a large number of civil actors with their own mandate, aims, methods, principles, structures, roles and perspectives, that might have implications for operations and vice versa. The context and profile of CIMIC will alter according to the nature of the crisis or operation.
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Humanitarian Assistance (HA) must be used in a practical and effective manner with the purpose of achieving the Commander’s objectives and end state. There are many important considerations, planning factors, and constraints to be taken into account.
The delivery of HA must support the tactical operation and specific objectives
Supplying HA is a good way to improve the image of the ANSF among the Afghan people, and therefore increase trust between the people and the legitimate government
HA helps counter insurgent propaganda about the ANSF not caring about people, about GIRoA ineffectiveness, and counters insurgent claims about the ANSF being anti-Muslim
HA is consistent with Islamic principles and Afghan culture. It supports one of the pillars of Islam, that of giving alms and support to the needy. This is something all Afghans will support
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It is important to identify an appropriate CIMIC liaison and co-ordination architecture at all levels during operations in support of both conflict and crisis response missions.
At the tactical level there is scope for a great deal of confusion and duplication of effort if liaison responsibility is not mapped out appropriately to underpin the mission.
Civil military liaison demands a special set of skills (e.g. negotiation, mediation and interview techniques, and communications theory and practice) that need to be addressed, trained, and enhanced to enable successful performance of CIMIC.
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SECTION 1 - KEY CIMIC ACTIVITY The CIMIC Liaison and Co-ordination Architecture must be flexible and tailored to the
mission and the situation.
It must provide appropriate guidance to formations and units at all levels and have clear areas of responsibility. Key areas of CIMIC activity that specifically relate to liaison and co-ordination are highlighted below:
Direct liaison to Key Civil Bodies Direct Liaison to HN Visibility over Areas of Mutual Activity Visibility of CEP Status and Capabilities Identify Key Capability Gaps Credible and Authoritative Link to the Military POC for Requests for Military Support Military Advice to Key Civil Bodies
0505: Conducting Support to Civil Actors as Part of Military Missions
Within a comprehensive approach, military support to civil actors and their environment will generally be conducted if required to create conditions supportive for the accomplishment of the military mission.
They may include a wide spectrum of resources such as Information Personnel Material Equipment Communications facilities Specialist expertise or training
Enabling this is a role of CIMIC and it may be executed by all elements of the military. The preferred approach to providing support is in the following order:
1st - Enabling support by means of capacity building 2nd - Support by means of capacity sharing 3rd - Support by military means only (as a last resort)
Identify and explain military goals, objectives, and concepts of operation as necessary to selected civil actors, while keeping within appropriate OPSEC and classified material release guidance
Facilitate concurrent, parallel, and where possible integrated planning between the ANA, ANP, NDS, and friendly civil actors
Integrate with other staff branches on all aspects of operations
Continuously evaluate the operational environment, including local needs and capability gaps to determine requirements and to resolve issues
Work towards a timely and smooth transition of responsibilities to the proper civil authorities
CIMIC is to interact with the appropriate civil actors on behalf of the respective ANA commander to accomplish the mission. This is always the main task of CIMIC during any and all phases of
operations.
An awareness and acceptance at all levels, especially by middle and high level decision makers (to include General Staff, Ministry of Defense and other line ministries) is crucial for a robust and sustainable national CIMIC function.
Afghan independent departments or ministries, Province and District Governors, their offices, and the Ministries’ line department representatives (SNG: PGOs, DGOs, and PLDs) should conduct routine strategic level participation in inter-ministerial coordination
0506a: Making Civil Information a Regular Part Of Military Planning
CIMIC in Planning. At the operational and at the tactical level, planning follows a specific operational-level or tactical level planning process in support of determining what information is necessary to accomplish the mission.
In an operational appreciation and assessment process: the broad direction of CIMIC is determined as well as critical issues are identified.
During operational concept development: CIMIC contributes to operational design and the description of decisive conditions, decisive points, and operational objectives.
CIMIC objectives and CIMIC personnel requirements are identified CIMIC contributes specific concerns to each course of action development CIMIC operational Risks are identified objectives and incorporated into the overall
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The ANA will analyze the civil aspects of a tactical operation and coordinate with the civil sector all that is required to achieve security objectives.
Identifying and executing necessary tasks in support of security operations is a critical ANA CIMIC responsibility.