The newly published (July 2014) Resolute Support Security Force Assistance Guide 3.0 is now available online. The guide provides guidance to nations and Coalition forces, units, and advisors for implementing the new ISAF focus on functionally-based Security Force Assistance or SFA and provides information on the 8 Essential Functions.

The guide will be useful to advisors and mentors working with the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) at all levels from the tactical unit level all the way up to the ministerial level. The inclusion of numerous annexes provides information on process maps, the ANSF, acronyms, and a bibliography. The guide can be read online or downloaded at the links below.