The transition force: the United States was assisted in Afghanistan by the special operations...

The period since the end of the Cold War and particularly since <> has seen a huge investment in many of these countries, both to expand the numbers of special forces and to enhance their capabilities. The selection and training of true special forces is a long process, as is the development of the full range of enabling capabilities such as strategic transport, communications and logistics to enable these units to be rapidly deployed, effectively employed and sustained for protracted periods. In addition, the US Department of Defense uses special operation forces exc