Abstract
The present article explores one of the most relevant counterintelligence (CI) programs in Afghanistan. The preliminary credibility assessment screening system (PCASS) assisted to provide initial screening of suspects for further follow up of intelligence and security forces. Thus, the objective of this article is to explore the dynamics of employing this technology in fragile states in support of the intelligence activities. To that purpose, we have used an exploratory case study research, which included several sources of data collection. We found that PCASS is used to empower the Afghan police forces to identify and neutralize insider threats, but also to keep NATO-coalition forces safer. Further research should focus, for instance, on the impact of the Afghan culture on PCASS operations.
Highlights
This article focuses on counterintelligence systems that are used to assist the detection of criminal activities, infiltration, insider threats, and espionage in the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF)
We will focus in the most promising programs implemented in Afghanistan, which is the Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System (PCASS) and Cellular Exploitation (CELLEX) that have been implemented in both Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Ministry of Defence (MoD)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) INT Advisors have played a key role in liaising with Senior Afghan Police Intelligence Officers to raise awareness in order to keep this program operational; on the other hand, the “train‐the‐trainers” program has come to fruition, enabling the Afghan INT units to train their own PCASS operators, and renew their human resources
Summary
This article focuses on counterintelligence systems that are used to assist the detection of criminal activities, infiltration, insider threats, and espionage in the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF). In order to provide an idea of the severity of the green‐on‐blue attacks, we believe it is relevant to illustrate that since 2007, insider threats in Afghanistan have killed more than one hundred and forty coalition troops and wounded more than one hundred and eighty of them [2]. The Resolute Support is a new NATO‐led, non‐combat mission [10], whose main purpose is to train, advice and assist (TAA) the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces and Afghan Security Institutions (ASI) [3]. The Resolute Support uphold the North Atlantic Council Initiating Directive to be a non‐combat mission, as we have already mentioned – which implies 1) non‐direct participation in counter‐terrorism tasks; and 2) not directly engaged in counter‐narcotics tasks; the TAA efforts include, but are not limited to: professional development, logistics, communications, intelligence, medical support, maintenance, aviation, tactical air control, and maintaining a Quick Reaction Force [11]
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